Archive for Health

01 May 2012

Labrador Boardwalk AGAIN?! But massage after!

No Comments Exercise, Food, Treats & Nutrition, Health, Juliet, Pictures, Romeo

What the heck, is there nowhere else in the country to go for a walk? Why did Mother taking us to Labrador Boardwalk AGAIN!?

She was trying to find a way to get to that little spit of land she saw from the boardwalk. Well she found it and it’s across the bridge at the Marina @ Keppel Bay. It’s nice and green and quiet! We got to wander around on a long leash! And we met alot of nice people including this group of women and their kids – they loved ME!

Yea you also sucked up to the two girls who were jogging. *rolls eyes* Good thing Mother scheduled a massage for us after the 2 hour walk with Pawsitive Sensations! Auntie Z found that my mid back and right hind leg was ache-y!

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31 Jan 2012

One month on

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Sheltie Gathering Jan 2012! Juliet third dog from the left!

It’s all gooooood! Mother says that though it’s been only a month since my neuter procedure she has seen some improvement in my behaviour. Don’t know what she’s talking about. I’m already an angel!

Pffftt. You gave Mother hell! I see her huddled in the corner, rocking herself and eating her hair while she mumbles “Romeo.. Mark.. Hump.. Noooo”. *giggles*

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05 Jan 2012

It’s been one week since you looked at me

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My balls are lookin’ gooooooooood. This close shave really makes things (or rather my Thing) look bigger.. Hmm.

 

Scroll down for pictorial proof.

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01 Jan 2012

The Library

No Comments Agility, Food, Treats & Nutrition, Grooming, Health, Lists, Obedience, Training & Skills

For my failing memory. The last thing I want to do is buy the same thing twice! (has happened before…)

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Canine Behaviour

General

  1. DVD - Calming Signals (Turid Rugaas)
  2. DVD – Terrible Teens – Canine Adolescence (Trish King)
  3. DVD - 3 Day Seminar, Austin, Texas (Ian Dunbar)
  4. DVD - Canine Play (Karen London)
  5. DVD – Dissecting Dominance (Ian Dunbar)
  6. DVD - How to Effectively Correct and Punish (Ian Dunbar)
  7. DVD - Different Breeds have Different Needs (Trish King)
  8. DVD - Leashless (Trish King)
  9. DVD - Dog Meets Dog (Trish King)
  10. DVD - Reading between the Lines (Patricia McConnell)
  11. DVD – Dog Play (Patricia McConnell)
  12. DVD - Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan – Seasons 1, 3 & 4 (Cesar Millan)
  13. DVD – Am I Safe? The Art & Science of Canine Behavior Assessments (Sarah Kalnajs)
  14. DVD - The Language of Dogs (Sarah Kalnajs)
  15. DVD - Fighting Dominance in a Dog Whispering World (Jean Donaldson & Ian Dunbar)
  16. Book - Shaping The Wolf Within Your Dog (Nathan B. Childs)
  17. Book - Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog (Brenda Aloff)
  18. Book - On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals (Turid Rugaas)
  19. Book - Off-Leash Dog Play: A Complete Guide to Safety & Fun(Robin Bennett & Susan Briggs)
  20. Book - When Pigs Fly!: Training Success with Impossible Dogs (Jane Killion)
  21. Book - Cesar’s Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems (Cesar Millan)
  22. Book - Reaching the Animal Mind (Karen Pryor)
  23. Book - In Defence of Dogs (John Bradshaw)
  24. Book – Dogspeak (Matthew Hoffman)
  25. Book - How Dogs Think (Stanley Coren)
  26. Book – How to Speak Dog (Stanley Coren)
  27. Book – The Other End of the Leash (Patricia McConnell)
  28. Book – For the Love of a Dog (Patricia McConnell)
  29. Book  - The Dog Listener (Jan Fennell)
  30. Book - The Dog’s Mind (Bruce Fogle)
  31. Book – Excel-erated Learning (Pamela J. Reid)
  32. Book - Why Does My Dog Act that Way? (Stanley Coren)

