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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Petless households
I can't imagine not having a pet. Can you? Regardless of allergy issues, we have always had cats and dogs in our house. I remember when my younger sister was a child with asthma and my mother told me that the dr. wanted us to give our (my) dog away because of her medical issues. The idea wasn't just unthinkable... it was ridiculous, as far as I was concerned.
"Why can't we give her away?" I asked my mother.
I bet you would have done the same! Luckily, we mustered through and today my sister has dogs and cats of her own.
But, there are households out there that are petless. People who think pets are "dirty" or too much work, or something. Granted, wet dog is not an attractive smell, but wet people isn't either! It just means someone, dog or person, needs a bath!
When I meet people who don't have pets - who think dogs make a mess, cats are evil, or whatever, I wonder about them. People who seriously can't have pets because of some medical condition get a little more sympathy, but, again, even I was told by my allergist to get rid of all my drapes, carpets and pets... and I just left his office and never went back.
Pets provide a lot of comfort. They teach children responsibility. They even help reduce stress.They add love and life to a household. The reason� we have pets is to share the love. There can never be too much love in the world.
Right?
Source: http://blogs.dogtime.com/scratchings-and-sniffings/2010/10/petless-households
Back To School Dog Safety Event - Pawsway (Blog)
Don’t miss Back to School dog safety, dogs with jobs for Labour Day and a piper marching dozens of dogs down Queens Quay West
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Walking a Fine Line (Article)
Balance is becoming a main focus in the dog training community. Striving for the perfect combination of rules and leniency that will ensure our dogs have self-confidence and manners, yet still have joy inside, is a worthwhile ideal.
Source: http://www.torontobarks.com/articles/view/189/
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Surprise at the Stray Dog Kennel
Something strange in the stray dog kennel at the Ogden Animal Shelter…. watch the video!
Source: http://streetdogblog.com/2010/08/30/surprise-at-the-stray-dog-kennel/
The Dogcast Episode #05 - Toronto Blue Jays Dog Day (Podcast)
Our interview with Mark Hale of the Toronto Blue Jays regarding the upcoming Blue Jays Dog Day event where you can bring your dog with you to a Toronto Blue Jays Baseball game. Mark highlights how the event got started, what facilities are like for you and your dog and how to get tickets.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Calming Common Dog Fears
<!-- google_ad_section_start -->On a dark and stormy night as the thunder rolls in, do you find your dog cowering under the table? You?re not alone! Fear of loud noises, including thunder, is a common issue with dogs. Your pup can develop sound sensitivities between the ages of two and four, and they tend to get worse with age. Dogs that are afraid of thunder usually are triggered by some 
Source: http://blogs.dogtime.com/all-about-labradors/2010/10/calming-common-dog-fears
Breeder Pleads With Shelter Not to Neuter His Dog
A Pomeranian who wandered away from his home a stud may return home a changed man if an Albuquerque shelter follows the letter of the law. The East Side Shelter, which took in Prince on Tuesday after he was found 15 miles away from his home, can’t give a dog back to an owner or [...]
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2010 Desert Dog Trials
Under a cloudless pre-summer day with temperatures slated for the 90s, the shimmer of a desert mirage hovers over a sea of police K9 cruisers as they idle in the parking lot, staged and ready for the opening ceremonies at Scottsdale Stadium. The muffled barks coming from inside the vehicles add to an almost tangible excitement that fills the air. Inside the stadium stand scores of uniformed police officers and anxious citizens alike. Bagpipes break the mid-morning silence and blare out an introduction of the Scottsdale Police Honor Guard and the Colors are presented. A courageous and talented young woman belts out a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. As the round of patriotic applause subsides, the stadium announcer hits a button and base heavy music pumps out deep into center field. The exciting beat reaches its crescendo and like the start to a NASCAR race the deep voiced artist challenges every soul within earshot: ?LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!?
