A question for Glacier

[Glacier]

WOW!

That's more than "flexible" ... that's almost unBELIEVABLE!

Now, do they let you do all that AND *PAY* you, too?

Pray Tell - just what do you *DO* that comes with all these perks?

And - do you need an "assistant"?
I could keep your chair warm on Mondays. (And sharpen pencils Tuesday - Friday.)

LOL. I have an assistant who I don't think wants to give up her job! I do get her to do much more than sharpen pencils! She's a busy girl.

Yes, they pay me. Not nearly enough, but they pay me! I still work all full time hours. I'm just allowed to do it in 4 days instead of five. I work 8am to 6pm four days a week. There are actually very few people in my building who work a standard 9-5 day. Several come in at 6am and leave at 3 so they don't have to pay for after school care for their kids. Lots of people work an extra half hour a day and take one day every two weeks off. Some work part time at home and part time in the office.

I'm a vocational rehabiliation counsellor. I work with people who have suffered significant injuries at work and can never return to their jobs. Most of my clients have been so badly injured that they are off work for years; some will never be able to work in any form ever again. I co-ordinate and arrange for all their medical appointments, surgery, travel(not many health care options up here), and therapy ect. Once they are medically stable, I help them with retraining, education and finding new work.

[Ginger's Mom]

Hey Glacier, do you think some of your clients could benefit from a little canine therapy? It's funny, before you said what you actually do I was going to say that it sounds like the only thing that would make it better would be if you could take a dog to work with you. Ah yeah, but it would tough to decide who gets to go and who stays home.

[Cinder & Smoke]

I have an assistant who I don't think wants to give up her job!
Oh, NUTZ!

I'm a Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor.
I work with people who have suffered significant injuries at work and can never return to their jobs.
Most of my clients have been so badly injured that they are off work for years;
some will never be able to work in any form ever again.
I co-ordinate and arrange for all their medical appointments, surgery, travel
(not many health care options up here), and therapy, ect. Once they are medically stable,
I help them with retraining, education and finding new work.

wow!
Must be kinda rewarding at times - when you get someone successfully rehabbed;
but I'll bet there are some tuff cases that that are pretty rough to handle.

*ENJOY* your Monday OFF!

[Glacier]

Hey Glacier, do you think some of your clients could benefit from a little canine therapy?

Not allowed in this job unfortunately. I used to be a child protection social worker and I often brought Earle with me when I was meeting with a kid. Even a kid who is suicidal, angry or just plain not gonna talk to any adult, couldn't resist Earle for long!

[cassiesmom]

Glacier and sledders, it's 43 F (+6 C) in Chicago today, and sunny. Which got me wondering. How long into the spring can you go out, when does the season end? I know the dogs get summers off. Could you give some petting and/or hugs for me, please. I was just looking at photos of all the dog crew in the yard.

Hugs
Elyse

[Glacier]

Glacier and sledders, it's 43 F (+6 C) in Chicago today, and sunny. Which got me wondering. How long into the spring can you go out, when does the season end? .

Hugs
Elyse

Usually til late April, although I start to avoid the lake/ice earlier in April. The way this season has gone, I'm tempted to call it right now. My mentor told me years ago to always end on a good run, even if you stop earlier or have to drive for hours to find enough snow. Our last run was great.

[cassiesmom]

Oh, we aren't waiting for the test results. They will take ten days to get back here. I have to clean Muskwa's ear once a day, put anti-biotic drops in it twice a day and he's on a hefty dose of prednisone to help with the pain and inflammation.

Wow, I didn't know that dogs could get ear infections. Muskwa, I hope you feel much better soon! My nephew got a lot of ear infections when he was little. I have started getting them after bad colds (as an adult) and they are no fun.

[Glacier]

Wow, I didn't know that dogs could get ear infections.

Ear infections are pretty common in dogs with floppy ears. I have friends with Goldens and Cocker Spaniels who have chronic ear problems. It's rare in a prick eared dog and even more rare for a dog with stand-up ears to have a massive infection like Muskwa's.

[cassiesmom]

Glacier, how is Muskwa's ear doing? I hope he is much better.

I lifted this photo of Heyoka from your blog. Heyoka, clown who also teaches ... you are big, fluffy, very beautiful and I especially like your happy face and four feeties in this picture! Hug, hug, hug x25 for all the Glacier Doggers!

[Glacier]

Glacier, how is Muskwa's ear doing? I hope he is much better.

You must be psychic! I just got off the phone with the vet about Muskwa's ear. Dr. Jessica is away acting as the vet for a sled dog race that starts today. Our much loved, Dr. Candace, is back from maternity leave, so she has taken over Muskwa's file

The culture results are back from Vancouver and he has several kinds of bacteria growing in his ear. Fortunately, none of them are the antibiotic resistant kind. Muskwa is better than he was, but not great. His ear is still red and obviously uncomfortable. He's still holding his head cocked to the right and just not himself--not playing, cranky, clingy and lethargic. So he's starting an oral anti-biotic on top of the ear drop ones and an anti-inflammatory too. That should make him feel better very quickly. If he's not dramatically better by Monday, he supposed to go back to the clinic.

I'll copy this into his ear thread...and I was just going to a post with the big version of Heyoka's pic(and some others!) That imaginary squirrel was great fun for the dogs last night!

[finn's mom]

Glacier, you are absolutely an inspiration. Everything about your life and the way you live it is so rare and wonderful. You are probably the single person on Pet Talk that I try to read every one of your posts. Most definitely try to read all of your threads. haha, I sound like a stalker. I just find it remarkable how much you give of yourself, to the people and animals you work with. I'm grateful this thread was started, it's been a great read! Can you post a photo of your beaded mittens?

[shepgirl]

Just finished reading all the posts and your life does indeed sound very interesting Glacier. It's nice to see the difference in the way we do things in different parts of the country.Very lovely posts everyone, made for some great reading, could almost see myself sharing your life Glacier.