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I know a bunch of you have seen this on facebook already, but it's kind of fun dog vision simulator: http://www.wolframalpha.com/widgets/gallery/view.jsp?id=125a6a47bc73b0269276cd2dd58d84f1

My girl has been getting a lot of "ear-itations" (sorry) lately. There's some red-brown gunk accumulated that I removed using cotton pads with a little oil on them. I've had to do this 3 or 4 times in the past couple of months, but it doesn't seem to have come back after the last cleaning. I assumed it was from swimming, and maybe the subsequent scratching. Wondering now, after the thread with the anal glands.

I live in a small apartment, and yes, the XL plastic airline crate takes up a lot of room, but my dog likes it and hangs out quite a bit there of her own accord (door open). I shut her in there for the ocassional time-out, but also for when work is being done around the place. As a renter, I have little to no control over when that will happen, and the handyman/plummer/construction workers don't deserve having a dog harassing them while they work (the electrician, on the other hand... )

Here's the forum thread where the rescue was initiated, if you're interested: http://14ers.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36893 edit: it's a very long thread - 46 pages, you know how things get - and the actual rescue occurs around page 17 or 18. http://14ers.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36893&start=204#p440131 edit edit: here's where the owner chimes in: http://14ers.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36893&start=252#p440312 edit edit edit (sorry): more pictures http://14ers.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36893&start=372#p440514

This is the local company that clears brush on the hills for fire prevention: http://www.goatsrus.com/dogs.htm . They use electronet to contain the goats, and move them with dogs.

I'm in - haven't decided if I'll make the drive up there again, but would like to help out.

I puzzled over this for a few minutes - chickens swim? Buddy herds chickens? Time for that second cup of coffee!

Yes, but virtually everyone at a dog trial is a dog owner, which is not typically the case for a public street or bar. I'd certainly be worried about people harassing those dogs, even with her keeping an eye on them from inside the bar.

Aren't you Goose on another board?

I'm so glad to hear the surgery went well. Lots of healing vibes coming in from the west.

I've often heard that applying cool water to the 'armpits' and belly is the fastest way to cool them down.

This is how I introduced "fuss" as a command to heel on my right side: "Allie, we've been using heel to mean you walk at my side, but sometimes I want you on a particular side and you pick the wrong one. So from now on, I'm gong to say heel when I want you on my left, and fuss when I want you on my right. You got that?" and she did.

Why don't you direct this idiot them to http://www.usbcha.com/ . Tell them to check out the sheepdog section. ETA: Bill Fosher's sheep forum has a section on Livestock Guardians that discusses breeds such as the maremma and anatolian.

All but one of the trials I've attended have been welcoming to well-behaved spectator dogs. They should be removed (crated, or put in the car) if they bark, or stare too intently at the sheep - the action gets quite close to the audience at times. Check http://www.norcalsheepdog.org/events/ for events.

just a note - Derek Fisher moved to Idaho, so he's no longer an option. Bill Berhow is closer in Zamora. If you want, maybe you could come with me up to the Spencers' sometime in Elk Grove.