Choosing T-Bone

Choosing T-Bone

guest publish by Lucy Burdette
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I’ve had a feline in my life ever because the year I turned 13. I desired two things for my birthday that year–Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees, as well as a kitten. My mom was smart sufficient to agree to the kitten. It was January, though, as well as not the kitten season. She discovered one who’d been returned to the pound by his adoptive family. We called him Tigger, as well as I still have the receipt stamped “No Refund.”

Both of our furry household members died this past summertime as well as I have missed them terribly. I concerned I’d never discover animal buddies so wonderful. as well as I needed time to grieve, as well as work out what would be next with my husband.

But in January my birthday came around once again (a frightening number of years past 13) as well as I decided, with much encouragement, to go take a look at the Florida secrets animal shelter.

The old shelter was found out on stock Island, as well as it was small as well as bursting with animals. (The volunteers as well as workers were thrilled to get to the new building in February.) This was the office as well as waiting room–on the other end was a gray feline in a cage named “Saucy,” a gila monster, hamsters, an huge snake, as well as numerous birds. as well as this being essential West, there was a rooster behind a gate.

My buddy Stan went with me–I can’t begin to explain exactly how overwhelming it was to see 60 cats in four small rooms…How to choose? I was believing of a tiger, either yellow like Tigger, or gray like Evinrude in the essential West mysteries.

We satisfied T-bone, who’d been found by a buddy from the gym…

And then along came Ramp, a extremely frisky kitten who introduced himself onto my breast as well as clung there purring…

I stated to Stan, “I assumption I’ve been chosen.” So we went back to the office as well as told them I’d indication on for Ramp.

“Oh,” stated Del, the administrative assistant, “Ramp has a great deal of warm around him.” (Cat-shelter speak for he’s hot.) “We’ve got four applications already on him.”

“Ok, what about T-bone?”

“He has a hold application on him, too.”

So I went back home, dissatisfied as well as not able to select another. two days later, my fitness center buddy emailed once again with pictures of T-bone:

He greeted me at the door
Played as well as purred
Followed me to the other rooms

The people with the hold are not ‘this feline specific’

Go embrace him

And so I did. He spent the very first couple hours in the laundry space while I checked out in the hall as well as chatted with him.

At the end of his very first day…(gotta like the two-toned paw…)

And here’s the next morning…

I admit to being totally besotted. as well as I’m figuring out exactly how he’ll figure in the new mystery, coming in 2020. Meanwhile, all the typical cast of feline characters play their function in A Deadly Feast, the ninth essential West food movie critic secret published this week by Crooked Lane Books!

About A Deadly Feast

Before essential Zest food movie critic Hayley Snow’s household descends on the island for Thanksgiving as well as her wedding event to heart throb Detective Nathan Bransford, she has one last assignment–a evaluation of a seafood tasting trip conducted by her buddy Analise Smith. however when one of the tourists collapses on the last stop, Analise pleads her to examine before the authorities ruin her company as well as shut down the regional essential West eateries on her tour. pressure mounts when Analise phone calls a second time to request that Hayley satisfy with chef Martha Hubbard, who prepared essential lime pies for the tasting trip as well as is terrified that somebody poisoned her pies to destroy her reputation. Chefs all around town are preparing their versions of a Thanksgiving feast, however with a murderer on the loose, will Hayley as well as her buddies have anything delegated be thankful for?

About Lucy Burdette

Clinical psychologist Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib) has published 17 mysteries, including the most recent in the essential West food movie critic series, A Deadly Feast (Crooked Lane Books, may 2018.) Her books as well as stories have been short-listed for Agatha, Anthony, as well as Macavity awards. She’s a member of secret Writers of America as well as a past president of Sisters in Crime. She blogs at JungleRedWriters.com as well as shares her like for food with the culinary writers at MysteryLoversKitchen.com. She lives in Madison CT as well as essential West FL. checked out much more at . You can likewise discover Lucy on Facebook as well as Instagram.

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Giving like

By Cindy Agoncillo
August 9, 2013

“Where does the money from the silent auction go?” It’s a concern inevitably asked at each of Barkleigh Productions’ grooming expos, where guests can quote on whatever from dog beds as well as pet-themed welcome mats to cordless clippers as well as bottles of shampoo.

