Make an Indoor Quarantine Scavenger Hunt
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These days we have all become experts on everything you can do inside to keep yourself (and if you got kids, your kids) from going crazy from cabin fever. So, we’ve devised a challenge for you: Make an Indoor Quarantine Scavenger Hunt for a Chance to Win $100! You can choose really unique things to include in your indoor quarantine scavenger hunt, like to hard-boil an egg or learn to play C sharp on your guitar! The person with the most interesting scavenger hunt will win $100 cash or a donation to the charity of your choice! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. The winner will be published in the June newsletter. Your amazing scavenger hunt could be another person’s saving grace! Email your quarantine scavenger hunt to bbirkey@dkllp.com. ‘LOVE YOUR PUPS AND KEEP ON GOING’ I adopted Sasha in 2018. But before Sasha, I had Max. He was probably one of the most spoiled dogs in the galaxy. When I lost him, I was traumatized. It was seven years before I decided to try again — to love another dog. I came across Wolf Trap Animal Rescue and scheduled the earliest meet- and-greet, to meet “Passion.” (Whispered tone: I don’t ever use this name because Sasha might get triggered.) I asked my mother if she wanted to go with me, but I warned her that sometimes these dogs have gone through trauma and get scared when approached. But when we got there, we met Sasha, a German shepherd and Labrador mix who wasn’t like that. She ran up to me and gave me kisses the first time we met. I cried and told my mom that Sasha was it. And she was. Sasha continues to prove we were the right fit. She is extremely intelligent and loves to please her mama even though she’s a daddy’s girl. She loves to cuddle with me. She is so well trained that it still surprises me sometimes that she’s my dog. She never walks on a leash. And she recently proved to me that not only is she a great dog to us but also that she could be a great friend to a second dog. About four months ago, my boyfriend called me and said, “Babe, so there’s this dog that is going to be put down. He is a pit bull, and I am going to go see him today.” I thought to myself: Yikes — pit bull in my home, with my
girl and the kids (we have two kids who live with us part time). What is this man thinking?!
So, a full-grown pit bull joined our family. Initially, I was terrified of him, but I knew if I showed fear, it would only make him more anxious. So, I calmed down, took the reins, and after a few hours of a grueling “What are we going to name him?” battle, I came up with Luca Brasi. (For any of you who are “The Godfather” lovers, this Luca was not going to be sleeping with the fish.) He is now part of our family and is still a work in progress. I have come to love him greatly. He is such a big, STUBBORN dude sometimes that I cannot handle it. But I do love him. The two dogs (and the two kids) make me crazy sometimes, but mostly they brighten up my life. And they have made excellent coworkers while I work remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. So, while I’m working remotely, my motto is this: Love your pups and keep on going! -Priscilla Villalta
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