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From YouTube- and very interesting!

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I didn't create these, but how I wish I had! You can find them on UTube.

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Beefy, September 2005, 3 months oldMarch 23 is National Puppy Day! According to the National Puppy Day website, "National Puppy Day is a special day, recognized on March 23rd annually, to celebrate the magic and unconditional love that puppies bring to our lives. But more importantly, it's a day to help save orphaned puppies across the globe and educate the public about the horrors of puppy mills

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No, this is not a late St. Patrick's Day posting. I found this to be a dismaying article about the ecological impact of dogs. The article, written by Julie Knapp of Mother Nature Network, is a discussion of one aspect of the book Time to Eat The Dog? by Robert and Brenda Vale. According Knapp, the Vales say the two big eco-issues involve what goes into your dog, and what comes out of your

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Jerry (on your left, with the black eye) celebrated his first birthday recently. He and Huck celebrated with hats- Terry, who lives with them, caught this picture of them partying.I was telling someone the other day, going to the dog park with the dogs is like going to the park with kids- some of the dogs there are their friends- they like them and want to play with them. Some they don't like,

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Have you seen this webcam? This is to a live feed den web cam of a wild Black Bear. She gave birth on January 22, and you can see and hear the cub. It's amazing. And when I have it on, Boodles and Juniper are really puzzled about where that baby sound is coming from.

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Even without knowing what is being said, this video, from Care2 at http://www.care2.com/greenliving/smiling-dogs.html is charming to watch.

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It took a long time to get that snow out of her fur- she was caked. And getting it out from between her toes was terrible.But Boodles and Toro had a great time.

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Dieting dachshunds lose nearly 70 pounds

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We've had a lot of snow here- almost 4 feet in the past week. Juniper and Boodles have found it to be interesting. They both like the snow- in lesser quantity. Yesterday I found Boodles sitting on the back porch, the clip to her tie-out on her collar, but the cable broken. Had this happened any other day, she would have been off like a shot, chasing whatever good smell she could find. This

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We visited our sons over Thanksgiving. Boodles and Juniper are always happy to make the trip, and then dismayed to see who they are visiting. Juniper is standing next to my son's dog, Beefeater Maximus. Juniper weighs 80 pounds, and is by no means a small dog...And here is Sequoia next to my daughter-in-law. That's a lot of dog.

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Odd things happened in the dog park on Sunday- Oliver and Paco took advantage of a sstem of connected wormholes to bedevil Gus. Oliver is more skilled than Paco, but then, Paco is just a puppy.Boodles was haunted by an apparition.Turned out to be Tucker.

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Yes, that's Juniper, sporting a purple bandage. She tore her dew claw running at the dog park last week. We watched it a couple of days, and when it looked like it was not going to heal well on its own, took her to the vet. She got her claw clipped, the fancy bandage, a prescription for antibiotics, and the ever popular and attractive E collar.She was not happy. However, she only had to wear

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Whenever we choose to love an animal, we open ourselves up for the heartbreak caused by the fleetingness of their lives. They always leave us too soon.In the past week, I've seen two videos about elderly dogs. This is about Baxter, a chow mix who died last week at age 19. Melissa James, Baxter's person, wrote a book called Moments With Baxter, about his career as a Hospice Therapy Dogread more

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With so much attention focused on H1N1, or "Swine" flu, it's not surprising that a topic of conversation at the dog park would be Dog Flu. Someone had heard about a flu that was highly contagious and fatal, and concern was high.According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, H3N8, or Canine Influenza was first seen in 2004, affecting racing greyhounds in Florida. During the summer of

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This past weekend was the weekend of interesting faces at the dog park.Boodles, Juniper and I spend quite a bit of time at the dog park. We're part of a fairly static group of regulars who come at about the same time in the evening. A slightly different group comes on the weekends. I always assume I know all the dogs who use the park, since we are there so much. This week there were some faces

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I'd like to apologize for my absence. This was a long, hard summer for me. I read someplace that 2009 is being called the Summer of Death because of all the celebrity deaths that occurred. For me, the Summer of Death is more personal. One of my sisters passed away in late July- today marks the 2 month anniversary of her death. It has been hard for me to write because she was my most avid

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When we got back from our trip we visited the dog park right off on Monday evening. There was the cutest 11 week old Sharpei there with our friend Ellie, the Pewter Poodle. Of course, I had forgotten my camera. Amanda, Ellie's owner said that the pup belonged to her niece, and she would be bringing him to the park on Monday evenings, a sort of puppy sitting arrangement.We went up to the park

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We just returned from a 10 day, 2000 mile trip with Juniper and Boodles. It was a good trip- I enjoy travelling with them, although I would not be able to do it so freely if my children and my in-laws were not so tolerant of dogs. (In fact, my sister-in-law is such a good woman, we once attended Thanksgiving dinner at her house where there were somewhere around 20 people and 8 dogs, 4 of hers