To response simply, all proceeds from the silent auctions are contributed to gifts of like International, an organization established by Don as well as Barb Kassebaum, the original owners of Tropiclean Pet products (Cosmos Corporation), to assist people around the world increase out of poverty. gifts of like worldwide provides aid primarily to Guatemala by establishing an orphanage as well as leadership school, supporting a number of churches in a few of the country’s most dangerous neighborhoods, as well as providing clothes, shoes, as well as other supplies to the bad as well as needy. gifts of like worldwide has a long history with Barkleigh’s silent auctions. In the 1990s, Don wished to take a group of groomers to Guatemala to ensure that they might see the work the organization was doing there. Don really hoped to provide a tractor-trailer full of contributed items, which would need over $5,000 to transport. Sally Liddick, the late creator of Barkleigh Productions, composed about this “Groomers to Guatemala” job in Groomer to Groomer, calling it their “most ambitious job to date.” Sally explained, “Exhibitors were summoned to contribute to the job by contributing products to a silent Auction at Groom Expo. Groomers were motivated to quote on the contributed items.” An enthusiastic Hilery Zusi as well as Frank Rowe took fee of the show close auction, which increased $5,800 as well as brought the weekend’s overall to over $10,000.

Joining Sally on that very first trip to Guatemala was her finest buddy as well as business partner Gwen Shelly, speaker Judy Bremer-Taxman, market icon Frank Rowe, as well as almost 20 other friends, household members, Barkleigh employees, as well as groomers. They stayed at the Casa Bernabe orphanage, satisfied the kids who lived there, as well as assisted to discharge not one however two tractor-trailers full of donations, including a new washing machine for the orphanage. After discovering about the chronic monetary needs of the orphanage as well as the people of Guatemala, Sally as well as Gwen decided Barkleigh productions would make a monthly monetary commitment to gifts of like worldwide as well as would devote the silent auctions to the organization.

Over 15 years as well as many silent auctions later, one more trip to Guatemala was in the making. James Severs, the director of operations as well as advertising at Barkleigh Productions, was thinking about serving the less fortunate around the world, as well as at Gwen Shelly’s urging, he contacted Don Kassebaum about traveling to Guatemala. As Don as well as James discussed the trip further as well as more details fell into place, Gwen decided she likewise wished to go as well as would prolong the chance to the rest of Barkleigh’s employees. It was not long up until Gwen, James, as well as I were boarding a airplane in Harrisburg, PA, headed for Guatemala.

As we descended into Guatemala City, I was struck by the hardship visible from the plane’s little window. little homes built from corrugated sheet metal filled the mountainside. Our landing was rough, as the runway was cracked as well as eroding. I believed about the U.S. airports surrounded by metropolitan areas not far from sports arenas as well as famous landmarks, as well as as I looked out over the city surrounding Guatemala’s primary airport, I wondered, “Is this as great as it gets here?”

We stepped off of the plane, as well as the warm as well as humidity hit us like a wall. The inside of the flight terminal brought bit relief. together with the heat, the sights as well as seems were overwhelming. “Sensory overload,” James said. As we attempted to navigate the customs as well as immigration process, what we presumed were flight terminal workers asked us en español if we needed assist with our luggage — in exchange for tips, of course. Barb Kassebaum, who joined us in Houston for our flight into Guatemala, assisted to equate as well as continually advised us, “Stay with the bags.” We carefully complied with the guy who pushed our luggage cart as he led us to the street where Don as well as a big crowd of people were waiting to pick up their buddies as well as family. Within the crowd were little kids who were selling trinkets as well as assisting with luggage in order to make money for their families. Tourists are likely to provide one American dollar, which is approximately 6% of the typical everyday wage in Guatemala.

In the years since the Groomers to Guatemala project, gifts of like worldwide bought 26 acres of land in Brito, Guatemala. They built a new orphanage that currently homes 20 kids as well as a number of full-time “parents,”nullnull

Review: toy stories by Gwen Cooper

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Gwen Cooper’s Curl Up with a cat Tale series features humorous and heartwarming short stories about the ongoing adventures of Gwen’s feline family. I find myself falling a little bit much more in love with Gwen’s cats with each story. This month’s installment features lovable stories of how Gwen’s cats react to their toys.

