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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. — Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. — Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision. — Helen Keller |
Okay. This made me laugh out loud.
Zeus (our 1 1/2 year old golden retriever) cannot contain his musical abilities! Whenever we sit down to the piano he’s there . . . ‘harmonizing’. He especially likes Tom’s piano playing! If he sees the video camera he stops . . . so this is super-secret spy video by Shane.
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. — Helen Keller |
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There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it behooves all of us not to talk about the rest of us. — Robert Louis Stevenson |
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In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. — Martin Luther King, Jr. |
So fascinating to see K9 Musical Freestyle Training begin at a mere 8 weeks of age. Just amazing what Linda Farr is doing with this little guy.
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Here’s Linda with Golden Retriever Disco, doing a nursing home demonstration. These are much harder than you can imagine. The space that you typically have is very confining so you need to be very creative in what you can safely perform.
You can learn more about freestyle training here:
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We need not think alike to love alike. — Francis David |
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Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. — Swedish Proverb |
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. |
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The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. — William James |
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No one wants advice, only corroboration. — John Steinbeck |
Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue is doing some incredible work. Their mission is to find loving, lifetime homes for all Southern California Golden Retrievers in need, regardless of conditions or circumstances. On March 16, 2011, the rescue received eight beautiful angels rescued from Taiwan. Here is that story.
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You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy. |
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We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. — Kahlil Gibran |
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We count our miseries carefully, and accept our blessings without much thought. — Chinese Proverb |
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We know what we are, but know not what we may be. — William Shakespeare |
This intensity of expression/movement from this little Canadian baby simply blows me away (no pun intended) 🙂
Golden Retriever Zoey and Alexandria
This is a photo from Adele Rouser of her Golden Retriever Zoey and granddaughter Alexandria in their matching St. Patrick’s Day headbands. They are obviously fascinated with the “boinging” going on above their heads. Zoey is a patient poser, having been accessorized for every holiday imaginable. And, Alexandria loves posing as well as she gets to keep the accessories when these photo sessions are complete.
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Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. — Leo Tolstoy |
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The most successful people are those who are good at plan B. — James Yorke |
Megaesophagus refers to a syndrome in which the esophagus becomes weak and flaccid, and subsequently becomes much larger than normal, hence the term megaesophagus. This occurs because the muscles of the esophagus lose tone. Once this occurs, the esophagus does not propel ingested food, air, and water into the stomach. Rather, these items remain in the esophagus for prolonged periods of time.
If you have a dog who has been diagnosed with megaesophagus, your participation in this study would be appreciated. To date, most of the participants have been German Shepherd Dogs, but they’d like to study any and all dogs with this problem. The dog must have been diagnosed with megaesophagus prior to the age of one year old.
1) Send a request via email to: lclark4@clemson.edu — include your name, your’ship to’ address, your dog’s age, & breed, age of onset of symptoms & age at diagnosis.
2) You’ll be mailed a kit via snail mail, to be returned by you via snail mail. You will not need to go to your DVM, it is a simple cheek swab collection.
3) She is able to accept swabs from anywhere in the world.
Leigh Anne Clark, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
100 Jordan Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0318
The above is important for the following reasons:
1) Request for cheek swabs — more samples needed/requested. Following parameters only apply: the dog must have been diagnosed at the age of one or before.
2) ANY BREED may be submitted. Focus is still on GSD as that is the initial grant parameter.
3) The cheek swabs will cost you virtually nothing.
Why this is important.
Being able to map the genes involved will ultimately lead to the ability to develop a test so that breeders can know before breeding which sire and dams are carriers or if they are in fact clear.
Please Note: Because of expense, please know that no direct results will be made available. Your affected dog and you can play a huge part in the advancement of this scientific endeavor to (eventually) eliminate this insidious disorder.
There is permission to cross-post this information. There are twenty-six known affected breeds, so should you belong to other breed lists, please share this information with all.
Megaesophagus-susceptible breeds include Irish Setters, German Shepherd Dogs, Golden Retrievers, Shar Peis, Great Danes, Miniature Schnauzers, Wirehaired Fox Terriers, Newfoundlands, Pugs, Labrador Retrievers, and Greyhounds.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. — Epictetus |
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Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. — Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t. — Erica Jong |