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In preparation for a trip to visit family, Boodles and Juniper spent the day at a Doggie Spa. They got mani/pedi's ( or would that be pedi/pedis?) and baths. Juniper got a special Furminator treatment to pull out all of last year's out-of-style undercoat, and I think she might have gotten a Brazilian Wax...Boodles, however, went for the Doggie Makeover Package. Short, stylish and cool for the

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Sunday was Furry Funday here in Shippensburg. An annual fundraiser for the local shelters, Furry Funday is always the first Sunday in June. Activities, contests, displays and vendors all gather at the township park.We took the girls, stopping off to play at the dogpark first. We paid our $5.00, and made the circuit of the various tents arranged around the stage. The first group we ran into was

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Golden R and the Background Hounds were best known for the classic R&B favorites "Three Dogs in the Fountain", "I Heard it at the Dog Park", "Please (Chase) Mr. Postman" and "I'll Pee There". After vanishing from the music scene for a few years, a collaboration with Jack White in the 2003 culminated in "My Doorbell"* and brought them back into the public eye. Now in retirement, the group

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A new face was seen at the dog park over Memorial Day weekend- this very cute English bulldog, named Gnarly, is just a few months old. He had absolutely no fear of the bigger dogs, who treated him carefully, for the most part. Below is a short movie of his interactions with some of the other dogs.

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It has been rather a long time since I posted here, and I apologize for that. I was working a temp job that drained me of energy to do anything once I got home. But that is over now, and I have tales to tell. This time it is the tale of how I was the bitch at the dog park.Every time I tell my father something that happens at the dog park, he says "I just can't believe that all those dogs just

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Everyone enjoyed playing with Homer, the new puppy at the dog park on Friday evening.There was some competitive singing going on.And a Chiwienie showed up on the small dog side! A dachshund/chihuahua mix. Isn't that a great tail!

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Just a few images from Sunday at the dog park. There were a LOT of dogs there. Boodles had a great time, as always.Take a look at this leap! That boxer can't believe his eyes!Coley, a gorgeous brindle Akita, usually comes with a young woman and the young woman's mother. Sunday, the young woman and her husband were elsewhere, so Coley came with mom. Coley and Juniper get along fine, although

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Love my master;Thus I perfume myself withThis long-rotten mouse. I lie belly-upIn the sunshine, happier thanYou ever will be Today I sniffedMany dog behinds—I celebrateBy kissing your face. I sound the alarm!Paper boy—come to kill us all—Look! Look! Look! Look! Look! I lift my leg andWhiz on each bush.Hello, Spot—Sniff this and weep I sound the alarm!Garbage man—come to kill us all—Look!

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The last day of March was a terrific day to go to the dog park. The weather was sunny and warm enough. Boodles and Juniper were happy Daisy was here- She and Boodles wore each other out running- there's a slide show below.Jasper, the German Sheppard was there for a while, as well as a couple of fearless small dogs.Juniper allowed Chuck to see her belly. Later she acquired an acolyte- the slide

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Juniper is a bit of an odd duck, er, dog. She is a very serious dog, with a serious job. Part of her job is to make sure no one has too much fun. She has little sense of humor and a strong sense of what's right and wrong (in her opinion.) After two + years, she is still greatly concerned about Chuck's behavior. She tries to keep me between her and Chuck, and when that is not possible, abases

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My dogs don't work. My friend Pat, whose dogs don't work either, pointed me to this amazing video of some dogs who DO work. Wow!Yes, the sheep and the guys work too.

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Yesterday I posted about walking my friend's dogs for them, and said we were thinking about introducing our dogs to the mix today. Well, we did- pictorial results below.We accomplished the 4 dog walk with no problems- a little posturing at the beginning (Juniper acting like a bitch, you know) and Chessi didn't think any part of it was all that hot an idea, although she went along with it. But

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Chuck and I were unfaithful to Boodles and Juniper today. And the horrible thing is, we will repeat that adultery tomorrow. Yes, it's true. Our shameful secret-We walked another couple's dogs.Some friends of ours have a new baby, who had open heart surgery on Monday. The baby is doing well, came through surgery with flying colors, but there are still logistical matters to be worked out.

