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Events
New Zealand Dog News
World Dog News
Behaviour Quiz
Doggy links
Non-Doggy Sites
Non-Doggy Reading
Doggy Videos
Quotes of the Week
Dog Blog
Thanks to...
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Events
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• Red Puppy Appeal Fundraiser, Christchurch
  Come to the Foundation of the Blind this Saturday March 27th from 10am to 2pm.
  96 Bristol Street, off St Albans Street, Merivale, Christchurch
  Free pet dog training, demonstrations, games/toys, dog talks. $2 at the door.
  IQ Dog toys for sale, books, and more. 10% of sales goes to the puppies.
  Bring your money, your dog, and your family!
• Christchurch Hounds 4 Homes Event Sun, March 28, 11:00am – 2:30pm
• School Holiday Programme- Kids and Dog Tricks Programme 1- April 7, 8, 9 from 12 to 1pm
  Programme 2- April 7, 8, 9 from 5:30 to 6:30pm
• Bark in the Park 10 Groynes Dog Park, Christchurch Sunday April 11
• The Devonport Dog Parade Auckland, Sun, April 18, 1pm – 4pm
• Dr Lonsdale -- Raw Meaty Bones Tour Auckland, Christchurch, and Tauranga -
  full details at www.rawessentials.co.nz
• Tauranga Doggie Dash-- Sun, April 4, 6:30am – 11:30am
• APDTNZ Conference, Wellignton. Sat, June 5, 2010

For a complete view of what's happening around the country, view our Dog Calendar
http://doglinks.co.nz/calendar.htm

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New Zealand Dog News
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• From a visitor
• Shilah's fun and games have a serious side
• Red Puppy Appeal Fundraiser
• 10,000 ACC claims a year from dog attacks
• 100 per cent registration for known dogs
• Views differ on easing dog bylaw
• Dog leads owner to man bashed in park attack
• Black dog days may be over for Kiwi canines
• When a dog's life weighs heavy
• No home for home detention
  MORE>>

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World Dog News
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• Dogs descend from wolves: Study
• Government rules out all-dog insurance plan
• New Dog Agility Exercise Study to be Conducted at ...
• The 1,100-mile race is on in Alaska
• Kate Middleton, girlfriend of Prince William, had ...
• Local dog park becoming a "dumping ground" for unw...
• ‘Lazy' Brit fined for walking dog from his car
• The Dog That Fits in Your Pocket
• Lapdogs are Middle Eastern
• Forsyth County Considers Animal Tethering Ordinanc...
• MORE>>

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Behaviour Quiz
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What is one of the leading causes for dogs to eat their own stools?
A. Under-feeding
B. Over-feeding

Last Newsletter Quiz's answer: What are the best words to use to teach a dog named "Tippy" to come to you immediately when he/she is running into the street?

ANSWER
C. Or any other single syllable word that starts with a "hard" consonant. Koi is actually a Japanese military command as well as a colorful fish. The reason to avoid commonly used words, such as "come", or "here," is that they are used in everyday, non-urgent situations and can literally "fall on deaf ears."

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Doggy links
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Mendel's Puzzle: Desired Traits Can Be Produced by Direction

A Guide to Living & Working with a Fearful Dog by Debbie Jacobs [52-pg PDF file]

The Evils of Tug-o-War and Rules for playing tug When you play tug with your dogs, you should be bounded by three rules: No bites, no fights, no kids. That is, the dog must not make dental contact with your skin or clothes; the dog must release the toy immediately on a single command; and the dog doesn't get to play the game with anyone else -- esp. not with kids

Why do we have dogs A short comic.

Vancouver Island Assistance Dogs Superb blog for operant conditioning, chiefly for service/assistance dogs

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Non-Doggy Sites
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Back4Sure -- freeware tool for easy backups

Alan Cooper's All About Homonyms

Robo Plow (video) a real boy's toy for North American winter!! I wish I had one when I was a kid.

Photoshop altering isn't new


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Doggy Reading
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The Ethical Dog (Marc Bekoff & Jessica Pierce) Canine behavior as a model for early human ethical development. Mark came to the New Zealand Animal Companion Conference in 2009.

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Doggie Videos
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If you think Cesar Milan is a good guy, watch Charlie Murphy. He reveals the secret about the Dog Whisperer show. Very funny clip. I Will Not Apologize stand-up comedy show.

Michael Ellis on Dogs Jumping Up on their Owners This is funny. Michael was helping the handler with something else and suddenly had to explain that, "Hell, yeah" you can stop the dog from jumping you -- so things turn into a very good lesson manners training

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Quotes of the Week
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A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
--Addison

The principal use of the body is to carry the brain around; and the brain is what we are.
-- Edison

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.
--  Joyce Carol Oates

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Thanks to...
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Geoff Stern for insert in Non-Doggy Reading
Behaviour Quiz- taken from http://www.webtrail.com/petbehavior/quiz.html

If you have any interesting links, send them to natalie@doglinks.co.nz and your name will be here:)