Multiple Dogs

  1. DVD – Multiple Dogs (Trish King)
  2. DVD + Book - Feeling Outnumbered (Patricia McConnell)
  3. Book - How Many Dogs?! Using Positive Reinforcement Training to Manage a Multiple Dog Household (Debby McMullen)

Reactivity, Fear & Aggression

  1. DVD - Canine Fear, Aggression and Play (Jean Donaldson)
  2. DVD - Beyond Intervention (Trish King)
  3. DVD – Dog-dog Aggression (Patricia McConnell)
  4. E-Book – A Guide to Living with and Training a Fearful Dog (Debbie Jacobs)
  5. Book - The Cautious Canine (Patricia B. McConnell)
  6. Book - Control Unleashed (Leslie McDevitt)
  7. DVD – Control Unleashed: A Foundation Seminar (Leslie McDevitt)
  8. Book - Scaredy Dog! Understanding and Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog (Ali Brown)
  9. Book - Aggression in Dogs: Practical Management, Prevention & Behaviour Modification (Brenda Aloff)
  10. Book - Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression (Jean Donaldson)
  11. E-Book - The Dog Trainer’s Resource: The APDT Chronicle of the Dog Collection (Various)
  12. E-Book – Barking: The Sound of a Language (Turid Rugaas)
  13. E-Book – Inside of a Dog (Alexandra Horowitz)
Puppy training
  1. Book – After You Get Your Puppy (Ian Dunbar)
  2. Book - Good Little Dog Book (Ian Dunbar)
  3. Book - How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With 4th Ed (Clarice Rutherford & David Neil)
  4. Book – The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) (Monks of New Skete)
  5. Book – How to Be Your Dog’s Best Friend: The Classic Training Manual for Dog Owners (Revised & Updated Edition) (Monks of New Skete)
  6. Book - Focused Puppy (Deborah Jones & Judy Keller)
  7. DVD – Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months (Ed Frawley (Leerburg))
Agility

General & Foundation

  1. DVD - Foundation Fundamentals (Mary Ellen Barry)
  2. Book - Agility Training for You and Your Dog: From Backyard Fun to High-Performance Training (Ali Canova)
  3. DVD - In FOCUS Foundation Work (Deborah Jones & Judy Keller)
  4. DVD - Agility Foundation Training (Greg Derrett)
  5. Book - Agility Right from the Start (Eva Bertilsson & Emelie Johnson Vegh)
  6. CD – Indoor Agility Trial Sounds CD
  7. Video - Ready, Steady, GO (Silvia Trkman)
  8. DVD – Best of 2006 FCI Agility World Championships

Jumping & Handling

  1. Book - Developing Handling Skills for Awesome Agility Teams (Linda Mecklenburg)
  2. DVD – Handling Common Sequences in Agility (Linda Mecklenburg)
  3. DVD - Front and Rear Crosses (Stacy Peardot-Goudy)
  4. DVD – Advanced Jumping (Susan Salo)
  5. DVD - One Jump Two Jump (Sandy Rogers)
  6. DVD - Success with One Jump (Susan Garrett)
  7. Book - Developing Jumping Skills for Awesome Agility Dogs (Linda Mecklenburg)
  8. Book - Course Analysis for Agility Handlers (Stuart Mah)
  9. DVD – Tuning up for Competition (Susan Salo)
  10. DVD - Balancing Cues in Agility (Linda Mecklenburg)
  11. Video - Cik & Cap (Silvia Trkman)

Contact Equipment & Weaves

  1. DVD – Contacts: Bridging the Gap Between Training & Competition (Rachel Sanders)
  2. DVD – In FOCUS Beginning Obstacle Skills (Deborah Jones & Judy Keller)
  3. DVD - 2-On/2-Off Contacts Made Easy (Rachel Sanders)
  4. Book – 101 Things To Do with Contact Obstacles Training Cards
  5. DVD - Teeter from Start to Finish (Wendy Pape)
  6. VOD (expired) – Dream Weaves (Ann Croft)
  7. DVD - 2×2 Weave Training (Susan Garrett)
  8. DVD - Reliable running A Frames (Rachel Sanders)

