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Canada’s Naughtiest Dog contest

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Do you have the naughtiest dog? Bark Busters , the world’s largest dog training company, announced today its search for Canada’s Naughtiest Dog. The contest, which is set to run from now until August 1, 2009, is designed to dispel the myth that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. How the Contest Works.

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Shadows of Africa

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This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better politics: in 2007, poachers killed only 13 rhinos in South Africa, but in 2008 already 83, in 2009 – 122, in 2010 – 333, in 2011 – 448 and in 2012 a staggering 668! Painted Dogs are already extinct in 25 out of 39 countries that they used to inhabit.

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On "The Road" and Humanity

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Last night I watched 2009's " The Road " (based on the Cormac McCarthy novel , which I haven't read), a post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive. They corral them, lock them up, and take them out to kill, cook and eat them as needed. Of course the man's a good guy--he hasn't killed and eaten his dog.

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Happy “Howl-a-days”!

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If you have extra dog shirts/sweaters around (or if you would like to buy new ones), send them to The Dog Project. They are collecting sweaters to help dogs in shelters keep warm in the winter months. If dogs have to be in a shelter, at least they will be more comfortable. Get creative! Relish time to just cuddle.

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