Attention is drawn to the pristinely manicured baseball field as a muscled police dog launches from home plate out toward towards the pitcher?s mound. What happens next would make any NFL linebacker take a knee in genuflection. The four-legged warrior delivers a ferocious body slam that can be felt three rows back of the first baseline as his jaws sink deep into the arm of Mr. Bitesuit. The crowd first gasps at the display and then roars with applause as the First Bite is thrown out at the 8th Annual Desert Dog K9 Trials in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This signature City Event draws law enforcement and security K9 teams from all around the Phoenix Metro area, outlying Arizona jurisdictions, neighboring states, hospitals, and federal installations. Originally conceived as a solution to the old Phoenix Area K9 Trials, the Desert Dog is now the forum for Southwest Regional canine teams to showcase the best of the best. Usually limited to about 60 teams in order to reduce down time between events, handlers and their dogs compete in Bomb and Drug Detection, Tactical Building Search, Tactical Challenge, Obedience, Area Search and Handler Protection events. The goal of these events is to capture the coveted Top Dog - Grand Champion Trophy. Another highly sought after trophy goes to the top ?Tough Dog? as judged by the award creators Lieutenant Dick VanLeenen and Sgt. Wim VanBochove of the Rotterdam, Holland Police. Awards are given for 1st through 6th place performances and awards are given for best Agency Teams.
The Desert Dog is a spring event in Scottsdale that spans three days starting with a gathering of all the handlers for important training and networking via the Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Association meeting. This year?s event hosted guest speaker and veteran canine handler/ Instructor Steve Sprouse of the Broward County Florida Sheriff?s Office. Steve provided a no-nonsense approach to modern canine law enforcement focusing on his highly acclaimed ?Transferring Training to Reality? lecture. The class was designed to help handlers understand the behaviors and mechanics of canine operations and how context plays such a critical role in transferring what is experienced in training to the dangerous field of reality. While the Desert Dog K9 competition may start with highly valued training and friendly reunions of law enforcement colleagues, make no mistake these canine teams are fierce competitors too. When the training is over, the judges meet and are issued their clipboards and score sheets. Then it?s time to get down and dirty and start shooting for that sought after grail; the Top Dog trophy.
Friday night the bombs are planted and things get rolling. This year there were fourteen bomb detection teams from various city, county, state and military police agencies. When all was said and done, Mike Armentrout and his dog Harrie of the Chandler, Arizona Police Department won first place. Drug dogs got their shot the next morning and had to brave an interior building search and a vehicle search as well. Scott Armstrong and his dog Dino of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, handled this challenge in high fashion bringing home the top trophy in that event. As the weekend wore on it would soon be discovered that Scott and Dino had been doing their prep work getting ready for Desert Dog. A wise and renowned canine guru once said, ?Obedience is the foundation of ALL canine training?. Well apparently Scott and Dino were sitting at the guru?s feet because they took home the gold in that event too.
The Tactical Challenge provided a number of annoying obstacles. From bite suit man adorned in empty Gatorade bottles to a pickup truck and a bed filled with water that some bad guy in a bite suit thought was a mini-swimming pool, it was a crowd pleasing spectacle. Scott Armstrong had to move over for fellow DPS K9 team member Anthony Gerard and K9 Crowe who performed amazingly well and brought home another 1st place win for the Highway Patrol.
The Building Search was a bit of a tactical challenge or should we call it a nightmare? Imagine having to search a vacant car dealership for an armed felon. That?s bad, but not outside the scope of what happens any day in America for some K9 team somewhere. However, try doing it when there are nasty little tricks to throw your dog off like food hiding under a closed doorway. Or how about the overwhelmingly interesting smell of an odor soaked towel drenched in the beckoning perfume of a young Malinois lady who was feeling rather, shall we say, anxious for a male suitor? ?Aha! Not to worry!? said Heather Kennedy and her dog Alice of the Scottsdale Healthcare Canine Unit. Kennedy and Alice braved the distractions and faced the live simmunition targets in order to bring home the top award in that event. This was quite an accomplishment for Heather and Alice but what a source of pride for Scottsdale Healthcare who was this year?s chief funding donator. In fact, without the donations from Scottsdale Healthcare, Ray Allen Professional K9 Equipment and others, there would not have been an 8th Annual Desert Dog. Budgets are down all across the nation and finding the funds to pull off an event like this one is a monumental feat, but Scottsdale Healthcare came to the rescue and it was great to see them take home a 1st place trophy.
Sunday morning came bright and early and brought with it the Area Search. This took place out on the baseball field and what a challenge!
Three port-o-john?s, a couple vehicles, some makeshift boxes all overlooking an infield littered with bite sleeves, toys, and food scent made this a challenging event. Scott Tracy and his dog Clint of the Casa Grande, Arizona PD made short work out of it and won the competition looking like it was just another day at the office. Then the exciting break came between the Area Search and the climatic final event - Handler Protection. All eyes and lenses were focused center field as Phoenix PD landed a helicopter and deployed a dog from the chopper. Like a locked-on missile, the dog sliced across center field and flat laid out an agitator with such power and skill that the roar of the stadium crowd drowned out the noisy helicopter blades.