Distance Control

  1. Book - Go the Distance (Bud Houston and Stacy Peardot)
  2. DVD - Go the Distance Vol. 1 (Stacy Peardot-Goudy)
  3. DVD - Dial Up the Distance (Kristy Netzer)
Obedience & Rally-O
  1. Book - Training In Drive (Gottfried Dildei & Sheila Booth)
  2. Book - Advanced Schutzhund (Karen Duet & Ivan Balabanov)
  3. E-Book - Competitive Obedience Training for the Small Dog (Barbara Cecil & Gerianne Darnell)
  4. Book + DVD - Choose to Heel (Dawn Jecs)
  5. Book - Steppin’ Up to Success (Terri Arnold)
  6. Book - Ring Ready – An Obedience Workbook (Marie Sawford)
  7. E-Book - Clicker Training for Obedience (Morgan Spector)
  8. Video - Heeling is just another Trick (Silvia Trkman)
  9. Book - Koehler Method of Dog Training (William R. Koehler)
  10. Book - The Art of Proofing: Preparing Your Dog For Obedience Trials (Adele Yunck)
  11. Book - Click Your Way to Rally Obedience, Revised (Pamela Dennison)
  12. DVD – Ready to Rally (Clarissa Bergeman)
  13. DVD - CTS Obedience without Conflict #1 (Ivan Balabanov)
  14. DVD – CTS Obedience without Conflict #2 – The Game (Ivan Balabanov)
Tricks, Doggy Dancing & Treibball
  1. DVD – 101 Ways To Think Outside The Box (Emily Larlham)
  2. DVD – Canine Freestyle (Carolyn Scott)
  3. E-Book - Dances with Dogs (Kay Laurence)
  4. Video - Thinking Tricks (Silvia Trkman)
  5. Video - Tricks for Balance, Strength & Coordination (Silvia Trkman)
  6. Video – Tricks for a Great Bond (Silvia Trkman)
  7. DVD - The Art of Trick Dogging (Emily Larlham)
  8. DVD – Beginning Treibball (Sandi Pensinger)
  9. E-Book - Beginning Treibball (Sandi Pensinger)
  10. Book – 101 Dog Tricks (Kyra Sundance and Chalcy)
Other training
  1. DVD - Crate Games for Self-Control & Motivation (Susan Garrett)
  2. Book - Ruff Love (Susan Garrett)
  3. Book – Shaping Success (Susan Garrett)
  4. DVD - The Magic of Shaping (Pamela Dennison)
  5. DVD - Shaping for Demand (Julie Daniels)
  6. DVD - Classics of Training (Ted Turner)
  7. DVD - Making Reinforcement Fun (Rachel Sanders)
  8. Book - Learning Games (Kay Laurence)
  9. DVD - Really Reliable Recall (Leslie Nelson)
  10. DVD - Game On – Engagement and Drive Training for All Dog Sports (Marla Friedler-Cooper)
  11. Book - Building Blocks for Performance 2nd Ed. (Bobbie Anderson)
  12. E-Book - Click to Win! Clicker Training for the Show Ring (Karen Pryor)
  13. Book - Teamwork II: A Dog Training Manual for People with Disabilities (Stewart Nordensson, Lydia Kelley)
  14. DVD + Book - Tug More Learn More (Kay Laurence)
  15. Book - Mastering Variable Surface Tracking: The Component Training Approach (includes workbook) (Ed Presnall)
  16. Book - Line Training for Dogs: How It’s Done (Monika Gutmann)
  17. Book - Click to Calm (Emma Parsons)
  18. Book – A Dog who is Always Welcome (Lorie Long)
  19. Book - The Power of Positive Training 2nd Ed (Pat Miller)
  20. Book – Dog Training (1984) (Ernest Hart)
  21. Book – Clicking with Your Dog (Peggy Tillman)
  22. Book – Games to Play with your Dog (Hamlyn)
  23. Book – The ABCs of Positive Training (Miriam Fields-Babineau)
  24. Video - The How of Bow Wow (Virginia Broitman & Sherri Lippman)
  25. E-Book – Try Tracking! The Puppy Tracking Primer (Carolyn A. Krause)
  26. E-Book - Play with your Dog (Pat Miller)
  27. DVD – Motivational Training (Bridget Carlsen)
Health
  1. Book – Canine Massage in Plain English (Natalie Winter)
