This is our (almost) weekly segment where we review the content posted on our Twitter over the course of the week. It’s a long post! So make sure you grab a coffee and prepare yourself for some serious reading.
But first, here’s a video of Clover swimming in a friend’s dam. She loves swimming and is pretty good at it, too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St-Tjr1vMe8
On with the tweets!
Tweet of the Week
I saw this and it gave me so many ideas on ‘things to do’ with my puppies. As many of my blog readers know, I do a lot of work with my puppies before they go (see Puppies 2012 series) and so new activities for young puppies is always on my radar. So have a look at Avidog’s adventure box (Oh, what fun!).
Breeds and Breeding
Rock Bottom from Time 4 Dogs.
The two principles for a new dog fancy from Retrieverman.
Structure in action: An interview with Pat Hastings from K9Pro.
The Missing Part of a Cairn Terrier from TerrierMan.
A video of a bitch with Eclampsia (seizuring from lack of calcium, often due to lactation).
Dog Training
A review of an Obedience Seminar with Kamal Fernandez.
Science: Friend or Foe? from Denise Fenzi.
A few from Hound and the Found: ‘Tinkering with the robot‘, ‘10 dynamite tips for your new search puppy‘, and ‘How scent and airflow works‘.
The Dominance Controversy from Dr Sophia Yin.
“Do I need to see a dog behaviourist?” from K9Pro.
K9DIY: Make a hard core, square-braid tug from Team Unruly (put here because a good tug is a good training tool).
Monday pets: why do dogs push their food bowls around?
Canine behavior and acoustics in shelters and kennels from Patricia McConnell.
7 Common Training Errors; Cautionary Tales from Eileen and Dogs.
Shelters, Rescue and Lost Pets
The RSPCA SA says, “Pets can be for Christmas“. Amazing! I didn’t think the RSPCA SA would ever come close to a tweet of the week – and this week they almost got it!
How one Facebook message change my life forever (yes, this belongs in this category).
Plea to help hounds in need of a home from Adelaide Now.
This is another one close to tweet of the week: Sheltering pets from domestic violence.
Beloved pet fast tracked to kill room at Hillsborough Co Pound from YesBiscuit!.
Rutherford RSPCA kills family’s dog.
Video: family dog back in the fold – after going missing for three years.
1000 pets prevented from entering the South LA Shelter in only 4 months.
Four dogs sheltered to death who had owners who wanted them back from SavingPets.
Ten reasons why your next sport dog should be a rescue from Team Unruly.
Adopt Bandit! - an adoption video for our current foster dog.
Fun (mostly-) Dog Things
The adventures of dog and her ele-friend.
Something awesome happens when animals use a trampoline.
Other Dog Stuff
Heroic boys save 13 dogs in fire at Asryn Kennels, Two Wells, as five others perish – this was almost Tweet of the Week, too, as it happened locally within the South Australian dog community.
Pro tips for navigating life with dogs and kids.
Ask me how I feel about “flexi” leashes.
Make your pet sitting business stand out.
How well do humans understand the expression on a dog’s face?
Other Animal Stuff
Dancing seal is first non-human mammal to keep a beat.
Sex, lies, and sperm competition: the fiendish world of insect sex.
Visited this tiny cemetery on Bethesda Rd, Lewiston.
‘Family photo’ – Bandit, Cindy and I.
This is the best picture I could get of Penny.
There’s a lot of interesting stuff there. With all that trawling the internet, it’s surprising you have time to post anything of your own.