Under the blaze of afternoon sun the Handler Protection event was a bite fest for the dogs; a target rich environment indeed. Handlers had to confront a passive bite suit man, send his dog past him and out to a runaway agitator who tosses a towel toward the inbound dog. Once on the bite, the dog was called off for a re-direct toward the once passive - but now assaultive- bite suit man who is performing an attack on the handler. From there, right around the pitcher?s mound, the handler had to launch his dog on an agitator clear out in center field but the dog must call off with no bite and return. Then, the dog and handler approached yet another bite suit man who feeds the dog a loose bite sleeve and runs away. The dogs that practice this don?t need to be told to spit out the bite sleeve and go get the bad guy. It seems that Arizona DPS was ready for this little festival of activity. Anthony Gerard and Scott Armstrong with their dogs Crowe and Dino both took home trophies in this event. Crowe aced the event and Dino took home 5th. Fellow team member Aaron Buckmister and K9 Brett finished 6th solidifying the later need for DPS to call an 18-wheeler to the awards banquet to help haul all their awards home.
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At the end of the day as the sun started to set on yet another successful Desert Dog trial, the top ten hardest biting dogs as determined by the agitator?s bruises had one more challenge. Each of the ten teams assembled in a line formation in right field facing home plate. One by one they were launched on ?bite? commands and rocketed their way toward Lt. VanLeenen and Sgt. VanBochove. In the end, the two distinguished trial judges met and conferred and nominated the 2010 Tough Dog candidate Bryan Cochran and his K9 Max from the Mesa, Arizona PD K9 Unit as the hardest dog of the year. This esteemed victory earned Bryan and ?Max? the traveling trophy that stays with them for a year. That will be a year filled with well deserved bragging rights because when Dick and Wim say you have a Tough Dog, you know you have a Tough Dog!
The awards banquet was complete with a wonderful sit down dinner and honored guests from various police departments. When all the events were tallied, Arizona DPS K9 Officer Scott Armstrong and ?Dino? received a standing ovation from their fellow competitors having achieved a landslide victory and winning the 2010 Desert Dog Top Dog award. Arizona DPS won the Top patrol agency award and the top detection agency went to Casa Grande PD. As the night came to a close and a banquet room full of weary but proud canine handlers emptied out, thoughts turn toward 2011 as we all wonder who might be next year?s Top Desert Dog.
If you want to find out more information about the Desert Dog K9 Trial or to view more great photos from the event please visit the website at http://www.desertdogk9trials.com/
Photos and article submitted courtesy of Lt. J.R. Parrow, Scottsdale PD
Writer?s bio:
Lt. J.R. Parrow is a 25-year veteran of the Scottsdale Police Department having served as a canine handler, trainer, and the K9 Unit Sergeant before his promotion and assignment as Patrol Watch Commander in Scottsdale?s popular entertainment district.
Barking For A Home (Article)
I was delighted when Lowell Brown, founder of the site, called and asked if I would like to join the Toronto barks team! I couldn’t wait to say YES, thank you for the invite and opportunity! Each month I will be submitting a column called “Barking for A Home” and will feature a shelter or rescue dog who is in need of a place to hang his or her leash in a new forever home.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Hi Ho, Hi Ho... It's Off To Work We Go (Article)
For most dog parents, it sounds ideal. Getting up each morning, reading the morning paper over a cup of coffee, putting on our shoes….and grabbing our dog leash? Yes, taking our dog to work sounds perfect. After all, Sparky is a wonderful companion and would make our workday go that much smoother, right?
Missing Dog - Charlie (Jack Russell/Chihuahua Mix) (Blog)
(Markham, Ontario): Charlie, Jack Russell, Chihuhua mix... 10 lbs... went missing March 23rd at 8pm. He chased a rabbit from my backyard and followed the rabbit through the fence in a little hole the rabbit had made. I was outside with him, however was unable to catch him.