I can guarantee you that  you will be able to relate to what Gwen goes through as she tries to accommodate the preferences and quirks of her feline family. will they like the toys she gotten for them? will they be entertained or bored? and will Gwen be able to maintain her sanity?

Gwen’s writing is always stellar. No other writer can describe a scene the way she does. Her writing engages all the senses. You can see her cats pouncing on toys in your mind’s eye (or ignoring toys, as the case may be,) and you can feel all the emotions, both feline and human, that go along with the journey of finding the purrfect toy.

Individual stories in the Curl Up with a cat Tale series are available on  Amazon, Nook, etc., or you can make a one-time payment of $14.99 to get all the stories for the whole year at a 60% discount off the retail price – and you know you’re going to want to read the whole series. You can take advantage of that offer at: .

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May 3, 2019 at 7:29 am

This sounds like a cute book. I love waking up to toys in bed. This morning I found a little ball. Kiki brings them to me during the night.

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What’s Your Number? Cell Phone Policies & Pet businesses

By Khris Berry
October 29, 2018
Cell phones are a method of life in our culture today. In a few short decades, the cellular phone gadget has ended up being a necessary personal mobile data center for most hard–working adults…as well as trainees of all ages, cranky young children as well as everybody in between.

Our society has moved into a plugged–in, turned–on, constant stream of communication overload.

Who among us hasn’t had the enjoyment of standing in the grocery check–out line trying not to listen to an excessively loud conversation total with personal details? who hasn’t tried to have a conversation with one more person while they stared blankly at a phone screen? who among us hasn’t been casually disregarded by a client as we tried to offer our finest client service as well as discuss their pet’s needs upon inspect out, only to be glared at for interrupting their extremely important phone call?

Cell phones in the work environment are a source of constant concern for employers, however this problem takes on new meaning when dealing with pet service employees. There are many reasons why you should think about implementing a cell phone policy in your business, however right here are the top ones:

Distractions which boost danger to pets’ safety

Loss of time/wages/productivity for employers

Lack of focus as well as interest to pets, co–workers as well as clients

Lack of professionalism: What message are you sending to your clients?

When choosing to implement a cell phone policy in your pet business, you should take a number of factors into consideration. exactly how much limitation or flexibility you enable with personal gadgets can be determined by the needs of your business. For example, a hectic dog daycare attendant would likely requirement to be additional vigilant to the needs of the pets in their care, therefore a business owner may determine that dog daycare attendants would have a restrictive cell phone policy. Likewise, a receptionist who is on public screen as well as is accountable for interacting with clients, phones as well as co–workers may likewise perform their task duties much better with a restrictive cell phone policy.
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Create a cell phone policy in composing as well as distribute it to every employee. Your policy can offer levels of mobile gadget access, depending upon task duties as well as descriptions; you select which level of gain access to provides the very best care as well as interest to every element of your business.

Cell phone policies do not have to be one–size–fits–all. You can craft one that fits you as well as your workers needs equally. An worker handbook is a excellent location to explain your cell phone policy. Below, you will discover the three fundamental styles of cell phone policies that you may select to create.

•  All gain access to (All workers may have their personal phone at work): This type of cell phone policy is self–policed, meaning that workers must have a maturity level to understand when they should as well as should not utilize their cell phone in the workplace. It is the most lenient type of cell phone policy as well as needs self–discipline on the part of workers as well as trust on the part of the employer that it will be followed. If you select to use an All–Access cell phone policy, you can still define the kinds of phone calls which are acceptable to take in a public workplace, the duration of time spent on the gadget as well as expectations for expert conduct when dealing with clients, pets as well as co–workers. many business owners error this type of policy with having no policy whatsoever. even if you enable All gain access to to personal gadgets in the workplace, you can direct how, where as well as when your workers utilize their phones.

