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Oxota: Truth, lies, and fanning the flames
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Monday, 10 October 2011. Truth, lies, and fanning the flames. A lot on my mind, many a post not written or shared. Busy is good, silence is golden, and all that. I spent yesterday temperament testing dogs at a shelter. As a therapy dog team evaluator, this is something we do about once a month, attempting to identify shelter dogs as potential therapy dogs. Of 10-15 we examine per session, on average, 3 qualify as candidates. I suggest, is that we stop...
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Oxota: Familiar Stranger
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Tuesday, 20 January 2015. This past weekend, while sharing a hotel room with dear friends, I said aloud something that has been bugging me for at least a year. Now I understand why people dye their hair and have plastic surgery. The face in the mirror every morning doesn't match the picture of myself in my head. Or, put more bluntly:. Who the hell is that old hag? And why is she looking at me with knowing eyes? Choices have consequences. And they ...
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Oxota: January 2015
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Tuesday, 20 January 2015. This past weekend, while sharing a hotel room with dear friends, I said aloud something that has been bugging me for at least a year. Now I understand why people dye their hair and have plastic surgery. The face in the mirror every morning doesn't match the picture of myself in my head. Or, put more bluntly:. Who the hell is that old hag? And why is she looking at me with knowing eyes? Choices have consequences. And they ...
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Oxota: February 2015
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Monday, 23 February 2015. Time to Stop the Madness. I try very hard not to let my buttons get pushed. But sometimes, it happens. I see it coming, and say, yeah, go ahead: push it. Things started out innocently enough. Victoria Stilwell. Of BBC's It's me or the Dog. Fame) posted on her blog a link to an article. Written by Sophia Yin DVM, MS - a giant in the world of veterinary behavior. Has published several books. Sophia had serious cred. Which is wh...
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Oxota: February 2014
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Monday, 24 February 2014. An Open Letter to AKC's VP of Performance. Note - AKC's BOD rescinded the age lowering - restoring it to 12 mos - at the March 2014 meeting. Kudos to AKC for responding so quickly to correct this. To: Doug Ljungren, VP of Performance and Companion Events. Re: AKC Board Minutes 2/7/14 - CAT rule change - minimum age reduction. Dear Mr. Ljungren -. As you are aware, lure coursing is a Performance event, not a Companion event...
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Oxota: March 2015
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". No posts. Show all posts. No posts. Show all posts. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Somewhere in New Mexico, United States. OXOTA is the Russian word for "hunt", which my borzoi do at every opportunity. This blog is an outlet for some opinions, and a vessel for some essays. And parking place for photo essays. Comments are always welcome. View my complete profile. My karma ran over my dogma. We’ll take a cup of kindness yet…. Try a little tenderness.
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Oxota: An Open Letter to AKC's VP of Performance
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Monday, 24 February 2014. An Open Letter to AKC's VP of Performance. Note - AKC's BOD rescinded the age lowering - restoring it to 12 mos - at the March 2014 meeting. Kudos to AKC for responding so quickly to correct this. To: Doug Ljungren, VP of Performance and Companion Events. Re: AKC Board Minutes 2/7/14 - CAT rule change - minimum age reduction. Dear Mr. Ljungren -. As you are aware, lure coursing is a Performance event, not a Companion event...
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Oxota: October 2013
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Wednesday, 30 October 2013. Fact, Fiction, and Fantasy - or, reality vs conventional "wisdom". Twice in the past week I've been read essays blaming clicker training for misbehavior in dogs. I don't know what's behind this resurgence, but will offer my perspective on why that is foolish and dangerous. Let's tackle alpha rolls first. (Like the metaphor? For a primer, read Dr. Sophia Yin. Wolves don't actually physically dominate one another. At leas...
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Oxota: Perception is Reality
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Monday, 22 September 2014. Flying back from Texas this weekend, I had an enlightening and disturbing conversation with a seatmate. Enlightening in that how breeders are (sometimes? Percieved by rescue groups; and disturbing in that, well, her view was utterly toxic. After a little "hi, whatcha reading" chit-chat, she mentioned that she volunteers with a local breed rescue group - and that she hates breeders. Hm, I said. I'm a breeder. She squirmed....
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Oxota: Standing Ovation
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Beauty is as beauty Does: "Hunt to Live Live to Run". Monday, 31 March 2014. Finally, a good reason to move to Canada. And I've been to Calgary, there's lots of Chinese take-out and it's close to Jasper. Http:/ redstarcafe.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/the-calgary-model/. Http:/ www.toledoblade.com/local/2010/02/28/Canadian-city-changes-tack-to-cut-dog-deaths.html. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Somewhere in New Mexico, United States. View my complete profile. My karma ran over my dogma.