A visit with Boxer Rescue Canada friends
Today I’m starting two weeks of semi-vacation by heading out to south Surrey to visit several friends from Boxer Rescue Canada. It’s been a while since I’ve seen either of them. Marta lives in northern...
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What is an Online Community? FOC08 Weeks 2 and 3
Vancouver Boxer Meetup: subset of the virtual "community" of boxer lovers meeting face-to-face at Vanier Park in Kitsilano last September I’ve heard it said among some of my friends that an “online”...
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Our first Rally O trial coming up – no cramming for this test!
Freckle and Mary-Doug training at Vanier Park This weekend Freckle and I will be competing in Rally Obedience, a new dog sport and fun obedience trial where handlers can talk to their dogs and where...
View ArticleDogs and the heat of summer
I wrote a short piece on dogs and the summer heat for Boxer Rescue Canada’s blog a few weeks ago. You can read it here.
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Separation anxiety in dogs – an often difficult nut to crack
Sassy and Ceilidh, best buds Background See references at end for more information. A Twitter post yesterday by @sarchet62 (”Pills for your pets OMG http://is.gd/HuJH“) inspired me to finish a blog...
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Genetic screening for heart disease in boxers available soon
Some great news for boxer owners and lovers. A veterinary cardiologist at Washington State University has identified a defective gene responsible for one of the heart diseases that plague the boxer...
View ArticleScreening test for canine cardiomyopathy now available
You can now get your dog tested for the gene mutation that causes boxer cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC). I blogged about this earlier this morning, saying that...
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