• restricted gain access to (Some workers may have gain access to to their personal phones while others may not dependent upon task description/department/responsibilities): A restricted gain access to policy needs some effort on the part of administration to explain the policy; some personnel may utilize cell phones while others may not. A remove policy which assigns which workers have gain access to as well as which do not in your pet business will get rid of discussions about fairness in the work place. keep in mind our daycare attendant who needed total vigilance to the dogs in her care? A groomer may requirement a personal gadget to look up specialty breed patterns, view pictures or view directions on a pet’s favored groom. By defining your employees’ parameters, you can be assured that cell phone usage will be in the very best rate of interest of your business.

• No gain access to (No workers may have gain access to to their personal gadgets during their work shifts): If you choose that a No gain access to cell phone policy would work finest in your location of business, a cell phonnull

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Pet Boarding as well as Daycare Expo West 2020 preview

By Staff
February 28, 2020
Doggie daycare is a growing pattern in both metropolitan as well as rural areas, around the country. Today’s pet dog owner has a tendency to feel guilty about leaving their furry buddy house alone during the day, as well as with the upsurge of daycare options, they no longer have to! So why miss out on the chance to boost your profits by using this service?

Whether you already offer daycare services, or are thinking about adding them, you won’t want to miss the west coastline debut of this four–hour, informative as well as interactive daycare program. It is provided by market professionals Jessica Finnegan as well as Amanda Crook who have owned, handled as well as consulted with daycares as well as boarding facilities around the country. They will share what separates the remarkable from those that autumn short as well as show you what you can perform in both managing the dogs, in addition to in the back end of your service to make it a success. a few of the topics discussed will include, pet dog behavior, body language, play groups, producing a advertising plan, staffing investment, telling the story from the dog’s eyes, as well as justifying expense as well as cost increases. The program will surface up with a Q&A session with these market experts!

In addition to this program, Pet Boarding & Daycare Expo West uses three a lot more days full of education for those in the boarding as well as daycare industry, in addition to a two–day trade show featuring a lot more than 50 vendors.

Some of the extra academic topics include, Infection Control, Hiring as well as personnel Management, Finances, feline as well as special care Boarding, as well as Play group Management.
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The expo likewise features special events such as a Keynote address (presented by Kristin Morrison, creator of Six–Figure Pet service Academy), a satisfy & greet as well as round–table luncheons each day.

The dynamic pet dog Daycare program can be bought individually or as part of a bundle with other education. ✂️

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Hook Line & Sinker: utilizing social network to Reel in clients

By tip Campbell
November 1, 2019
Producing social network material as well as social network advertising is like fishing. utilize great bait, discover the right area as well as the fish will be hooked.

With social media, whatever you requirement to show the world who as well as what your brand means is right at your fingertips. You produce the content. You drive the image/branding that you want your business to represent. You get to choose what the world sees, where your business is concerned. social network is an organization in society where you have manage over what goes out into the world about your business. 

Social media provides you the possibility to produce any type of picture you want for your business. You get to produce a brand from the ground up. social network is your method of telling the world what your brand means in quality, images, aesthetics, etc. It is your possibility to shine. It is instantaneous. The results can be measured. And, unlike marketing that frequently includes contracts, you can always stop a video, publish or messaging campaign when you are ready. 

You just have to put your brand available on the right social network platform with something that catches the interest of the consumer as well as social network can assist your business.

Social Media Platforms

Let’s examine the most prominent platforms available. 
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Twitter is for word messages as well as photos. It is like sending somebody a text. You can utilize this platform to type a message that can be checked out as well as digested quickly. It is usually finest for shorter messages as well as for photos. You may “live–tweet” a contest or competition that one of your groomers is in to keep followers abreast of exactly how they are doing as well as what all is included in the preparation as well as competition. 

Instagram is visual messaging. It utilizes pictures to tell stories. Here, the focus is on the picture or graphic, not written messaging. You may showcase your grooms on this platform or show pictures of your salon or mobile.

YouTube enables you to do video presentations or presentations. It is for video uploads. You might utilize this platform to likewise provide tours as well as response questions, or inform clients with this platform.

