Amber Alert Issued for 3 Michigan Brothers

Amber Alert Issued for 3 Michigan Brothers

The head of Detroit's FBI office says two planes, police dogs and the agency's behavioral science experts are aiding the search for three southern Michigan boys who went missing on the same day their father tried to hang himself.

Hot dog eating champ tries to eat a whole turkey

Hot dog eating champ tries to eat a whole turkey
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Cold War rhetoric lives on in Pyongyang

Cold War rhetoric lives on in Pyongyang
"Running dogs," "imperialist lackeys," "criminal gangs" and "brigandish moves" -- that sort of propaganda language died with the Cold War, except in the offices of the Korean Central News Agency. FULL STORY | N. KOREA 'PUSHED TO BRINK OF WAR' | FULL COVERAGE

Doorbell Desensitization Ding, Dong! Are you and your

Doorbell Desensitization Ding, Dong! Are you and your dog ready for the trickiness of Trick or Treating this year? If your dog barks and runs at the door every time the doorbell rings, then this article on noise desensitization is for you. First, what is the barking all about? Doorbells signal change, and the introduction of an outsider to your environment. Barking can be a sign of excitement or anxiety related to these events. They may be guarding your home, or they may be welcoming your guests. In either case, you need to help your dog to relax. To do this you will need a clicker. If you do not have one, they are available at the register at most pet stores or through your trainer. If you have not used one of these during your training, a clicker is a small device with a button that you press to make a consistent noise. This noise will signify when your dog does something correctly. Prior to training, you must charge the clicker, or give it significance to your canine, by clicking the clicker and giving your dog a small, favorite, tasty treat several times in a row without training. Click! Treat. Click! Treat. You will notice that soon your dog will look your way as soon as you click because they understand that a treat is on its way. Second, you will need to create situations that simulate the doorbell environment that you want to change. You will need to have set-up doorbell ringing situations where you are prepared to train your dog. If guests and family members call ahead and are willing to ring the bell for you when they arrive, this is an easy way to naturally create this environment. Otherwise, you will need to employ volunteers to ring the doorbell for you. Have the person ring the bell, then click and treat the dog BEFORE it barks. Have the person repeat their ring several times at 30-60 second intervals. Each time, the dog gets rewarded for being attentive but not barking. Do not open the door every time. This will signal to the dog that just because the door is ringing, there is not necessarily someone waiting to come into their territory. Make sure to have your dog on a leash so that they cannot run to the door. Instead, guide them to come to you when the ring sounds for their click and reward. As your dog clues in to your training and becomes more relaxed at the bell, introduce verbal praise and wait longer and longer after the bell to click and reward the dog. Eventually, the doorbell will signal the need for calm energy to receive their reward, rather than a time to become excited and charge the door. Thirdly, now that you understand the basic premise, here is the doorbell workup routine to prepare yourself for the big day provided by watchandtrain.com: Have your dog on-leash. The time that your dog spends running towards the door barking can feed into his behavior and cause it to continue. Warm him up initially at the beginning of sessions, then do "cold trials". Warm up - one ring, one treat with your dog right near the door, maybe even having him see you press the bell. You can say "Ready?" to give him even more of a hint that you are about to start "the game". Harder - you are farther away from the front door. Even harder - farther still where you try for two or three rings between treats. Say "Good Boy" after each bell and only click and treat (C/T) after the second or third ring. Ready for an even larger challenge? Train your dog to go to another room when the doorbell rings by having your click and treat supplies in another room. When the bell rings, call them to you. Guide them with the leash to your location, if necessary. When they arrive, award them with a click and treat. This will defuse the door-rushing behavior that can sometimes add excitement to the doorbell situation. During these exercises, if your dog shows signs of anxiety (heavy panting, pacing, shaking, etc) or does not seem to be progressing, then you are moving too quickly. Remember, the idea is to reduce stress on your dog. You will need to do many repetitions of each step to fully desensitize your dog. If you would like a one-on-one demonstration of these exercises, please give us a call. We will be happy to help you.
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Dee Bass
Dog Training In Your Home

Afghan MPs barred for poll fraud

Afghan MPs barred for poll fraud
Afghanistan's election watchdog disqualifies 19 candidates over fraud in the September poll - seven of them sitting MPs.

Japan police boasts new mini dog
A Chihuahua dog named Momo (Peach) is set to join the police force in western Japan after passing a search-and-rescue test.