  2. Book - Pet Emergency Pocket Guide
  3. DVD – Get on the Ball Two (Debbie Gross Saunders)
  4. Book - First Aid for the Active Dog (Sid Gustafson)
  5. DVD - How to Massage Your Dog (Maria Duthie)
  6. DVD – Tellington TTouch ® for Dogs (Lori Stevens)
  7. Book – Raw & Natural Nutrition for Dogs (Lew Olson)
  8. Book – Healthy Pet Manual (Deborah Straw)
  9. Book - The Complete Holistic Dog Book (Jan Allegretti)
  10. Book - Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats (Richard Pitcairn & Susan Pitcairn)
  11. Book – Homeopathic Medicine for Dogs (H.G. Wolff)
  12. Book – Natural Remedies for Dogs and Cats (CJ Puotinen)
  13. Book - Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice 3rd Ed. (Birchard & Sherding)
  14. Book - Dog Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook 4th Ed. (Elderidge, Carlson, Carlson & Giffin)
  15. Book - The Complete Home Veterinary Guide 3rd Ed. (Pinney)
  16. Book – Raw Meaty Bones (Tom Lonsdale)
  17. E-Book - The Nature of Animal Healing (Martin Goldstein)
  18. E-Book – Barker’s Grub: Easy, Wholesome Home Cooking for your Dog (Rudy Edalati)
  19. Book - Cooking the Three Dog Bakery Way (Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff)
Grooming
  1. Book - Illustrated Guide to Sheltie Grooming (Barb Ross)
Miscellaneous
  1. Book – Do-It-Yourself Agility Equipment, 2nd Edition (Jim Hutchins)
  2. Book - Aim High
  3. Book - Fear No More – Competing with Confidence (Barbara Cecil & Gerianne Darnell)
  4. Book - How to Run a Dog Business: Putting Your Career Where Your Heart Is (Veronica Boutelle & Jean Donaldson)
  5. Book - All About Dog Daycare – A Blueprint for Success (Robin Bennett)
  6. Book - Sheltie Talk (Betty Jo McKinney & Barbara Hagen Rieseberg)
  7. DVD – The Canine Conspiracy/The Cat Connection
  8. DVD – Nature: Dogs that Changed the World (X2!!!)
  9. DVD - Dogtown (Second Chances) (National Geographic)
  10. Book – Communicating with Animals (Arthur Myers)
  11. Book - The Adopted Dog Bible (Petfinder.com)
  12. Book – How to Train your Shetland Sheepdog (Palika)
  13. Book – Shetland Sheepdogs
  14. Book – Dogs can Sign, Too (Senechal)
  15. E-Book – Straight from the Horse’s Mouth (Amelia Kinkade)
  16. E-Book – Learning their Language (Marta Williams)
  17. E-Book – Dog Agility Equipment Construction Instructions (Ann Embry)
Clean Run Magazine Issues
  1. Digital - January 2006
  2. Digital - May 2006
  3. Digital - July 2006
  4. Digital - July 2007
  5. Digital - June 2008
  6. Digital - July 2008
  7. Digital - February 2009
  8. Digital – March 2009
  9. Digital – June 2009
  10. Digital - September 2009
  11. Digital - October 2009
  12. Digital – December 2009
  13. Digital – January 2010
  14. Hardcopy – August 2011 to July 2012
  15. Hardcopy - Special Focus Issue—Handling
  16. Hardcopy – Special Focus Issue—Motivation, Drive & Self-Control
Online classes
  1. Recallers 1.0, 2.0 (Susan Garrett)
  2. Ultimate Handling (Greg Derrett)
  3. Ultimate Foundations (Greg Derrett)
  4. Foundation Class (Fanny Gott)
  5. Puppy Class Oct (Silvia Trkman)
  6. Agility Foundations (Silvia Trkman)
  7. Puppy Peaks (Susan Garrett)
  8. Advanced Tricks (Silva Trkman)
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01 Jan 2012

Ball news #2

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It’s been 5 days since I went in for the Big Snip and I’m feeling much less discomfort.

