Dog Days?

Dog Days

So, it’s been a long tiring week, banging my head on the walls of my office in the city and looking out of the window at the building site across the road.  Sometimes the bureaucracy and daft processes just get you down and you see no logical reason for doing things the way you have to.  These are the Dog Days – a stagnant period with a dull lack of progress.

Then comes the weekend and a whole different style of Dog Days!  As our friend Emmer suggests in an earlier post, these are the Doggin’ Days (see Emmer’s post if this requires explanation).  The perfect antidote to the Dog Days at work…..

We have clarity on our purpose; to get dogs and handlers trained to the high standards required for providing a vital search and rescue service done entirely by volunteers.

We have a set of procedures and stages that are proven to work and allow us to monitor progress towards our purpose.

We have a great group of committed people all working to that common purpose.

We have the character and credibility to inspire trust in each other.

We take time to reflect and acknowledge there is always room for improvement.

So, it’s been a long tiring weekend, doing something useful in the country and looking around without windows at the spectacular scenery in Snowdonia.  Feeling uplifted because we’ve got some very useful work done and marked some significant progress.  Now back to those Dog Days… staring out of the window and looking forward to next time.

See you in November folks!