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Easter Candy is a NO NO for Dogs

Published March 29, 2009 at 6:32 p.m.

With Easter just around the corner, you will most likely have some form of chocolate in your house. We all have heard that chocolate can be lethal to your dog, but do you know why? All chocolate products start with the cocoa tree. Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate – especially dark or baker's chocolate – which is toxic to dogs. This is a xanthine compound in the same family of caffeine, and theophylline. A dogs metabolises theobromine very slowly so it can stay

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Running contacts - progression #2!

Published March 29, 2009 at 6:18 p.m.

So, after a couple of sessions with the plank on the ground, we were very pleased with the results ... Here's a little recap: Since I already have a running contact, it wasn't difficult to get me to run across the plank. The difficulty came in making sure I didn't jump the yellow, even with the plank on the ground. BOL! ... To do that we varied the placement of the reward target out from the plank. For me, we brought it a little closer so that I could see it better, focus ahead, and drive ahead.

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AKC National Agility Championships - and the winners are!

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Published March 29, 2009 at 5:28 p.m.

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This news just in from the AKC website: ... (Photo courtesy American Kennel Club) ... The 2009 AKC National Agility Champions are: ... Front Row Left to Right: ... 26" Champion – Olga Chaiko & Border Collie "Yankee" ... 20" Champion – Kim Terrill & Border Collie "Steeple" ... 24" Champion – Robert Yi & Border Collie "Cap" ... Back Row Left to Right: ... Andy Hartman (AKC Director of Agility) ... 16" Champion – Paulette Swartzendruber & Shetland Sheepdog "Rush" ... 12" Champion – Dee

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Huskies Win!

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Published March 29, 2009 at 2:07 p.m.

woo! ... So it was a good game, despite the fact that there weren't any real huskies there. Apparently basketball is a human game. Here's something really stupid: the UConn Huskies have a player named Dyson on their team! But much like the stupid Dyson in our house, he is broken ... My Human was sad that her stupid tigers didn't win. We were sympathetic by getting in her face and laughing at her ...

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Summer-the-Golden-Retriever

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Published March 29, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.

Summer is the newest addition to our family. She loves everyone she meets and is a little fluff ball of love. Summer loves to steal socks and paper products and is always ready to play. Summer was born in California ... Click for more pictures and comments ...

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Weekly Winners and Sunday Scenery

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Published March 28, 2009 at 10:04 p.m.

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To join in with Weekly Winners visit Lotus ... Some of my favourites from this week, most of them from today ... the real camera is back with it's rightful owner so it's back to the phone camera ... Rosie's tootsies :o) ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... To play along with Sunday Scenery visit Tarheel Ramblings ... I thought we'd have some videos for this week's scenery ... the first from today's sunny, snowy, windy, cold walk at Roseisle Beach, the second from our kitchen window when we got in ...

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Fun Games - Go to your Mark!

Published March 28, 2009 at 7:29 p.m.

I don't know about you, but I love playing games with my Mum. Not only do I get treats, but I learn new stuff that helps me be a happier, healthier pup. This new game is called "Go to your Mark." ... Mum put down a a piece of tape on the floor and the goal is for me to go to the mark and then do what she tells me. So far I can go to my mark, lie down, and then sit up, and we're working on more distance behaviors ... Wadda ya think? If I can hit my mark, I can be in the movies now, huh? ... This

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Border collies take early leads in AKC Nationals!

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Published March 28, 2009 at 6:29 p.m.

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Well, looks like the border collies are dominating in the early rounds at the AKC Nationals in four of the six heights this year. All 1st-4th place finishes in 16", 20", 24" and 26" in today's Round 1 Standard results are taken by border collies. The 12" 1st-4th places are all taken by Shelties. Then there are a couple of paps, a corgi, and a PRT in the 8" category ... In round 2, not much changes in the breed mix, but in the 16" height class the shelties aren't far behind the 1st - 4th

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Ellen's Computer is So Down

Published March 28, 2009 at 6:27 p.m.

SUMMARY: Ellen is beside herself. (A neat trick.) ... I don't know what its problem is. Started doing a couple of odd things earlier this week. Called my company's expert; not familiar with symptoms and suggested updated virus check, which I ran for 2 days(!) to cover all my files. Not sure that it actually got through all 1.8 million files; a vague recollection that it said it had quit checking or the equivalent when it posted a note that it had found a virus. But that was in 2 zip files one

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