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Enjoying the Orange Peril

10,000 Birds

I’ve never quite understood why so many people wrap their scopes up in little jackets, (but nor do I understand why it’s so popular to dress dogs up in coats, too, as they are already wrapped in fur. In later years it included a class for digiscoping which I entered a few times. Perhaps it’s a basic human desire to dress things up.)

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Dog Collars

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Nearly every dog owner buys a collar for their new pet but few are aware of the long history and many different types of collars. In situations where dogs were primarily guarding domestic animals, collars tended to have studs or spikes to frustrate the jaws of a marauding wolf. By Augie Berings, Bering’s Hardware.

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Therapy Dog Helps Boy

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This is a great story about how a therapy dog helped a boy overcome depression. Dogs, as well as other pets, have been shown to improve quality of life. My yellow lab, Alex, a certified therapy dog, tugged at her leash and trotted down the elementary school hallway, eager to get to the kids we’d been visiting the past couple months.

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Confused about Dog Day Care?

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Just like parents seeking quality care for their children while they work or travel, dog owners face the same dilemma. There is plenty of open space, which gives your dog the opportunity to interact with other dogs, while running around and burning off plenty of pent-up energy. Confused about Dog Day Care?

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Paws at BlogPaws

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Roxy the Traveling Dog takes a nap during Dino Dogan’s SEO class. Learning about SEO is hard work for little dogs! Roxy was very sweet and even came to visit my lap a few times during the class, and she had the prettiest little painted toe nails too! And there were more, stay tuned!

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Learn Pet CPR – Save a Life!

4 The Love Of Animals

If you are in NYC, please consider joining this important class. Get certified while learning what to do if your dog or cat is in trouble. $80 Sat May 3 from 10am-1pm in Manhattan. 80 per person. No actual animals will be at this event. All proceeds will benefit the shelter animals that we support!

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Welcome Angela Minor, A New Beat Writer on 10,000 Birds!

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” You’ve heard of situations where people with PhDs end up working as cashiers at McDonald’s or rocket scientists end up walking dogs for a living? She’s totally going to class this joint up a bunch and we don’t want to ruin it. Let’s all do our best not to scare Angela away.

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