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School News
Dogs Day Out was great fun. The weather was beautiful- sun and warm at 20c. This was an opportunity of showing Christchurch dog owners that the "Red has turned into the Green Zone"
With so much 'consultation' around the post earthquake river precinct centered on 'what are we going to do with it', it has been largely forgotten that it is already delivering an enormous social dividend. The UK based MENE study (Monitoring Engagement in the Natural Environment) evidences that walking your dog is twice as popular as walking without a Dog. We live in that space and see it every day and night, in all weathers. That is why the announcement "Welcome to the WORLDS LARGEST URBAN OFF-LEASH DOG PARK" was made to a receptive audience by your advocate and Mayoral candidate Blair Anderson, just as the Breeze Walking Festival began.
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Rehoming a beautiful Golden Retriever
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Momo/Molly, a 4 year old Golden Retriever is looking for a new home. Her family is going to Australia and are tearful that they can't bring her. She is docile, gets on great with dogs and children, and is quiet. If you are interested, please fill out the following form. PS. We are not in any hurry in finding a home - she's just
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September's Life Skills Class
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All of the dogs in our Life Skills Class have successfully convinced their owners that they have the smarts!
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No! Dont !!
Dogs don't understand *don't*, because *don't* is a concept.
Dogs understand *do*.
They understand behaviours.
Create a behaviour that you do want, so that your dog can be right and you're setting him up for reinforcement.
This makes for a much better relationship for you and your dog, and for anybody else who comes in contact with your dog.
-- Susan Garrett
A great article on the same topic
Don't Focus on the "Don't" in Dog Training!
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Doggie Links
Should Desexing Dogs Continue to Be the Rule?
"For by our widespread policies of desexing dogs, we are not just removing their gonads: we are changing their bodies, their health and their behavior—not always for the better. We are tacitly implying that dogs should be asexual, in body and mind. We are altering the future of the species, to their peril ... But we are the ones who need fixing." (Dr. Alexandra Horowitz)
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Non-Doggie Links
The Most Feared Song in Jazz, Explained Analyzing Coltrane's "Giant Steps" as an intro to music theory
Peter Yarrow -- "The Colonoscopy Song"
Want to Be Happier? Live Closer to the Stuff You Want to Do
[Yup, that why we are travelling in October!- China here we come]
Difference Between "If I Was" and "If I Were" [my pet peeve since I used to teach ESL]
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Quotes
No amount of belief makes something a fact.
-- James Randi
The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all.
-- Mignon McLaughlin
Governments are best classified by considering who are the somebodies they are in fact endeavoring to satisfy.
-- Alfred North Whitehead
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
-- E. O. Wilson
We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.
-- Tocqueville
It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.
-- Alfred Adler
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