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But it is so much fun. Right now temperatures are moderately comfortable, and the spring rainy have not started. We can take the dogs to the dog park without too much fear of mud. We will take advantage of it as long as we can!There were old friends at the park- everyone was glad to see Gus-And there were some new friends to meet as well- some were large, and slower-Some were small and

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The nice weather brought a lot of folks to the dog park yesterday. There were the obligatory "getting to know you" exercises.Some secret planning went on.Someone saw something interesting and had everyone ready to go look.Boodle's good friend Gus was there;Daisy and CJ had some fun,Gus, CJ and a puppy named Zumba (?) did too.Even Juniper deigned to play a little, with the pup.Boodles and Luke

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Lucky finds out Juniper is not that much fun.Juniper is an odd dog. Around here she is also known as The Killer of Fun. It seems her highest purpose is to keep others from playing with a toy, or otherwise having a good time.We took advantage of the good weather Saturday to go to the dog park. Juniper lurked at the edges of the fun, and then would run out when anyone looked like they were

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The inner wolf comes out in shadowThe dog-eating hedgeBad dogs are never cute. Neither are dogs who think they can walk the other dog better than Chuck.

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Aren't dog's memories interesting? Some things they can't remember from one minute to the next- like that they aren't supposed to find things in the trash can to eat. Other things get stuck in their brains and can't be removed.One time, early in her life with us, Boodles went out into the backyard. She had her nose to the ground, as usual, and failed to look up. Had she done so, she would have

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Some time ago, I was reading ohmidog, the blog of John Woestendiek. Woestendiek, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the Baltimore Sun, did a 7 part series based on the question Hey mister, what kind of dog is that? The searh for the answer to that question was prompted by the unique appearance of Woestendiek's dog, Ace. During the series, Woestendiek and Ace visited the shelter from which

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I used to love to watch the Pet Psychic, on Animal Planet. In fact, I used to tell people that I wanted to BE Sonya Fitzpatrick when I grew up. I said this once to a woman I worked with, who told me she actually consulted an animal communicator, (as they are called when sensationalism isn't the object) frequently about her menagerie of cats and dogs. She was adamant that the information her

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pictures via cell phone- sorry they aren't more clear.Valentine's Day was beautiful and sunny. The last time we went to the dog park, it was way too soggy- the freeze-thaw cycle we have been getting here was brutal. But there had been no precipitation for a few days, and things seemed fairly dry here at home. We set off to play. A lovely Briard- a show dog, no less, and another mixed breed

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Last August, my small town got a phenomenal dog park. Placed on a chunk of land unsuitable for any thing else, the 40,000 square foot area on the edge of a township park has two shady fenced areas on the side of a hill. Dogs over 35 pounds play on one side, while the other is for dogs weighing less. Each side has a fire hydrant for the comfort of the boy dogs, and a drinking fountain with three

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On Friday we bought the dogs a present. We thought they might like a soft squeaky toy. So we got them a three pack of those long dogs with the big smile that you see the Beneful dog carrying in the commercial. These were a small size, maybe 6 inches long. One was pink terrycloth, one was blue terry, and one was canvas with flowers. The canvas one had a funny smell, so we gave them the blue

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It's always interesting to me to watch Juniper and Boodles when we go on our daily walks. Boodles always has her nose to the ground- scent is everything to her. She follows her nose and her trail meanders like a drunken sailor. The undersides of bushes fascinate her, and she vanishes into hedges at the speed of light. Her world narrows to what she can smell.Juniper, on the other hand, is all

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I used to watch streaming video from the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. It's been a while, and I had almost forgotten what a terrific place this is. Today I found this youtube video on the blog Dooce. It's a beautiful video.When I grow up, I'm going to go work there.

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Beefeater MaximusIf there were cycads in the living room, I would almost believe I had been transported to Jurassic Park. Watching my son's dogs move is like watching some prehistoric animal move. They are unimaginably large, and move with a precise articulation completely unlike my dogs. SequoiaBeefy and Sequoia are English Mastiffs, one of the largest breeds of dog. It's easy to say they are

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Chuck, EunJee and I went to see "Marley and Me" on the Friday after Christmas. I didn't anticipate how packed the theater would be- we ended up sitting in the first row, basically watching the movie rise above us while lying on our backs. (It would have been a cool way to watch the opening scene of Star Wars.) Chuck and I laughed, and we cried, (although to be honest, we cry at the vacuum

Willahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10115110657993404611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132546727541554314.post-71230922572936747252008-12-23T15:22:00.007-05:002008-12-27T09:24:13.641-05:00

My 6 month-old granddaughter has come to visit, and Chuck and I are really enjoying being silly grandparents. We talk in silly voices, and dance silly dances to get her to stop fussing. One place we are not being silly, though, is in the interaction between our dogs and our granddaughter.When we brought our first son home from the hospital in 1980, we had 3 dogs- 2 elderly Cairn Terriers that

Willahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10115110657993404611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132546727541554314.post-42736726550348335152008-12-17T16:13:00.000-05:002008-12-17T18:58:15.810-05:00

Rene Descartes, the French philosopher most known for saying "I think, therefore I am," also had some things to say about animals. Descartes felt that animals were no more than soulless organic machines. All of the behaviors of non-human animals, Descartes felt, rose not from thought, but from interactions of the internal material of the "meat machine."I think Descartes must not have had a pet. I

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