Archive for the 'Cool dog stuff ' Category
PDX Pet Photographer Captures End of Life Moments
Kristin Zabawa, a local PDX photographer, captures photography of humans and animals when they’re near the end of their life. These are precious moments.”Soul to soul” photo sessions are what she calls them on her crowdfunding page. The photos are...
by Christy Caplan
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May 17, 2015 
National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
One of the most important things when preparing for a disaster is to simply have a plan in place. For example, one of easiest things to do is to have a sticker in your window telling emergency crews how may...
by Christy Caplan
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May 10, 2015 
Senior Dogs: Bruiser’s 12th birthday at the beach
Bruiser’s 12th birthday celebration was this past weekend on the coast. Out of our three beautiful dogs, I know Bruisy the best. He’s twelve years young and the longest relationship I’ve ever had with a four legged friend. We...
by Christy Caplan
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May 4, 2015 
Latest studies about dog and man
The latest studies talk about the bond between man and dog — the strength of eye contact. Simple eye contact raises oxytocin levels. They did studies about gazing into your dog’s eyes for 30 minutes and the resulting impact that...
by Christy Caplan
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April 22, 2015 
Nosework with Sherman…and Walter
A few weeks ago, both Sherman and Walter participated in Washington’s first Element Specialty Trial. You can find more here: http://www.nacsw.net/trial-calendar-information/element-specialty-trials. These just became a reality this past April. I love them as they only take half a day –...
by Christy Caplan
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July 31, 2014 
Happy Mom’s Day: love the hounds
Happy Mother’s Day to all the hound Moms (and real human Moms). Every Mom should be celebrated today for their hard work. Another Mary Oliver poem because it just happened in my household: “Please, please, I think I haven’t eaten...
by Christy Caplan
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May 11, 2014 
Poet Mary Oliver: her book “Dog Songs”
This poem warms my heart. It’s from Mary Oliver’s latest book, “Dog Songs”. It’s about a rescue dog, so I dedicate this to Sherman and Bruiser. My two rescue dogs. BENAJAMIN, WHO CAME FROM WHO KNOWS WHERE What Shall I...
by Christy Caplan
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May 4, 2014 
Indigo Rescue: Comedy Relief Concert
I’m on the board of Indigo Rescue and there is a benefit concert coming up in June that I want to make sure everyone knows about! I just drafted this press release about the show — spread the word! This...
by Christy Caplan
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May 7, 2009 
Nina Ottosson Puzzle Games: brilliant
I promised I would post about the Nina Ottosson games I bought for my senior dog (but for all three dogs of course) and I’m a HUGE FAN. I bought the cheaper plastic versions off of Amazon. The first game...
by Christy Caplan
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April 24, 2009 “A Place To Bark” – best practice for rescues
A friend of mine sent me a link to A Place to Bark and after reading Bernie’s blog and what she does in TN I had to share more about her. I recently befriended her on facebook and follow her...
by Christy Caplan
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April 21, 2009 
