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Arts and Crafts
This was a spur-of-the-moment craft project, instigated by my young friend Kelly (who was spending March break with her grandmother, our next-door neighbour) and carried out on a stormy evening when our other entertainment options were limited.
Remember the Bendy Holdy Wondervase? If you’ve got a pair of them, you’ve got [...]

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This greyhound of mine looks a bit embarrassed about having to wear his winter boots (a.k.a. “paw protectors“), doesn’t he?
Don’t be fooled by that hang-dog look — when we go outside in minus-20°C weather (that’s, um, 4 degrees below 0°F for our American friends), the big guy’s whole attitude gets adjusted pretty [...]

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I just can’t say enough about clicker training as a reward-based method of training a dog — in fact, I can’t imagine even trying to train my retired racing greyhound by the old-fashioned methods, because the big sookie-baby would have curled up in terror if I tried to physically force him into position.
With clicker [...]

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