This is way harder than it looks

My hat’s off to the trainer of this adorable bunch. This is not an easy task. I am just amazed.

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Poop & Vomit (need I say more?)

At my house, I am in charge of accidents. Any kind of accidents. Number #1 floods. Number #2 bombs (heaping and sprinkled pebble varieties). Diarrhea (trailing across room after room). Cat vomit and hairballs. Dog vomit. You name it, I get to clean it up. BUT, when it comes to ticks, that is my hubby’s [...]

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Whoa! Some incredible freestyle Retrievers!

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Golden Retrievers on duty

Duffy, only 15-months-old, is already being trained for Drug Detection. You can learn more about our potent drug-detectors here. And, here’s Golden Rocky, an explosive/bomb Detection Dog, searching for explosives off lead. You can learn more about this type of detection here.

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Golden Retriever staring contest

Craig says this: “Every day my Golden Retriever sits in a chair in our living room and stares at me. Literally she won’t move for up to 30 minutes. With a little free time on my hands I decided to make this video.”

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100lb Golden Retriever Meets Baby Bunny

Ya gotta wait for it. Sweet contact comes near the end of the clip.

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Love the song. Love this voice. – Updated

This accountant is wonderfully talented and sweet besides. UPDATE Just found this article that talks about Christopher Stone’s dream and how his parents sacrificed so much for him to realize his talent. Christopher explained that, during his school years, he was considered a freak by fellow pupils who failed to understand his love of music [...]

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Bullies don’t always win

“There is a reason for everyone’s existence in the world” – Lin Yu Chun

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Golden Retrievers …… forever loyal

Golden Retriever Lady, a loving guardian, remained with her deceased human companion for seven days. Learn more here.

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Just don’t buy this store owner’s side of the story

Amazing that the folks at the restaurant could not tell Golden Retriever Lanie was a guide dog and that her person was visually impaired. (Hate that an ad has to run first before the clip.) Learn more about why I am not buying this store owner’s tail.

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I still remember those nightmares.

Once when the house had mice problems, Rescue Killer Kitty Cindy was thrilled. She often would catch the little varmints but they would wiggle free. And, do not ask about the time she almost jumped into my bed with one mouth wiggling in her mouth—while I was sleeping—of course. Gary got to her in the [...]

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Tina Fey Unveils Palin’s New Career

Sorry, I could not resist. This skit was LOL funny. I could not believe how many references were worked in, from the poor spelling on tea party signs to Leno to making fun of Tina’s show 30 Rock.

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Jane Miller: Healing Companions

Learn more about Psychiatric Service Dogs here.

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Golden comedians … is there anything better? – Updated

I have a page at my foundation’s site that celebrates the fun our Golden Retriever comedians provide us. There are more than 30 stories and yours could be there as well. Check it out here. There you would meet puppy girl Flame (now close to 13 years of age), who came to mind when I [...]

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Dr. Greg’s Dog Dish Diet (and 10 Practical Home Remedies) – Updated

We love how Dr. Greg begins his book: “I’m Dr. Greg Martinez and I feed my dogs people food, even though in veterinary school I was taught to use only commercial dog food. In truth, feeding healthful people food to dogs contradicts most everything I was taught.” Committed to helping as many dogs as he [...]

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Desert Paws Conference: Power & Action for Animals

I just learned about this cool conference from one of our favorite writers and animal heroes: Dr. Marc Bekoff. There is all day education and evening reception on Saturday, October 9th at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach. The speakers include: Marc Bekoff, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder Eric Sakach, Director of the Western Region, [...]

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Comparative Oncology: Helping dogs … and then people too

Click on Juno to learn about his osteosarcoma and the revolutionary experimental treatment that he just received.

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I just love this underdog – Updated

It never ceases to amaze how folks seem to rally when an underdog is involved. And, this 23-year-old young man, Lin Yu Chun, is just that. Despite being short in stature and somewhat fluffy, as they say, with a bowl-cut do and a spiffy red bow tie to boot, his vocal skill is unbelievable. To [...]

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Meet new mom, Golden Whitney – Updated

It’s funny what you can find on youtube these days. I came to find the channel for a veterinarian team from Pennsylvania, who from the clips provided, appear to have 3 Golden Retrievers and one English Mastiff. I became intrigued by a video of their Golden Whitney, who was preparing for her delivery of 11 [...]

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Leftie beats Rightie

Pure class.

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Making Amends

On Monday I shared a story of a store owner that kicked out a family with a Service Dog, Golden Retriever Ellie. Well, Susan Ivancevich and Robert Bryant met yesterday at his store to make amends. First I have the initial video with the man screaming to the family about getting out of his store. [...]

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EAT YOUR HEART OUT!

In December 2008 I posted about Blythe. She was being trained by my Golden pal Pat who is a charter member of the Valley of the Sun Volunteer Chapter of CCI. Pat has probably trained over 20 furkids at this point, which is pretty amazing. I could not ever remember Pat training a little girl [...]

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