Ariz. Worker Fired for Euthanizing War Hero Dog

Ariz. Worker Fired for Euthanizing War Hero Dog

A county employee in Arizona has been fired after mistakenly euthanizing a dog that saved soldiers in Afghanistan and lived through explosions in the war-torn country, officials announced Friday.

TREAT ON NOSE Let's teach your dog a

TREAT ON NOSE Let's teach your dog a trick that reinforces patience with food! Try the following steps to train the Treat-On-The-Nose trick! Brush up on your sit-stay before you attempt this trick. Your dog has to sit perfectly still to hold the treat! Start with a sit-stay directly in front of you while you sit in a chair. Their head should be slightly over your lap. Put one hand under the dog's head and raise its nose to a position that is level to the floor. Place the treat on the flattest part of their nose. While you gently rest their muzzle in your hand, alternate praise with the phrase "Hold It!" in your command tone. After a few seconds, release him, praise him, and let him flip the treat off his nose and eat it. Repeat this process five to ten times per day for several days. As your dog begins to hold their own head steady, begin to remove your hands from their muzzle to let them do it alone. Some dogs will drop the treat on the floor and pick it up. Others will flip it into the air and catch it. If you desire the flip method and your dog is a "dropper", immediately command them to "leave it" if they drop it. Let them take it if they flip it. With consistency, this will condition the dog to flip it. If they do not catch it on the first flip, praise the effort with "good dog!" so that they do not give up. When they do catch it, praise vigorously!
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Julie Davis
Dog Training In Your Home

Inside the science of how dogs think

Inside the science of how dogs think
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Flying a Service Dog There are a few

Flying a Service Dog There are a few things you should know about flying a service dog or service dog in training. 1. WHAT TO TAKE: -Take all appropriate paperwork with you to the airport. This inculdes a copy of all current vacinations including Rabies, and a travel certificate from the dog's vet within 10 days of travel showing dog is healthy. I have never been questioned for or asked about these when flying a service dog, but you need them just in case they ask. -a small "placemat" for the dog to lie on on the floor for comfort and control :-). -poopy bags, paper towels or handi wipes for any accidents, a collapsible water bowl, dogfood, service dog vest, leash, 2. FEES? The airline is not supposed to charge you a pet fee or any other special fee for having the dog with you on the flight. 3. WHERE TO SIT ON THE PLANE Your service dog must sit under your feet on the plane so always ask for a window seat so the dog has more room and is not in the aisle, and try to get a bulk head seat right behind first class where there is additional room for your feet and the dog. TAKE A DIRECT FLIGHT WHEN EVER POSSIBLE. 4. AT THE AIRPORT It is good to walk the dog at the airport and have them potty before checking in, and then again after you check your bags/get your ticket because after you go thru security you will not have access to the outside of the airport unless you go out and then back thru security. If your airport is large, find the elevators and use them to change floors. They dont usually have stairs and I dont like taking the dogs on the escalators. Too much can go wrong with the dog being scared or getting hair snagged. When you arrive at your destination, go directly to the outside and let the dog use the bathroom, then go to baggage claim. The dog will need to pee due to the pressue changes in the plane and somestimes the stress of the flight/or relaxation off the nap they took while flying. 5. SECURITY It is easiest to go thru the special assitance line of security (handicap/gold card member line) if they will let you. This line is much shorter less stressful on the dog. Some metal detector screeners will let you leave on the leash/collar/vest and some will want the dog naked to go thru. I usually put the dog in a down stay, walk though the metal detector and wait for the screener to say it is ok for the dog to come thru. Then call the dog to me. 6. ATTIRE I normally wear my DTIYH shirt and then there are no questions about what my disability is. Of course I have none, but the service dogs in training have the same rights as service dogs. You will get lots of questions by fellow passengers about the dog who dont know you dont have to give them that information In my experience, the more evasive you are the more shady you seem with the dog there. I always say the dog is in training for ......... service. I have nvere had anyone complain about the dogs when they fly (I have flown 2 different dogs). Laura Moretz
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Flying a Service Dog There are a few

