Glover Park OCTOBER 2016 The Monthly Newsletter of the Glover Park Citizens' Association Leaders of the Packs Randy Rieland There are people who walk dogs and there are dog walkers. As one of the former, I feel like I know my dog pretty well, that I can read his mood and anticipate his next sniff as we move through the neighborhood. But when I imagine doing this with three, or four, or six dogs at a time… well that, I think, would be madness. The Pros Longtime dog walker Allen Chester on And back home, Truff bestows some canine Not so for people like Ludwig Smith, Allison an afternoon round with regulars Truff, Scotch, affection on Allen, whose business is called and Louie. Muddy Paws. Kruhlwikh, or Allen Chester, who routinely have small packs of canines on their hands. walking isn’t a first career choice. Smith, then dogs, such as the importance of consistency, They’re like those old TV show entertainers living in Rockville, got started when a friend persistence, and simple repetition in training who could keep half a dozen plates spinning unexpectedly paid him to watch her dog for a them, and their need for structure. “Dogs without breaking a sweat. few weeks, then told him about a place full of are more comfortable when they know when “Generally, it’s four to seven dogs, but dogs called Glover Park. something is going to happen, what is going I have done eight or nine,” said Smith, who’s Same sort of thing happened with long- to happen, and what’s expected of them,” been leading dogs around Glover Park for time Glover Parker Barbara Stover, who, way Smith said. more than twenty years. “I’ve had people back in 1976, took care of a neighbor’s dog as stop and take pictures when I’m walking that a favor and picked up one job after another as The Rewards m any.” word spread that she would board and walk At the same time, they’ll tell you that there’s It may seem like a feat of animal mas- animals. Kruhlwikh responded to an ad in the much they learn from dogs. It might be the tery, but dog walkers will tell you that there’s City Paper after her boss in a children’s cloth- ability to stay aware of their surroundings, to nothing all that magical about wrangling ing store sold the business. And Chester took be able, as Chester points out, to see what’s dogs. It’s more a matter of gauging tempera- it up when a head injury forced him to give coming up blocks ahead to avoid potential ment, a skill learned over time. You figure up his job working on documentary films. confrontations with other animals. Or, says out pretty quickly that putting two big alpha Once it becomes their business, though, Stover, to come to appreciate how truly males together is usually not a good idea. walkers find themselves connected to dogs to resourceful and empathetic they can be. Adds Other cues are more subtle. a degree they couldn’t have imagined. There Smith: “Some dog you click with, some dogs “It’s reading body language,” said Chester, are the demanding parts—the pets need to be you don’t, but with all dogs, there is usually who grew up in Glover Park, but now lives walked every weekday on a consistent sched- something redeeming about them.” in Arlington. “When you’re introducing dogs ule, and in all kinds of weather. And there For her part, Kruhlwikh says the pets to other dogs in the pack, that’s what you are the surprises—animals that seemed to get she walks have taught her to live more in the look for. They can pick up on the slightest along can suddenly turn on each other. “They moment. “I tend to be a worrier. But dogs movement of another dog’s tail that can mean can be unpredictable,” says Stover. “They don’t think about what’s going to happen later different things.” are animals and their behavior is sometimes or tomorrow. They’re thinking about right instinctive.” And sometimes there is pain. now. That’s really helped me.” The Profession During his seven years, Chester says 30 of the And then there’s the matter of uncon- Obviously, you have to love dogs to do this dogs he has met on the job have died. ditional love, the thing that can make dog for a living, but more often than not, dog- There’s also so much they learn about Continued on page 6 2 Join In • Make a Difference Glover Park Participate • Get Involved • Engage Glover Park Citizens' Association (GPCA) President Jarrett Ferrier ([email protected]) Contents 1st Vice President Jack Everett ([email protected]) 2nd Vice President Allen Tomlinson ([email protected]) Treasurer Paul Thrasher ([email protected]) GP’s Dog Walkers ........................ 1 Secretary Karen Pataky ([email protected]) Sergeant at Arms Joe Fiorillo ([email protected]) President’s Report ..................... 3 Federation Reps Patricia Clark, Frank Martorana, and Karen Sprecher-Keating ([email protected]) GPCA September Minutes .......... 3 Membership Director Allen Tomlinson ([email protected]) Glover Park Day Amanda Gant and Cheri Meyer ([email protected] and [email protected]) ANC3B News .............................. 4 Business Community Liaison Paul Holder ([email protected]) Stoddert Liaison Lisa McCluskey ([email protected]) Parenting in the Park................... 5 Gazette Staff Editor Sheila Meehan ([email protected]) What’s Up at Stoddert ................ 5 Contributor Randy Rieland Design and Production Nora Korc ([email protected]) Glover Park History ..................... 6 Contacts Advertising [email protected] Editorial [email protected] Guy Mason’s October Activities .. 7 Delivery Dick & Elaine Sullivan ([email protected]) The Gazette is distributed throughout Glover Park by volunteers. 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Thirty to forty homes Police Report existence, I believe that we have a responsibil- willing to consider panels could get the ball Motion to Support MPD's 2nd District ity to harness the power that is provided by rolling by allowing a representative to come Awards Banquet the sun. That power, along with our extensive out to talk with us about the ins and outs of rows of homes with flat roofs, makes Glover the process. Glover Park Rec Center Signage Update Park and solar power a perfect fit. After almost twenty years as a Glover Website Redux Update Starting now, I would like to challenge Park resident, I think solar is something we Membership Report you and your neighbors to consider solar pan- can do and should do—even better than els. The Community Power Network (dcsun. peanut butter and jelly! If you and a neigh- Treasurer's Report st org/lincoln-park/) has a proven track record of bor or two are interested in this 21 Century Secretary's Report helping neighborhoods just like ours achieve a endeavor for our neighborhood, please reach goal of affordable solar energy. out to me at [email protected] and I New Business The more homes we can get on board for will work to find a time to get together for an Check www.gpcadc.org and the this initiative, the less expensive it would be informational session. Glover Park list serv for updates. for everyone. Let’s do the right thing. GPCA September 2016 Minutes Jarrett Ferrier Due to the holiday weekend the previous Installation of Signage for Stoddert out to local businesses prior to the event and week, the meeting was held on the second Community Recreation Center. While funds cited an overall need for more help on the day Tuesday to ensure a good turnout. were supposedly set aside for this project, of the event. 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