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Dock diving, a performance sport for dogs, is picking up speed thanks in part to the Outdoor Channel television series “DockDogs." Among the animal handlers featured on the show are John Nicholson Jr. and John Nicholson III of Hazel Dell. Here's a video clip of the father and son training their Labrador retrievers to do high and long jumps in the family pool. .
Animal Planet Pet Video to Provide 2 Million Free Training DVDs to New ...
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Animal Planet Pet Video (APPV), producer and distributor of award-winning pet-training videos, today announced the launch of its Shelter Helper program, offering 2 million free DVDs to pet parents in conjunction with Bayer Animal Health, the program's major sponsor. The first-of-its-kind program will provide 500,000 free dog- and cat-training DVDs per quarter to new pet parents of adopted pets through participating shelters. "We've developed these family friendly, reward-based training videos for adopters and their newest furry family members," stated Kellyann Conway, APPV trainer and President for the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. "Providing new pet parents with these fun and educational training videos help them develop a fantastic bond from the moment their new pet arrives home." The Animal Planet Pet Video DVDs titled "Training Your Adopted Dog" and "Training Your Adopted Cat," are an essential how-to manual for new pet parents, providing tips on how to care for their new pet as well as how to address common issues that often lead to the return of the pet back to the shelter.
Unbridgeable: The ethnic divide in Kosovo
They were on big fat chairs sitting during all other nations there working for them. Why should i work for you? Why went Slovens, than Croats, Bosnia, Macedonia, even your twin brother Montenegro went! Why shoud Kosova stay?Because of mines over there? This is only a process of desintegration of a big evil State. You have still a big propaganda programe against all your "enemies". It will be much better, everyone works for himself. Therefore this had nothing to do with other Countries or minorities. This is only the last part falling from a mosaique called YU. Live in peace! .
Unethical practices led to mortgage crisis
I've seen babies and children in Wal-Mart and Nordstrom stores with tattoos on their little arms). However, so far the U.S. courts don't see this practice as child abuse. Amazing, isn't it?Gary MyersOceansideBillions over Baghdad is bankrupting U.S.
The Iraq war and our present economic woes are intricately connected. The law of cause and effect has thrown our country into a recession. Pouring $495 billion into this illegal war has caused our mounting economic woes. Spending $338 million a day on an unending war that should never have been started causes hardships on millions of us in all phases of our economic pursuits.We Americans know that we are supporting this atrocious war on our backs, and the burden has become more than we can bear. This war must be stopped and the spending stopped before our country is bankrupt!Jerry and JudiCunninghamVistaA good way to fight childhood obesity
Regarding "Oceanside school unveils new track": I applaud the efforts of Karen Johnson and the Gibraltar Foundation in bringing attention to the important issue of childhood obesity.
Hearne: Cops and TV newsies to dodge balls for charity
Me neither, although I may be in the minority where the news media are concerned. Some radio and TV types have challenged the <strong>Kansas City Police Department </strong>to a dodge ball game. Proceeds from the so-called “News vs. Blues” charity throwdown will benefit the KCPD Care Team.</p><p>“Under any other circumstances, hitting a cop with anything is a felony,” says <strong>KCTV </strong>news anchor <strong>Dana Wright</strong>. “It will be a blast! Proceeds to the injured officer fund.”</p><p>Dodge ball is the game we once played before blatant violence between children fell out of fashion.</p><p><em>The clash goes down Saturday at the KCPD Regional Training Academy, and darn the luck the officers won't be in uniform, meaning the newsies won't be able to take aim at tempting targets like Tasers and ticket pads.</em></p><p><em>You want smack talk? Wright has it: “The officers, especially the tactical guys, might be bigger than we are, but they throw like a bunch of girls.
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