No Dogs Allowed!!

Daisy and I got to be the biggest rebels ever the other week. We hung out in a YURT! A YURT is a strange looking cabin that sporadic state parks have as an accommodation. There are three main rules to stay in a YURT: No cooking, no smoking, and no pets! We were an exception to the rule on this particular day, oh, and a grand day it was.

My managers put on a "officer refreshment" training to help refresh the park rangers that have the authority to write citations. After the hours of bookwork and video watching, the officers get to go out on a practicum and work with actors in different scenarios. That is where Daisy and I came in; we were actors in one of the scenarios.

The act consisted of a few different plots:
Girl camping with her dog. Girl thought that dog was too old to sleep outside, so she rented a YURT, well aware that dogs were not allowed, but very willing to pay an extra fee, or try to manipulate rangers to change the rules. Rangers attempted to get her to bring the dog out of the YURT, but girl is very reluctant.
Another was:
Lady was grumpy about her stay so far at the park. There was no toilet paper in the restroom at one time, her daughter got pulled over earlier for not wearing a helmet (many other complaints follow). Lady is approach by a ranger for having her dog in the YURT. Lady totally denies that she has a dog in the YURT.

That is just naming a few, I got to use my imagination to free style and such. It was great fun! Daisy was a good actor too. She was a little bad at barking on queue, but she was friendly and excited to help the rangers practice their enforcement skills. She seemed a little disappointed that so many of the rangers refused to pet her, but that is part of the training. None of the employees are supposed to pet any animal at work, which can be very difficult at times, I speak from experience!
This was Daisy's station for most of the activities. This is probably her first, and last time in a YURT.