feeling From page 13 instead. Most audience members echoed Passage Island resident Phil Matty when he noted the importance of lightkeepers in alerting the coast guard to people in trouble. ““You cannot respond to a dis- tress incident unless you have been advised of it,” he said. “And this is what lighthouse keepers are all about.” Pillman said lightkeepers are much more reliable than the auto- mated stations which the coast, guard plans to dot B.C.’s coast with. _ Equipment, he said, brea down, often at the most inconve- nient moments: Pillman also ques- tioned the accuracy of automated weather reports. In stable weather, ithe reports are fine, he said, “but then people claim they can look at the sky and do it just as well.” Bryant said lightkeepers will be -yetained unti] automated systems betrayed are verified to be able to “do the job.” adding the coast guard admits reliability of automated systems falls short of 100%. However, the coast guard will strive to alleviate safety concerns, he said. Participants also questioned whether modern technology can withstand west coast weather, noted the lack of roads providing access to repair light stations, and worcied about losing localized weather reports provided by lightkeepers. The local meeting was one af 28 conducted over a two-month period, Bryant. a member of the panel, estimated the cost of the series at $150.000. After the first half of the meeting concluded. Point Atkinson light- keeper Don Graham, one of four lightkeepers on the panel and 55 in B.C., told the News lightkeepers feel betrayed by coast guard man- agement for its lack of support.” An 18-year veteran of lightkeep- ing, he makes $22,600 a year. NEWS photo Mike Wakefield POINT ATKINSON iighthouse keeper Don Graham, pictured looking cut over the riveting Vancouver seascape, faces a bleak future if the coast guard’s planned cuts to keepers go forward. North Shore residents aired beefs about the proposed cuts te coast guard management Tuesday. PET CLINIC by Dr. Jeff Grognet and Dr. Louise Janes Bots HOUSETRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR PUPPY OWNERS - PART TWO ‘ff ‘The principles of housetraining discussed in the last column should be followed wherever possible. The key to successful housetraining f§s PRAISE for doing the right thing in the right place. Owners that can not be with or are unable to pay close attention to their pups can utilize the passive paper training technique. When the owner is absent, the pup should not have full run of the house because it will quickly develop the habit of urinating and detecating any- where. a ‘Because ‘all pups left alone for any length of time will need to urinate and defecate, they should be contined during periods of owner absence. Kitchens, bathrooms or utility raoms are the dest locations because they can be easily cleaned. The designated “puppy room” should be covered with newspapers. Once a pup starts utilizing paper as a toilet, he will soon develop a Preference for paper and will seek it out. As saon as he is consistently using newspaper, pleces of paper should te removed from the -¥. room so that eventually thera are just a few papers in one corner. The chosen corner should be located well away trom feeding and sleep- ing areas. _When a pup requires only a papered area the size of one double sheet in the corner, a stack of papers should be eft al that site, After SALE PRICES IN EFFECT TO FEB. 4/95 TECHNI-CAL DOG FOOD ON SALE NOW! GROWTH (puppy) - SENIOR - LAMB & RICE 4kg.......$9.88 8 kg..... $19.88 _ 18 kg ......$37.88 ea *Cans also on sale! Growth/Senior 396 g ... 98¢ Lamb & Rice 396 g «$7.18 ea, the pup urinates/defecates, the top 3 or 4 sheets should be wrapped up and discarded. The slight odour lett on the tower papers will con- 4 tinue to attract the pup back to that site. Once the pup is reliably using the paper stack, slowly {inches at a time) move it toward the door. Eventually get halt the paper out the ‘door. Since the paper inside is quite'small, the pup will start to paw it. This is when the owner MUST BE PRESENT. On the pup’s signal, West Vancouver _ the owner should open the door, grab the Paper, and lure the pup to the spot in the garden that is planned to be the toilet area. Be anthu- 2477 Marine Drive 133 East 14th Street siasiicll 926-8841 984-7133 By the end of this process the pup should be trained to signal at the door when i it needs to eliminate and to toilet in the designated spot. . ge North Vancouver ‘Howe Sound Pet Services Ltd. Complete Grooming & & Boarding Service iN EW YEAR’S SPRUCE UP SALE| Pe aaa ‘Orphans — * Pitt buiviab - ..15 weeks, fernale WV SPCA Long haired neutered mate Lab X, 1 1/2 yrs, female, just had litter NV SPCA FOR MORE INFO CALL - 299-8000. ‘Velvet Long haired tabby, . spayed ; - Joy Purser Long haired, grey, spayed ' Joy Purser