Facebook is the most flexible of the platforms. It can function as a combination of the three above. utilizing Facebook, you can show your brand as well as tell your story with photos, videos as well as written posts. You can utilize Facebook online to provide tours of your facility or have “coffee chats” about topics in the market that clients may requirement to comprehend or be conscious of. 

According to the MeyerFoundation.org, 60% of Facebook individuals are 35 as well as older. So, you are likely to reach more of your target pet owner groups utilizing Facebook than other platforms.

Regardless of the platform you choose, the most important step is to dive in as well as begin. 

Starting Points

If you are just getting started in the world of social network marketing, pick a time, a topic as well as just START. If you concern as well much about achieving perfection, you may never get going. right here is a listing of my preferred prompts:

Write down a listing of three things you want your existing clientele to understand about your business.
Pick one at–home skill that you desire you might teach owners. demonstrate that skill on social media.
What new product have you started utilizing in the salon? What are the benefits?
Talk about the academic seminars, conferences as well as conformational dog shows you’ve attended, as well as discuss market books you’ve checked out to show your clients as well as prospective clients just exactly how knowledgeable you are.
How did you get started? What was that “a–ha” moment (if you had one) that made you recognize that grooming was the right in shape for you? Talk about that as well as share that motivation with your clients. 

Like all endeavors, there are methods to enhance your social network skills. discovering the ropes can assist tremendously.

Dos as well as Don’ts

–Do be positive. always focus on educating the clients. want them to clean more? show them exactly how to clean properly on social media. get permission to utilize a matted dog as well as let them see exactly how important brushing truly is.

–Do talk about your salon as well as all the great things you have going on. going to a trade show? publish the continuing education seminars that you’ll be attending. publish a picture from the convention with a speaker or showing you discovering about a method or product. most vendors as well as speakers will be more than happy to take a picture with you or assist you get a picture to publish online! 

–Do ask open–ended questions. In order to get more page/handle activity on Facebook as well as Twitter, try to stay away from asking indnull

Leave Them long

By Michell Evans
August 15, 2016

“Hi Michell. I am struggling to get my clients to let me groom their dogs in a longer style. They all want them shaved. I am mostly speaking of Doodles, Havanese, Shih-Tzus, Poodles, and mix breeds. no one wants to pay for de-matting. They don’t bring them typically enough. I am bored with my work.  From what I learned at the Northwest grooming Show, I am doing things all wrong. how do I take a clientele that I have trained to want their dogs shaved every three or four months and convince them to want longer styles a lot more often?” submitted by bill M.

This is much easier than it seems Bill. lots of groomers find themselves making this turn at some point in their careers. As we grow in grooming we can show our clients to be better clients. It is scary to make changes but don’t get trapped by fear. Your clients respect your proficiency and will follow you in a new direction.

Start by sending a letter to all of your clients describing all that you have learned and the direction you plan to take. email is a good way to reach them but you can also snail-mail them and/or offer a hand-out at the salon.

Here is an example of how to communicate the changes that you would like to make:

• tell them that you are much better able to help them with their dog’s health and well-being if you see them on a a lot more regular basis. This tells them that you are planning to book them a lot more frequently. inform them that this is the only way you will be able to safely, comfortably, and happily care for their family pets in the future. This tells them that you are not ready to negotiate.

• tell them that you are a lot more focused than ever on the health, safety, and style of their dog. This tells them that the changes you are making are in the best interest of their dog.  let them know that you have attended the Northwest grooming Show, (or pet dog show, or certification, or workshop, or subscribed to streaming educational source, or purchased a set of educational DVDs) and that you have discovered new and better ways to care for their furry family members. This describes the reason for the changes and why you are making them now. inform them that you plan to continue to learn and improve your grooming skills for the rest of your occupation and that you plan to use your boosting knowledge in the care of their pet for lots of years to come. This tells them that they can expect a lot more changes and price increases in the future and that you hope they will respect and appreciate your growth.

• let them know that it will cost them a lot more but it will be worth every penny because their dog’s coat, skin, and nails will be maintained rather than salvaged. This tells them that their pet will benefit a lot more from the new policies than the old.  tell them that their eyes, mouths, ears, anuses, genitalia, armpits, toes, and tails will get twice or three times as much attention with the new grooming schedule. This reminds them of how crucial your services are in monitoring their pet’s health.

