Archive for April 4th, 2007

Sit command earns respect (Northwest Herald)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Trying to teach your dog some manners? Try getting him to learn one magic command instead: Sit. After housetraining, “sit” may be the most important thing you can teach your dog. Once your dog learns that sitting earns him a treat, you hold the cure to many problems, dog trainers say.

Oregon Recreation Report (Lebanon Express)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

STOCKING SCHEDULE: South Willamette Watershed District: ODFW will stock Alton Baker Canal, Cottage Grove Pond, Cottage Grove Reservoir, Creswell Pond, Detroit Reservoir, Foster Reservoir and Roaring River Park Pond the week of April 2. In the North Willamette Watershed District: ODFW will stock Henry Hagg Lake, Huddleston Pond, Sheridan Pond and St. Louis Pond with […]

Shanghai guide dogs kept on a short leash (China Daily)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

SHANGHAI: The city’s first guide dog program for the blind has already stumbled on a legal technicality. The first batch of guide dogs, six labrador puppies, has been sent to foster families ahead of a comprehensive training program for the blind.

No longer a K-9 officer, Tom Maynor now trains police dogs (The Harrisburg Daily Register)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

GALATIA - “Ow!” Tom Maynor muttered, with a bit of a wince. “That’s a good bite.”

See Spot (literally) (The Pantagraph)

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Beatrice did it twice in the same night. On the carpet, in the middle of the family room. The second time, Nancy Fry caught her mid-stream and rushed her into the back yard.