OK, so there’s no dinner involved Nonetheless, we thought some of our readers might be entertained by a short video that we produced to introduce some of our pack. Now, I gotta warn you – this is my first effort at actually editing a video. I tried not to get too fancy, but I […]

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I’m sure that most of you have heard about “breed-specific laws”, the laws that some municipalities (and, I understand, a state or two) pass to prohibit the ownership or possession of specific breeds. The current list of favorite targets for such laws are “pit bulls” (including Staffordshire Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and who knows what […]

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I saw this on one of my email lists with encouragement to pass it on:

My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.
Give me time to understand what you want of me.
Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.
Don’t be angry with […]

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I think that I’ve mentioned ShopWiki in previous postings, but somebody recently called my attention to their Pet Products Buying Guide. For those of you who don’t keep up with all of the fast-developing Web 2.0 stuff, a Wiki is a sort of collaborative development tool. It’s a web-browser-based way for a community to develop […]

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Its been a long time since my peeps have written that I thought I’d do it myself.
I know that Jim thought it may not be a good idea to have a new name in my new home, but Gigi suits me better. As he noted Shelties are very smart so […]

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In a cooperative effort with Utah Corgi Rescue we’re listing some of their rescues on our

There are some really wonderful Corgi kids there…sweet and adorable. Here’s a preview…
First we have some photos of lovely Lizzie.  Lizzie’s family passed away.  She was a very loved little girl and had some difficulty coping with […]

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