You were such a baby the first few days that Mumsy had to get painkillers (Rimadyl) from the vet for you on the 3rd day!

I’m ignoring you. ANYway, Mother took more pictures of my balls of course. If you really must, you can check them out below. Sigh.

Eeeewwww….

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30 Dec 2011

Live Ball Updates! #1

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This is Juliet, reporting live from the living room of our house, bringing you exciting live updates on Romeo’s balls!

Teehee!

So. Not. Funny.

Almost 60 hours in (from the time of surgery) and his balls are starting to look like this (in colour and everything):

A rambutan (click to find out what the heck it is)

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29 Dec 2011

RIP Balls

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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to say goodbye to my 2 best friends, my balls. *sad face*

Rest in peace ballsies!

[Romeo was neutered on 27 December 2011.]

If you want to see a picture of what his “down there” looks like now, after 48 hours from time of surgery, keep going and read the rest of this post.

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21 Aug 2011

National Dog Walk 2011

3 Comments Health, Inspiration

Mumsy woke us up bright and early today to take us to the National Dog Walk this year. She never goes for these things but they organised, amongst other carnival like things, the Singapore Open Championship in Agility and she entered us in for practice.

Yes except it was far too hot to work so I spent most of my time in the ring posing for the many photographers and trying to get out of the ring!

Mumsy mentioned. Tsk. At least I finished the course (more or less)!

*shoots Juliet a dirty look* Anyway, the sun must have gotten to Mother’s head because she later on came to us a bit weepy and hugged us and mumbled something about not dying.

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23 Oct 2009

Monkey business

3 Comments Health, Inspiration, Romeo, Training & Skills

Have any of you ever fought with a monkey? I nearly did!

Mother took me to Sentosa recently to look at a possibly wedding dinner venue (she didn’t like it in the end) and we were making our way to my favourite “exhibit”, the giant turtles. On the way there, we had to pass a forested area, and as we were walking closer, a monkey appeared. It looked male and it was big. Mother muttered something about it possibly being the leader or alpha of the rest of the monkeys we could hear behind the trees. She eyed the monkey very cautiously, who had made its way down the tree and onto the road. We were less than 10 meters away! Mother stopped of course when she saw the monkey on the road, worried about going further. I don’t know why though coz I can surely take him on!! GRRR *strikes macho pose*

Next thing I knew, Mother turned around and walked back where we came from. I wouldn’t let it go of course and constantly turned around and started to growl and bark abit, which alarmed Mother and she hushed me and tried to distract me from the monkey. Mother turned around at one point and saw that the monkey was hissing, baring teeth and started to come closer. She picked up the pace and practically dragged my “ready for a fight” ass away. Thankfully (to mom) the monkey did not follow.

Mother said her heart was pounding and she was mentally preparing herself to fight the monkey and keep me from harm. I was thinking of all the ways I could tear that monkey apart!! I don’t know why Mother thinks she needs to protect me. Pfft. I am MANLY MACHO RAMBO ROMEO. I can take that puny primate!

After her heartbeat returned to normal, she wondered what we did that could have ticked the monkey off. Then she burst out laughing.

“What? What, Mother?!”

“I think the monkey thought YOU were an intruding monkey. You’re the same colour as he was! And furry! And about the same size! Teeheehee. You look like this! Hahaha! Mommy’s little monkey boy! ”

“…… *grumbles*  I think that monkey’s friggin’ blind.”

29 Sep 2009

Poor puppy

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Who is this poor little puppy, coughing away, having to battle pneumonia at 3.5 months of age?

That would be me. :(