T: Dad, remember I wanted to have a club to help the animals last year? Dad: Of course, I remember! What’s going on with that thought? T: Well, I was busy and now I want to work on it. Dad: Do you have a plan? Did you give it any more thoughts? T: You said many people don’t have money and can’t keep their pets and they give them away. Dad: Well, I said that I heard on the radio that with the bad economy some people who can not buy food for their pets take them to shelters and some times they just abandon them altogether. T: And you said that when shelters are overwhelmed they destroy the animals. Dad: That’s what I heard! T: How do they destroy them daddy? Dad: The same way they put an ailing pet to sleep. T: That’s so sad. Dad: of course it is. But, there’s help on the way! There are places who donate food to some pet owners; that encourages them to continue to care for their pets. T: I want my club to do that. Dad: Youwant your club to donate food? T: I want my club to help the animals. Dad: Tell me again what your plan is. I remember you wanted to have a club that reunites lost pets with their owners. Do you still want to do that? T: Can I change my plan. Dad: sure you can. But, the plan you had seemed like a good one - why change it? T: well, I want to help the pets who are loosing their families. Dad: That is so sweet! That is so sweet! Tell me how you want to do it; actually, tell me what you want to do. T: I want to have a website. Can you make me a website? Dad: Have no time! Sorry! Designing a website takes time, planning and energy. I have thousands of things to do and no time to do them. T: But, I want you do design a website for me. I never had a website? Dad: No can do! Really! If I had the time I would fix my own websites. T: dad, I help you make a website for me. Dad: Plan! Plan! Let’s hear it! What can a website do for you? T: Many people who go on Google (Google.com) can see it and maybe they can help the animals. Dad: You have to submit your website to search engines like Google. That’s costly. Owning a website is costly. There are monthly charges daily charges and some times charges by the minute. I already have websites that are overhead expenses. T: I can pay for it. Dad: How? T: With my allowance. Dad: Your allowance is $2.25 a week? It takes many, many, many weeks to pay me back! T: Dad, I want a website. Dad: That’s not how you get a website – now is it? T: Please? Dad: Still need a plan though. What are you going to achieve by having a website. T: will you design it for me? Dad: I won’t say it again! T: Dad, I have a suggestion. Can you design me a website for Christmas? I don’t want any Christmas gifts. Dad: This Christmas? Tomorrow? Don’t you think Santa already got you all the gifts you ordered? T: You’re my Santa – no gifts – just give me a website. Dad: You are willing to give up Christmas gifts for a website? T: Yep! Dad: I need to know what this website is going to do – What this website does is your plan of action. T: Help the animals. Dad: More details – how? T: We can tell people to adopt the stranded animals, to give them food and, and… Dad; Okay! Good! Write them down – in your idea book. You need a name for your site. T: You’re going to design it for me? I love you daddy. You’re the best. Dad: It’s a great idea! Seems like you know what you want to do. I love to be a part of it! But, still you’re going to plan it, find a name for it. And, you’ll be responsible for updates, and maintenance. T: How about helping pets for a name? Dad: Not bad – chances are it’s taken. T: Help the pets. Helping animals. Animal rescue? Dad: Let’s go and research these URL’s. T:U R L S? Dad: Universal Resurce Locator – U R L. it’s the address of a website. Checking website names on the internet… See all these good names are taken. Do you have any other names in mind? T: How about help my pets dot com? Dad: helpmypets.com? Let’s check…. Checking website names on the internet…Sorry taken. Some one else registered it. T: Darn it! Dad: How about help4pets.com? T: How about helpmypets.com? Dad: I like help4pets.com?I, specially, like the 4 in the middle. It makes it more attractive. T: But I likehelpmypets.com! Dad: Let’s check availability! Checking website names on the internet… Not listed but registered to someone else. Strange. Do you want to at least check help4pets.com? T: Nope. Dad: Then you need to come up with a different name. T: Support my pets? Dad: Too long! Aid my pets – aid4ypets.com. There you go that’s a good name. T: Howabout aidmypets.com ? I like that more! Dad: Let’s check. Checking website names on the internet…Oh! It’s available. Let’s make it an org - aidmypets.org. It’s better. Now your job just begins! Write down everything you want to publish in your website and I help you clean it up. We’ll upload the texts together. T: thank you daddy. Thank you… Thank you… Dad; you’re most welcome. Were you, really, going to give up your gifts? T: Yes I am. I love dogs. I want to help them. Dad: But remember, this is about helping all pets: snakes, rats, cats, hamsters, birds, ….not just dogs. T: Of course I know that!
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