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Friday, January 4th, 2008

Even Old Girls…

Can herd sheep.  I am of course talking about Jeannie, not Laura, who is the same age as me, 29.   Jeannie is being tested for herding instinct at 8 years of
age. 

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Friday, January 4th, 2008

Michael Ellis Seminar

Michael Ellis Seminar
February 22,23,24th
Adel, Iowa

 


FEES: $200 per dog for Friday/Saturday and Sunday (includes lunch).
Obedience only handlers will receive two obedience sessions per day. Obedience and Protection handlers will receive one obedience and one protection session per day. To observe and participate in
discussions for a large part of the day, without working a dog, there is a $35/day audit fee.

Contact: Cathi Windus

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Friday, January 4th, 2008

Two Reviews

Yet another example of nice writing, not to mention a place worth visiting….

color="#0000ff" size="4">My Manhattan: Epiphanies in a Medieval Courtyard
By HOLLAND COTTER
The Cloisters, while barely changing at all, has changed a lot for me over the years, becoming a more complicated and contemplative experience.

It is so nice to come across someone who still reads for the sheer pleasure–and is able to share it with the rest of us.

Editorial Observer:
Life, Love and the Pleasures of Literature in Barsetshire
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
You read Angela Thirkell’s Barsetshire novels, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their
own.

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Friday, January 4th, 2008

Bogey Brags

Lance was not the only one racking up the wins this past weekend, brother Bogey (Vando x Chopper)  and Kim were also doing well:

CPE Agility Dexter, MI

Friday Dec 28th:
   1st Place Colors
   3rd Place Fullhouse

Saturday Dec 29th:
   1st Place Jumpers
   1st Place Standard
   2nd Place Jumpers

Congratulations Kim!

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Friday, January 4th, 2008

Today’s quote

This is my quote summarizes my eating plans for 2008:

EAT….

the Breakfast of a King

Lunch of a Prince

and a Dinner of a Pauper

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Friday, January 4th, 2008

Taking a Dive?

 

Jan 3, 2008 - The Associated Press
 Man leaps off bridge, taking police dog with him

CORONADO, Calif. — A man being chased by authorities grabbed a police dog and leaped off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, taking the animal with him into the ocean water 200 feet below.

The fugitive survived and was in serious condition Tuesday with a collapsed lung, but the fall killed the dog.

The 27-year-old man will be charged with causing the dog’s death, driving under the influence and evading police, authorities said.

The pursuit began Monday evening after an Oceanside officer saw the man driving a GMC pickup erratically. The officer, accompanied by a Belgian Malinois named Stryker, ordered the driver to stop
but he refused, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Larry Landeros said.

The man led police on a chase on a section of Interstate 5 and onto the bridge, where he stopped and the officer released Stryker.

“The dog actually took the driver to the ground and then [the driver] … lifted the dog up and jumped over the side,” CHP Sgt. Steven Toth said.

The man had not been identified as of late Tuesday.

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