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We're in DogJoy, TWICE!

Posted on October 10, 2009 | 2 Comments
My dogs only subscribe to one magazine, and that’s The Bark. And yes, it comes in their names. I tolerate their subscription, despite the magazine being published by the dirty...
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Happy Valentine's Day

Posted on February 14, 2009 | 4 Comments
Happy St. Valentine’s Day from Gemma, Mercury, Bella, Zeke, Maximus, and Stella Rose! * * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this...
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2008 In Review

Posted on December 31, 2008 | No Comments
Here are some fast stats about the Border Wars Blog over the last year: Days in Production: 4972008 Posts: 102Total Unique Visitors: 40,011Returning Visitors: 4,433Feed Readers: 55E-mail Readers: 10Followers: 8Blog...
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Puppy Parade

Posted on December 9, 2008 | 1 Comment
Turns out that Celeste was featured on the Puppy Parade blog exactly one year ago for this adorable shot. Despite all her accomplishments and old soul maturity, she’ll always be...
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Ultimate Dog Lover

Posted on March 16, 2008 | No Comments
Gina at Pet Connection has been hard at work on her next book, The Ultimate Dog Lover, along with two other books on lesser animals. The publishers have graciously opened...
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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
Happy St. Valentine’s Day from Gemma, Mercury, Bella, Zeke, Maximus, and Stella Rose! * * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this...
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Meet My Dogs

Posted on December 8, 2007 | 2 Comments
Border Collies are a gift I inherited from my father, and most of my 27 years have been filled with at least one by my side. Measuring my life in...
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  - Nora: Sorry, Jess, you’re right–I didn’t parse that correctly and tried to correct in my next post, but did not do a good job. You are correct–what would ALSO be a help would be to know something about pedigree,...
  - Jess: You kind of missed my point. Breeders often tout ‘health’ testing as data aggregation. This is one of the reasons they push testing for rare or non-issue diseases so hard, “if you don’t test, you...
  - Nora: Jess–just realized I went slightly off your comment. Yes, a central database–but you wouldn’t necessarily test for or report something unless it was a serious problem that affected whatever you intended to do...
  - Nora: There would have to be an incentive for puppy buyers who don’t intend to breed to have that information recorded, and decent pricing for everyone. I asked the people who bought puppies from me to have them CERFed for my...
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  - retrieverman: The interesting thing is that Germans are also applying for hunting licenses more than they have in many decades: http://www.dw.de/hunting-in-ge rmany-stealthily-gains-in-popu larity/a-2335758
  - Kali: That the pibble mixed with a pibble? lol
  - retrieverman: Bill Burr said he got a free dog. He didn’t rescue it. His wife said she rescued it, and he said, “You mean you charged through a burning building to save it?”
  - Kali: What about Karma canvassing? You can’t give politicians a worse name than they get themselves.
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  - Lori Ziemba: Olde Boston Bulldogge first time with sheep: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =gm0mNybsORM
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- Lioness lounging in the sun May 25, 2013
  She has that golden retriever Zen-like expression on her face. You know she’s content. […]
  retrieverman
- Tiger swallowtail butterfly May 25, 2013
  I got this little beauty while it was visiting a red clover for a bit of nectar. […]
  retrieverman
- Quote May 25, 2013
  From Michael Gruber's blog, true and witty but not funny:"I don't much like to talk about my work while it's in progress or read reviews or give encouragement to people trying to enter a profession I know to be a miserable way to make a living, with a premature death rate that compares unfavorably to coal mining."That one would rathe […]
  Steve Bodio
- My computer has just had a mental breakdown! May 24, 2013
  Apologies. Actually the blog and webs seem fine. The mail and some other things are off. I get but cannot receive mail (I get large attachments so that is not the trouble). Regular correspondents are being dumped in the spam file. And oddest of all, I can download photos from my camera, but cannot edit or open or export them-- although I can see thumbnails t […]
  Steve Bodio
- Duck video May 24, 2013
  I think this is a young drake. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUECY5Hy9t4?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=500&h=312] Source. […]
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- Gun Quiz Solution May 24, 2013
  It was (obviously?) an 1895 Winchester, most famed as Teddy Roosevelt's lion gun in Africa, using its odd heavy load, the .405 Winchester. It was a relatively strong action, and because it had a box magazine* rather than the typical tubular ones on most leverguns, it could shoot modern spitzer type loads like the .30- 06.But what this specimen looks lik […]
  Steve Bodio
- My mom’s new pet dinosaurs May 24, 2013
  Not very big ones! The wrinkles on my knuckles should give you an idea about scale: Smaller than a can of pop! I had Muscovy ducks as a child, but I know next to nothing about keeping mallards. They are in a brooder right now. It’s very cold here today (in the high 40′s). So they won’t be getting wet any time soon. […]
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