• recommend monthly grooming and tell them that about 1 inch of coat, depending on the breed, is a healthy, elegant length for their dog. One inch of coat protects and insulates their pet dog in the cold as well as hot months/climates. Well maintained coat keeps them amazing in the summer and warm in the winter. keep in mind that even though 1 inch is a provable measurement, it serves as an average and may not be technically an inch. The coat may be shorter than an inch in some places and longer than an inch in others but to the layman/client it all just looks like “about an inch”. very short coat uses no protection from the elements what so ever. suggest that they let you try a a lot more proper style on their pet dog and if they don’t love it you can change to something simpler next time. This indicates their pet dog gets all of the benefits provided above plus it looks a lot more stunning than ever! once the client gets used to their pet dog being washed and trimmed regularly, it is hard for them to go back to a smelly unkempt bed mate.

Learning to maintain coat and de-matt efficiently takes a little time and practice so start out with a little less coat and work up to a lot more stylized trims. This is also much easier for the clients to accept at first. Be sure to charge for de-matting. Although the idea behind having them come monthly is that they will not be matted, some will have matts. It must not take quite as long to trim a well maintained monthly client as it did the three month shave, so in theory, a little bit of time for de-matting is built in.

Most importantly, Bill, if you lose a few clients you will fill those spots with the customers that are ready to come in a lot more frequently. For example, if you have a full clientele that currently come in every three months and you convince one-third of them to come every month, you no longer need the two-thirds ofnull

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Why Not build a dog Cart?

Why Not build a dog Cart?

Last updated on December 27, 2018 By Puppy Leaks 16 comments

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The benefits of building a dog Cart

Teaching your dog to pull a cart can be both fun and practical. It’s certainly going to give your dog a nice workout but it’s also giving him a job to do. It’s a dog sport that’s also referred to as urban mushing – which is any sport that involves dogs pulling such as sledding and carting.

Imagine how fun it would be to have your dog pulling you around the neighborhood, and now imagine the look on your neighbors faces. You could even have him haul groceries, firewood or a basket full of kittens if you so desire. Here’s the benefits of dog carting, and some diy dog cart plans you can use to get started.

Dog Carting Isn’t just For big Dogs

Newfoundlands, Bernese mountain Dogs, Huskies, and many other breeds have been pulling carts for centuries, but small dogs can get in on the action as well. The general rule is that any dog that weighs about 30 pounds or more can pull a cart — as long as you get a cart that is the right size.

Any dog that likes to pull can certainly have fun doing so. generally dogs can pull 2-3 times their body weight. If you’re going to be going uphill or on some rough terrain reduce the load as needed.

Each dog is different so finding the right balance for your dog will take a bit of patience. If your dog has any mobility issues or back problems I recommend sticking to lower impact exercises.

How to teach Your dog to pull a Cart

Although some breeds like Huskies might know how to pull naturally it’s important to teach them how to properly pull a cart. Dogs need to get comfortable with turning and it can be somewhat intimidating starting out.

Most of the commands used when carting are simple obedience commands with a few specific ones added in. For more information check out these articles on how to train your dog to pull a cart & urban mushing: a solution for high energy dogs.

Purchasing or Making Your dog Cart

After choosing which sort of cart, wagon or scooter you’re going to build you need to invest in the proper pulling harness. I suggest Ultra Paws because they’re well padded and they’re easily adjustable; these harnesses also work great for hiking and sledding with your dog. (not to mention they’re perfect for teaching your dog to walk nicely on a leash)

Carting can be a fun way to exercise with your dog. It’s mentally stimulating and physically demanding for him. Some dogs are naturals at it while others may want nothing to do with it.

7 diy dog Cart Plans

Looking to build a dog cart? Here’s 7 diy dog cart plans to choose from:

 PVC dog Cart

Another PVC dog Cart

Tandem dog Cart Plans

Box style Cart Plans

Cart From An Old Stroller

Folding Bike Trailer Cart

Cart Box or Wagon

Here’s a great step by step Video

How fun Is This?

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