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

Pffftt! Go away!

No Comments Juliet, Others, Toys

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Juliet with her devil eyes and mischievous face, up to no good. But what exactly is she doing?

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Gouging out the eyes of a reindeer! Poor Mr Rudolph!

05 Jan 2012

It’s been one week since you looked at me

No Comments Health, Romeo

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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05 Jan 2012

Mother ironic; distracting me with balls

No Comments Exercise, Juliet, Romeo, Toys

I have always known Mother to have a weird sense of humour. Today she thought it would be hilarious to distract me from any lingering itchiness from my testicular surgery by getting me to run after a ball. Oh the irony.

I LOVE BALLS!

You may not want to proclaim that so loudly, Juliet.

Mumsy makes ball chasing fun! She fills the ball with treats and when I catch it and bring it back, I GETS ‘EM.

Yes. Mother, in her bid to distract me and get us to be more toy oriented, has been dissecting little tennis balls and putting food in the hole.

Then she draws eyes above the opening so it looks like a smiley face! So cute! I love balls! WHEEEEE!

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These are the balls Mother is using. They are small and cost her less than S$10 for a pack of 3! (There is one missing from the picture, yes. How observant.)

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02 Jan 2012

Tricks for treats

No Comments Juliet, Lists, Romeo, Training & Skills

Romeo and Juliet do tricks for treats! (Videos are at various stages of training)

1. Spinning

2. Need a tissue?

3. Rollover

4. Put away your toys!

5. Circling backwards

6. Basketball star

7. Are you shy?

8. Close the door

9. Moving leg weaves

10. Static weaves

11. Treat in the hand

12. Get in the bag!

13. Digging in the sand

14. Under the Romeo bridge

15. Circus dog – walk the ball

16. Playing the piano

17. Bow

18. Kiss each other!

19. Walking on feet

20. Marching to the beat

 

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

2 Comments Health, Romeo

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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01 Jan 2012

Where can I buy…

No Comments Food, Treats & Nutrition, Lists

For all you raw feeders in Singapore, I am actively compiling a list of places to buy various meats/cuts. This is more for my failing memory, but hey, why not let some other benefit from it too?

Some items fall into one or more categories, so you will find them repeated in each.

If you’d like to help me out and let me know where to get certain things, that would be awesome! (I don’t get out much…) Drop me a note!

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ORGANIC

Beef (frozen, meat) – Supernature
Beef (fresh, meat) – Huber’s @ Dempsey, Meat the Butcher
Beef (ribs, frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Eggs – The Butcher’s, Supernature, Huber’s @ Dempsey
Turkey (mince, dark & light meat, frozen) – Supernature

GRASSFED

Beef (frozen, meat) – Supernature
Beef (fresh, meat) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Lamb (meat, bone-in, fresh) – Meat the Butcher

FREE RANGE

Eggs (Freedom eggs) – Cold Storage @ Holland Village/Jelita
Eggs (Barn laid) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Lamb (meat, bone-in, fresh) – Meat the Butcher

HORMONE FREE/EMPRESS/KAMPONG

Chicken (fresh, whole, parts, fresh) – Huber’s @ Dempsey, Meat the Butcher
Chicken (frozen, whole) – Cold Storage @ Jelita

COMMON MEATS THAT ARE NOT ANY OF THE ABOVE

Chicken (whole, parts) – Cold Storage
Veal (meat, rack) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Lamb (meat, rack, shank, leg – bone in/semi bone in) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Pork (meat, loin – bone in) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Turkey (mince, frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Suckling Pig (whole, frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Duckling (whole, frozen) – Meat the Butcher

GAME/LESS COMMON MEATS

Rabbit (whole, parts, frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey, The Butcher’s @ Holland Village/Parkway Parade, Meat the Butcher
Kangeroo (meat, frozen) – The Butcher @ Holland Village/Parkway Parade
Venison (meat, frozen) – The Butcher @ Holland Village
Game hen (whole, frozen) – Meat the Butcher
Quail (whole, frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey, Cold Storage @ Jelita, The Butcher @ Parkway Parade, Marketplace @ 112 Katong

SWEETBREADS, ORGANS, OTHER BITS

Tripe (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Honeycomb tripe (washed, frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Beef lung (frozen) – Giant @ Parkway, Cold Storage @ Changi City Point
Beef tripe (washed, frozen) – Cold Storage @ Changi City Point
Beef tripe (washed, fresh) – Giant @ Parkway Parade
Beef tongue (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Beef tendon (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Pig heart (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Pig heart (fresh) – Giant @ Parkway Parade
Pig liver (fresh) – Giant @ Parkway Parade
Pig tongue (fresh) – Giant @ Parkway Parade
Pig kidney (fresh) – Giant @ Parkway Parade
Duck liver (fresh) – Giant @ Parkway Parade
Duck liver (frozen) – Meat the Butcher
Duck gizzard (fresh) – Giant @ Parkway Parade
Pig ear (fresh) – Sheng Shiong @ Commonwealth
Lamb heart (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Lamb liver (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Lamb kidney (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Lamb bones (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Chicken carcass (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey, Meat the Butcher
Chicken liver (frozen) – Meat the Butcher
Chicken heart (frozen) – Meat the Butcher
Veal bones (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Veal sweetbread (frozen)- Huber’s @ Dempsey
Veal heart (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey
Veal kidney (frozen) – Huber’s @ Dempsey, Meat the Butcher
Veal liver (frozen) – Meat the Butcher

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Where are these places?





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30 Dec 2011

Live Ball Updates! #1

No Comments Health, Romeo

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

No Comments Health, Romeo

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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