Flying a Service Dog There are a few things you should know about flying a service dog or service dog in training. 1. WHAT TO TAKE: -Take all appropriate paperwork with you to the airport. This inculdes a copy of all current vacinations including Rabies, and a travel certificate from the dog's vet within 10 days of travel showing dog is healthy. I have never been questioned for or asked about these when flying a service dog, but you need them just in case they ask. -a small "placemat" for the dog to lie on on the floor for comfort and control :-). -poopy bags, paper towels or handi wipes for any accidents, a collapsible water bowl, dogfood, service dog vest, leash, 2. FEES? The airline is not supposed to charge you a pet fee or any other special fee for having the dog with you on the flight. 3. WHERE TO SIT ON THE PLANE Your service dog must sit under your feet on the plane so always ask for a window seat so the dog has more room and is not in the aisle, and try to get a bulk head seat right behind first class where there is additional room for your feet and the dog. TAKE A DIRECT FLIGHT WHEN EVER POSSIBLE. 4. AT THE AIRPORT It is good to walk the dog at the airport and have them potty before checking in, and then again after you check your bags/get your ticket because after you go thru security you will not have access to the outside of the airport unless you go out and then back thru security. If your airport is large, find the elevators and use them to change floors. They dont usually have stairs and I dont like taking the dogs on the escalators. Too much can go wrong with the dog being scared or getting hair snagged. When you arrive at your destination, go directly to the outside and let the dog use the bathroom, then go to baggage claim. The dog will need to pee due to the pressue changes in the plane and somestimes the stress of the flight/or relaxation off the nap they took while flying. 5. SECURITY It is easiest to go thru the special assitance line of security (handicap/gold card member line) if they will let you. This line is much shorter less stressful on the dog. Some metal detector screeners will let you leave on the leash/collar/vest and some will want the dog naked to go thru. I usually put the dog in a down stay, walk though the metal detector and wait for the screener to say it is ok for the dog to come thru. Then call the dog to me. 6. ATTIRE I normally wear my DTIYH shirt and then there are no questions about what my disability is. Of course I have none, but the service dogs in training have the same rights as service dogs. You will get lots of questions by fellow passengers about the dog who dont know you dont have to give them that information In my experience, the more evasive you are the more shady you seem with the dog there. I always say the dog is in training for ......... service. I have nvere had anyone complain about the dogs when they fly (I have flown 2 different dogs). Laura Moretz
Columbia Dog Training

Julie Davis
Dog Training In Your Home

US 'web privacy moves' welcomed

US 'web privacy moves' welcomed
Advocacy groups welcome suggestions that the US government plans to boost policing of online privacy with new laws and a new watchdog.

'127 Hours' Director Danny Boyle Says British Actors Are 'Different'

'127 Hours' Director Danny Boyle Says British Actors Are 'Different'

“Don’t get me wrong.  British actors are wonderful, but different from Americans … I learned more about acting working with James Franco than with my countrymen,” declared "Slumdog Millionaire"'s Oscar-winning director-screenwriter Danny Boyle. 

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US Jack Russell dog traps mountain lion up tree

US Jack Russell dog traps mountain lion up tree
A mountain lion meets its match when a Jack Russell terrier traps it up a tree on a farm in eastern South Dakota, US.

California to see $25 billion budget gap: report

California to see $25 billion budget gap: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California faces a $25 billion deficit through the next fiscal year, its budget watchdog said on Wednesday, just weeks after leaders of the most populous U.S. state closed a $19 billion gap and days ahead of a planned sale of some $10 billion of state debt.

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New Jersey to Uncle Sam: Not So Fast on Getting Your Tunnel Money Back

New Jersey to Uncle Sam: Not So Fast on Getting Your Tunnel Money Back

The federal government wants New Jersey to repay the $271 million given in grants to the state to develop the now-scrapped Hudson River rail tunnel project, an $8.7 billion, 15-year affair that Republican Gov. Chris Christie calls a boondoggle and unaffordable.

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Kalamazoo River Oil Disaster Update 8 November 2010

Kalamazoo River Oil Disaster Update 8 November 2010

Well, it has been an interesting week here in Oily Creek.  The elections happened, Halloween, and our first snowfall.... really just a sleet.  Yes,  Cold weather has arrived along with the unique noxious odor  from the oil... Lots of people in the park have been ill.  I am tired of having to deal with it on a daily basis.  Even the dogs have seemed worse.

     Today, I woke up and stayed indoors until this afternoon when I heard the airboats... I decided to go and photograph them as they passed under the bridge... Sometimes when I focused on getting a shot I don't notice what is in my frame (not something a photographer should admit to) 

      I am snapping photos when a woman comes out of the home asking if I am taking photos of her kids... yep there are 3 kids in a Barbie car... (I have blurred them to protect them but I think the photo shows how close we are to the river and the sprays of the airboats (this one was going slow )).

