Gemma Archive

Frisbees!

Posted on April 29, 2012 | 4 Comments
25 brand new Frisbees just arrived and the dogs are as high as toddlers at Christmas. Dublin spent the first night bringing them to me one by one from the...
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Aspirat Primo Fortuna Labori

Posted on November 7, 2010 | 15 Comments
The Latin is from Virgil and says, “Fortune smiles upon our first attempt.” Here I’ve collected some photos and videos of the border collie puppies’ first attempts to herd sheep....
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Doesn’t Fall Far

Posted on October 5, 2010 | No Comments
My old dog Black Jack was an apple hound; watching him steal one from the fruit bowl on the table when he didn’t think anyone was looking always left us...
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Caught in the Act

Posted on May 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
The Bark magazine is holding a contest for dogs “Caught in the Act” being naughty. The prize is appropriately a Vue Personal Video Network so you can monitor those devious...
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The Easter EGGEs

Posted on April 10, 2009 | No Comments
The Easter EGGEs, originally uploaded by AstraeanBorderCollies. In these tough times, it’s hard to keep up with the supposedly recession proof (read: you’re still going to spend a fortune, broke...
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Happy Birthday Puppies

Posted on December 6, 2008 | 5 Comments
A year ago today I was up all night with a very pregnant Celeste, taking her temperature and watching as she continually remade her nest in her kennel, then dug...
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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2008 | 3 Comments
Gemma the Princess Mercury the Pirate * * * If this post made you think and you'd like to read more like it, consider a donation to my 4 Border...
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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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  - Jess: Unfortunately the TESTTESTTESTTEST rhetoric from breeders and the ease of DNA testing has skewed the perceptions of the more ‘educated’ pet buyer. I have actually had pet people tell me: a) That even clear by parentage...
  - Jess: DLA and a ‘general’ homozygosity test like Optimal Selection are going to be necessary for preservation of genetic diversity as the dog broth continues to condense.
  - Christopher: It has the potential to be the biggest bang for your buck in DNA testing when the research begins to make associations between DLA alleles and pathologies. It’s also one of the primary reasons one might want to...
  - Jen Robinson: Curious, what’s your opinion of testing for homozygosity in the DLA regions of the genome?
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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
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- tilled the garden May 22, 2013
  this pic is before picture haven't taken a after.. I tilled it today dad was supposed to till it, but he is horrible about not doing things he says he will do. He said he'd take care of the weeds at the house for my mom, but it been a week so I had to do it along with other chores I do. Laundry, dishes, weeding the garden and keeping house clean. B […]
  Saya
- The Week in Tweets – 22nd May 2013 May 21, 2013
  This is our (almost) weekly segment where we review the content posted on our Twitter over the course of the week. It’s a long post! So make sure you grab a coffee and prepare yourself for some serious reading. But before we start, just a quick picture of a rainbow that was visible at tracking training on Tuesday. Rainbow at Blackwood (South Australia) on Tu […]
  Leema
- Tougher than you thought May 21, 2013
  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2md82YEXeE?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=500&h=312] Source. […]
  retrieverman
- May weekend in the garden May 21, 2013
  The first long weekend of the Summer, weather was wonderful, we were able to get soooo much work done in the garden. Most all of my seedlings are in the ground now, that was a feat. We worked non-stop from morning to dinner time. Dogs feel slightly ignored, but, once we have this done we can relax a bit and enjoy the summer. I added a couple of bean tee […]
  dinsdaledogs
- How soft is a golden retriever’s mouth? May 20, 2013
  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9y_zCOu0MI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=500&h=312] Source. Also the hazards of trying to crack an egg using just one hand! This is an old golden retriever parlor trick, and I one that would actually bring me wild turkey eggs out of th […]
  retrieverman
- What to do with a sunk beaver May 20, 2013
  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMeRWhYPFPk?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=500&h=312] Source. This guy needs a TV show. […]
  retrieverman
- White Pelican May 19, 2013
  A week ago Saturday, Connie and I went up to Barr Lake State Park, a local birding hot spot. I thought you might enjoy this picture of a white pelican we saw there, one of the many who visit here in the summer. It seems every time I see them I am astonished anew at how big they are. […]
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