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Archive for March, 2008

What is a Title?

What is a title? Not just a brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher title, not just an adjunct to competitive scores, a title is a tribute to the dog that bears it a way to honor the dog, an ultimate memorial. It will remain in the record and in the memory for [...]

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just so I don’t lose this website. ChickenLaws. From their website. “What follows are laws from various US cities regarding the keeping of chickens”. Now what is helpful for us Canadians are all the links at the bottom of the page. You can follow the links to all sorts of interesting chicken sites. It makes [...]

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Siberian Cats

I was over at the Pet Connection blog and learned something new. Apparently there is a breed of cat called the Siberian Cat that can be hypoallergenic. NOTE the operative word is CAN BE hypoallergenic. In other words, for some people with cat allergies this cat breed might work for them. Some words from Pet [...]

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Joke – Soap and Water

Soap and Water We were asked to dinner by a new friend. When we sat down at the table, we noticed that the dishes were dirty. “Were these dishes washed?”, I asked the hostess as I rubbed my fingers over the surface. She replied, “They’re as clean as soap and water could get them”. I [...]

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Teaching a dog to come, or teaching a good recall, is a tool that EVERY dog and owner should have in their tool box. Why? It could save the dogs life It saves you steps of having to go get the dog all the time It makes teaching games like fetch a whole lot easier [...]

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Can be found here. It’s a PDF file. This booklet is intended to make you aware of the potential problems associated with various purebred dogs. If you do decide to purchase a purebred dog, it would be prudent to ask the seller if any of the relatives ever have been bothered by the conditions listed [...]

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I was out browsing the blogosphere… and learned something…something that I think is fairly basic, isn’t.  Some folks don’t know how to teach a dog to sit.  So I thought, okay… why not do a series on some of the basics of dog training.  Things like sit, come, stay, down, loose leash walking and so [...]

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Dog Dictionary

A doggy dictionary LEASH: A strap which attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your person where you want him/her to go. DOG BED: any soft, clean surface, such as the white bedspread in the guest room or the newly upholstered couch in the living room. DROOL: Is what you do when your persons [...]

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