        Tonight was a meeting put on by the EPA as they are getting ready to turn over a lot of operations to the MDNR.... I wanted to be there to see a couple of things... a guy who was introduced to me on Facebook who worked for Enbridge during the clean up and is turning whistleblower.   He has been very busy with video tapes and info on facebook... and a previously woman who had dealt with Enbridge CEO Pat Daniels and supposedly was taken care of .... well now she has turned activist.... I guess Pat didn't take care of her... but that is no big suprise after seeing how the company has dealt with the residents of the park.

     So EPA gave their slide show... I left after I started seeing new numbers and info on their air quality slide show.... why.??? I am tired of the finger pointing, the legal manuvering, the politics and lies.

  3 weeks ago, my husband and I were told by Enbridge attorneys to give them a couple of week.... they were working on settlements for the park.  Well, its been 3 weeks.

       I have watched the residents (without lawyers) being told week after week ( just give us a little time..) Well, time is up... If Enbridge has hated my photography and blogs up to this point... They are really going to hate my next series.

Clicker Training 101 What is a clicker? A

Clicker Training 101 What is a clicker? A time marker device. That marks a behavior and promises a reward. Any behavior clicked and rewarded enough with increase in frequency. Capturing Behavior - This is were a dog does a behavior induced or on his own and the trainer/owner clicks when the behavior occurs and then rewards the dog with a treat. examples would be barking, scatching, stretching, Shaping Behavior - This is were the trainer take the desired goal and breaks it in to small approamations then clicks and rewards the small appromations and slowly requires the dog to move from step to the next as you gear towards the goal. Example: Teaching adog to toucha target stick with thier nose. First the dog must look at the stick...click and treat then the dog must look and turn his head in the direction fo the stick...click and treat, then the dog must look turn his head and step towards the treat...
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Dee Bass
Dog Training In Your Home

Man performs CPR on his dog after alligator attack

Man performs CPR on his dog after alligator attack

A Florida man shot at an alligator to free his dog from its jaws. Tom Martino said he and his Jack Russell terrier Lizabeth were walking along the Hillsborough River in Tampa on Thursday when th...

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Man performs CPR on his dog after alligator attack

Man performs CPR on his dog after alligator attack

A Florida man shot at an alligator to free his dog from its jaws. Tom Martino said he and his Jack Russell terrier Lizabeth were walking along the Hillsborough River in Tampa on Thursday when th...

The World's Largest Indoor Pet is ?

The World's Largest Indoor Pet is ?

Jim and Linda Sautner have a mammoth responsibility as pet owners. They own a very rare pet... They don't own a lion, a tiger or a bear. No way. That's small stuff.

 

They own a bison (buffalo). A 1600 pound bison to be exact (at last weighing).

 

Actually, it is likely the WORLD'S LARGEST HOUSE-PET.

 

And if you thinks that's a load of a pet, this little toddler is barely 2 years old and still growing!

 

The Sautners have raised "little Bailey Jr." since he was mere weeks old. When you see them interacting with Bailey Jr. in and around their house (oh yes, he goes in their house!) Bailey Jr's  "cuddly" demeanor will have you wondering if Bailey Jr isn't part pet dog after all.

 

Officially, Bailey Jr. has become the Ambassador the Bison Association in his home province of Alberta, Canada and he's become quite the local celebrity around Alberta, making various PR appearances.  However, the Sautners have far reaching ambitions for Bailey Jr. They would like to take him to exotic places like the Great Wall of China. The great (and so far unbroken) wall of china that is their china cabinet just doesn't cut it!.

 

Before you go out and look for a bison at your local pet shop though, know that Jim Sautner is what is called a "buffalo whisperer." It is through his rare connection with this animal and his very patient but focused training practices that he has been able to raise a bison as a pet. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

 

Produced by
Percy von Lipinski & Tracy Bymoen

Stitching and Stuffing for a Cause

Staying in a shelter can be an uncomfortable, cold and lonely time whether you are a human or an animal. But thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers who meet monthly in Carlsbad, animals awaiting new homes get a bed to call their own.

 

The organization Kennel Comforters (kennelcomforters.com) has more than 25 regular volunteers, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and has donated more than 6,500 dog and cat beds to 14 shelters all over San Diego County. But more beds are needed and so are more volunteers.

 

Watch the video to see how to help or go to carlsbad.patch.com for more info.

 

Credits-

Ann Zevely- videographer/editor

Deanne Goodman - reporter/producer

Baby Dinosaur Footprints Found Near Denver

Baby Dinosaur Footprints Found Near Denver

A baby dinosaur approximately the size of a pug dog scurried alongside what may have been its mom or dad some 148 million years ago in what is now foothills near Denver, scientists reported Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Denver.