Big Fix Comedy Night - In Support Of Spaycentral Toronto (Blog)
On Friday, May 23rd, 2008, Spaycentral Toronto is holding a BIG FIX COMEDY NIGHT complete with a fabulous silent auction starting at 7:00 pm in the Great Hall Ballroom, 1087 Queen Street West.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Pug Angels - STOP PUPPY MILLS! (Blog)
Pug Angels is holding its inaugural Chinese New Year Fundraiser Gala benefiting Tejas Animal Refuge at the Pawsway, 245 Queens Quay, Toronto, www.pawsway,ca, on Saturday, January 24, 2009, at 6:30 p.m.
Source: http://www.torontobarks.com/dogblog/view/122/
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We went down to the beach yesterday, only I'd timed it completely wrong and there wasn't very much beach left.
I really ought to spend a pound and buy one of those tide timetables so this doesn't happen quite so often.
ANYWAY...
Not to be disheartened I sent Sparky off to look for a stick.
Hmm, I wonder what she wants a stick for..? I'm sure it's something fun. Stick, stick, stick...
Aha! Stick! And now the fun begins, right Mum?!
WTF?! This isn't fun!
Haha! Yep, I tried to drown my doggy in waves roughly 3 times his size.
Must get the stick. Must get the stick...
Oh shit!
Don't worry, he had a lot of fun really.
Again! Throw it again!
Some local kids (and their Dad) thought the "try to drown Sparky" game was brilliant fun and needed no encouragement to join in.
I think Sparky made quite a splash with them.
Yes, I know. Stupid, bad pun.
For all Kota's bravado and intensity before the throw...
This one's mine Sparky! All mine! You can eat my dust. My stick! I'm gonna kick your ass!
He turned into a wuss after it.
Oh. You threw it in the water...
I'll let Sparky get that one... Just this one time...
HA! To the victor go the spoils!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday Training - October 26th, 2010
The stars aligned this afternoon - We've been doing a lot of conditioning stuff and not so much training for the last few weeks. I'm still sleep-deprived from my late night server work for sure (and it'll be an early night tonight), but I had the time (and the facility) to go train this afternoon after work - so off we went to train! I'm trying to do a couple of things with my sequencing now that we're moved inside for the season - I want to work more spaces and fewer obstacles. I think that Teller and I are feeling (perhaps more than in other years) the tightness of indoor training again and I want to keep the speed and forward handling that we built up while we were training outside all summer...
Source: http://blogs.dogtime.com/magica-goldens/2010/10/tuesday-training-october-26th-2010
Pup Profiles Coming Soon....
by Carrie Boyko, CEB
Shortly I will begin featuring Pup Profiles of reader's dogs, just for fun. I hope you'll join in. You'll need to send me a photo via email to LetsAdoptaDogPark@gmail.com. Please include the following information for your dog's profile:
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Would you like to see your pup here on the blog? I would too!Shortly I will begin featuring Pup Profiles of reader's dogs, just for fun. I hope you'll join in. You'll need to send me a photo via email to LetsAdoptaDogPark@gmail.com. Please include the following information for your dog's profile:
- My Nickname is________________.
- The thing I hate most is __________________________________________.
- My most embarrassing moment is___________________________________.
- My favorite physical activity is______________________________________.
Feel free to have fun with your answers. We'd like to get a sense of your pup's personality behind his adorable face.
If your Rover is a couch potato, that can certainly be his favorite activity. If his most embarrassing moment is when he had to wear a tutu, we'll all understand.
Perhaps the thing she hates most is the position of her bed. Oliver, my Papillon, likes to rearrange the position of his bed quite regularly. He'll pull it out of his crate, shake it quite vigorously, and finally lay down in it wherever it sits on the floor--silly boy!
If your Rover is a couch potato, that can certainly be his favorite activity. If his most embarrassing moment is when he had to wear a tutu, we'll all understand.
Perhaps the thing she hates most is the position of her bed. Oliver, my Papillon, likes to rearrange the position of his bed quite regularly. He'll pull it out of his crate, shake it quite vigorously, and finally lay down in it wherever it sits on the floor--silly boy!
Those of you who have read much of this blog know that Tanner's nickname is Houdini. He's quite the escape artist. Want to read more about Tanner's masterful skills? Check out these posts:
- Tanner, Our Crate-Opening, Door-Opening, Gate-Unlatching Houdini
- Houdini Strikes Again: New Training Challenges
- An Interview with Tanner, My Golden Retriever and Houdini Wannabe
We hope to hear from you soon. After all, what's a profile page without profiles. Who's first?
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