{"id":1831,"date":"2012-11-30T12:29:52","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T01:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2021-08-02T17:39:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T07:09:39","slug":"the-week-in-tweets-30th-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/links-of-interest\/the-week-in-tweets-30th-november\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Tweets (30th November)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Approximately every week, I make a post detailing the links I shared on my Twitter<\/a>. \u00a0I also use the Tweet of the Week to highlight my favourite link. \u00a0This is the post where you get a cup of tea before you start and prepare yourself to waste an hour.<\/p>\n

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Tweet of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sorry for, two weeks in a row, picking a non-doggy link to share with you. But this is really cool! \u00a0You’ll be hooked from the first line: “In 1964, a geologist in the Nevada wilderness discovered the oldest living thing on earth, after he killed it.” The story of how a 5,000 year old tree was cut down, and then a description of other awesome old trees. A fascinating article that makes you feel young! \u00a0From the Collectors Weekly:\u00a0Read My Rings: The Oldest Living Tree Tells All<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dog Training and Behaviour<\/strong><\/p>\n

I shared KikoPup (on YouTube)’s video “The BEST and FASTEST way to teach STAY<\/a>“, which advocates training a release cue from the start.<\/p>\n

Amazing Dog Tricks by Paige the Border Collie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Teach a puppy to lie down<\/a> with Victoria Stillwell.<\/p>\n

Hind end conditioning exercises for dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Erasing Fear; A lesson (or two) on cues and shaping<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Animal Rescue<\/strong><\/p>\n

As always, a number of tweets from SavingPets. A consistent poster of excellent content! \u00a0They posted: “Yet another study showing free adoptions are good for pets<\/a>“, \u00a0“A cause for celebration at the RSPCA NSW – or not<\/a>” (on RSPCA NSW’s dismal save rates), “Melbourne City Council dump the Lost Dogs Home<\/a>“,\u00a0\u00a0“Killing owned pets with impunity<\/a>“, and “It makes me sad that we’ve turned animal advocates into cat killing apologists<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

The Keys to the Kingdom<\/a> – how Holly Henderson improved kill rates in Chippewa County.<\/p>\n

Animal Care Conference<\/a> – a conference on animal sheltering in Sacramento, 24-26 February next year.<\/p>\n

Re-homing a dog: A survey offers insight, and adoption strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The programs needed in the no-kill equation<\/a>\u00a0(a video presentation from Nathan Winograd).<\/p>\n

Public Education and Owner Retention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A couple from YesBiscuit!: “Central CA SPCA Oops-Kills Family Dog<\/a>” and “Another\u00a0in the Seemingly Endless String of Tragedies in Memphis<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Special offer; 20% off feline\/canine desexing at Elizabeth Park Vet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Special Guest: Walter Lamb<\/a> on TNR.<\/p>\n

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Animal Science<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent study challenges theory that dogs repond to training better if they are hungry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pit Bull Perceptions<\/a> (a study).<\/p>\n

New cat breed, selkirk rex, genetically different from other curly-haired cats<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dog News<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big breeds to blame for dog deaths: trainer<\/a>\u00a0(on greyhounds).<\/p>\n

Vet questions integrity reforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Making oodles – inside NZ’s puppy farms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shootings of Dogs by Police 10\/1\/12-10\/31\/12<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pit bull owners: San Antonio police officer at wrong house shoots family dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Backing for RSPCA probe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Buy Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruthless Leather – strong leather dog collars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charlie’s Pet Cremation Urns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scrupels Whippet Rescue Charity Christmas Cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fun Dog Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n

How dogs bark in different languages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dogs Teaching Chemistry – Chemical Bonds<\/a> (video).<\/p>\n

Mickey’s Cone Madness<\/a> – a funny agility video.<\/p>\n

Book Review: A Puppy called Aero, how a labraodr saved a boy with ADHD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Go. Read. Now.<\/a> (Alexandra horowitz’s Inside of a Dog)<\/p>\n

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Other Dog Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pet Medical Criss Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dogs are family for life: ‘Then and Now’ photos of lifelong friendships<\/a>.<\/p>\n

US Pet Ownership Statistical Breakdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Non-Dog Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n

The terms of life: Looking at the Anthropocene through history<\/a> (do natural environments really exist?)<\/p>\n

Follow the Frog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

South African town over-run by penguins<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A summary of my activity on Twitter over the past week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[334,333,347],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links-of-interest","tag-link","tag-links","tag-week-in-tweets"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4986,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions\/4986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}