{"id":3171,"date":"2013-06-25T22:06:40","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T11:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2013-06-25T22:08:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T11:38:55","slug":"the-week-in-tweets-25th-june-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/links-of-interest\/the-week-in-tweets-25th-june-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Tweets – 25th June 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is our (almost) weekly segment where we review the content posted on\u00a0our Twitter<\/a>\u00a0over the course of the week. It\u2019s a long post! So make sure you grab a coffee and prepare yourself for some serious reading.<\/p>\n

Before we get started, though, here is our current foster dog “Bandit”. More details on his adoption are available on his listing on PetRescue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Bandit<\/a>

Bandit the crossbreed is 3 years old. He is looking for a new home and is located in South Australia.<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Joanna starts with the premise that puppies should be able $20,000 each, to cover the costs of many overheads associated with their rearing. \u00a0However, the dog breeding world looks disdainfully on people who charge a high price for their puppies. \u00a0Indeed, Joanna describes a competition-like scenario where getting less for puppies is in some way admirable. Here’s a quote;<\/p>\n

In dog breeding… self-abnegation becomes the real pride. I lost more money than you did; I neutered more show prospects than you did; I charge $1000, well I charge $800, well I charge $600, well I give them away and also donated my kidney to a puppy buyer. I breed twice a year, I breed once a year, I breed once every five years, I\u2019ve owned this breed for fifteen years and never once have I even LOOKED at a dog\u2019s genitals with intent to use them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I had no hesitation in calling this piece the Tweet of the Week. It’s well written,\u00a0humorous\u00a0 and covering legitimate subject matter, too. If you read nothing else this week, please read: “How much do puppies cost? How the “breeders wars” hurt our community<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

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Breeds and Breeding<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fast action ratting with terriers<\/a> (video).<\/p>\n

And then, in direct conflict: Swedish study found no link between modern breeds and their traditional work<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Soundness – understanding correct pit bull conformation and why it is correct<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bitch line is the key<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hybrid vigour – fact or fiction?<\/a><\/p>\n

A commentary on the COA Crossbreeding Programme from a Chinook Owner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Breeding Dogs for Intentional Defect<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is a samoyed?<\/a><\/p>\n

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

BAT Empowers Choice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Operant Learning Illustrated by Examples<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is it really disobedience?<\/a><\/p>\n

Why does my house trained dog pee-poo indoors?<\/a><\/p>\n

Why is training recall so difficult for dog owners?<\/a><\/p>\n

Criteria<\/a> in training.<\/p>\n

Dogs’ Sexual Behaviour<\/a> (video).<\/p>\n

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Sheltering, Rescue and Associated Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

Happy Endings: Cyclone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘It’s not us, it’s you’ – The Lost Dogs Home discusses high kill rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

National Desexing Network – List of participating vets in Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carter Wants a Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SC Shelter attempted to cover up killing of family dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

RSPCA and the Moorook Debacle 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bandit, 3yo crossbreed, for adoption in SA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

How the veterinary vaccine model is broken<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spayed or neuter dogs live longer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Win a 150g bottle of Rose Hip Vital<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dog gets around with four bionic paws<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Upcoming Canine Science Conferences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Working dogs, working together<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EB White and the Crime of Harboing an Unlicensed Dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What drives the evolution of brachycephalic dogs?<\/a> – this one was almost the tweet of the week just because it articulated something I’ve been thinking about for along time.<\/p>\n

Is pet ownership sustainable?<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dogs are cool like that<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hero dog saves girl from icy river<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The dingo woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

True Facts About Sloths<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why the mantis shrimp is my new favourite animal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You have to watch this one – Suki the cat at 8 months<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why ferns have more chromosones than you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Instagram<\/strong><\/p>\n

Myrtle kept jumping on the grooming table to be groomed!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Myrtle constantly on top of me!<\/p>\n

Chloe all set to go to her new home<\/a><\/p>\n

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Things we tweeted about this week. A huge list of links with worthwhile doggy readings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[334,333,532,347],"class_list":["post-3171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links-of-interest","tag-link","tag-links","tag-the-week-in-tweets","tag-week-in-tweets"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171"}],"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=3171"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3182,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171\/revisions\/3182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}