tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62542368129644495712024-03-13T23:15:10.214-07:00Kootenai's ClimbKootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-792244778011903612013-10-25T12:43:00.001-07:002013-10-25T12:43:30.385-07:00A BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY HAPPY FRIDAY, FURIENDS!<br />
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I have been helping train a very cute miniature Aussie named Madison. Madison is 12 weeks old. Her parents adopted her at 9 weeks old. She is very shy and reserved. She is starting to come out of her shell, though. She already knows sit, down, come, and spin. She sure is a smart one! She can do a successful retrieve, and I wasn't able to do that until almost two! It sure is fun to train a little one, and it sure is easier to help her learn with me around. I didn't have any other dogs to teach me any old tricks. <br />
Her Mom and Dad told me that she is going to Nordic ski with us this winter. I told her she needs to grow up fast because I love to run and play in the snow, and we always love to go ski for a couple of hours. She is going to love it! <br />
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Madison is black and white with almost a border collie look to her. She smells like a puppy, and she feels soft like a puppy. It ALMOST makes my mom miss my puppy days....ALMOST. :) <br />
My mom is hoping to use me for some more training of other dogs here in Montana. She always says it's about training the owners, not the dogs. Madison has great, hard-working owners, so she is starting out on a great road that will lead to success. <br />
We really hope that all of you have had a great week. We are busy preparing our yard and house for Halloween. We are hanging lots of pumpkin lights and carving jack-o-lanterns.<br />
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I really like to try to eat the inside of that pumpkin. I think I am going to dress up like a cat! Enjoy the weekend!<br />
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Hike with you later,<br />
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Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-67105441631165819112013-10-11T10:09:00.001-07:002013-10-11T10:13:29.817-07:00A Montana Friday in the Mountains Hello everyone! I have one hike I love to do ONCE A WEEK. I know, that seems like a lot, but it is so BEAUTIFUL AND SPECIAL that it really never gets old. The Danny On Trail on Big Mountain at the Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana is my weekly addiction. There is a leash rule on this trail, so all you pups out there have to be okay with hiking with a harness and a leash to really enjoy this one. It's a great workout, though. It is four miles UP and four miles DOWN. with about 2500 VERTICAL FEET.(Maybe I should say it is FOUR STUNNING miles up.)<br />
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The mountain used to let dogs ride the gondola down, but they don't anymore. There is dog water at the summit house for hiking pups, and owners need not carry water for their pups because there are a lot of streams during the climb up.<br />
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When we did the hike last week, there was SNOW UP THERE. I still managed to eat a BUNCH of huckleberries. They tasted like the doggie huckleberry ice cream from SWEET PEAKS ICE CREAM PARLOR. YUMMY.....<br />
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I always have to stay on the deck when we get to the top, but the views are amazing and I don't mind because I can watch the squirrels dart in and out of their holes on the mountain slopes below the deck. <br />
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For all my pup friends out there who love to hike, this hike is A GREAT ONE. I hope you had a great week. We all made it to FRIDAY! Now we get to PLAY OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE WARMTH OF THE SUN BEFORE WINTER COMES. <br />
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KootenaiKootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-21116882122322318922013-09-20T13:49:00.003-07:002013-09-20T13:49:55.584-07:00A LONG ABSENCE...but I AM BACK!! Hello, furiends! I moved back to my home state of MONTANA! Over the last year a lot of wonderful things have happened! My mom finished her first year of teaching eighth grade. Needless to say, it was such a challenging, but rewarding year. The little time she did manage to have was spent exercising me! <em>Anyhow</em>~ Dad got a job back in Montana so after the Kansas City school year was over~<em>WE MOVED BACK! </em>So we are back in God's Big Sky Country and the hikes are <em>endless. </em> My mom and dad are smiling, and we are spending quality time together as a family again. Although we miss our Kansas City friends, we are making new friends and reuniting with old friends in the <em>TREASURE STATE.</em> <br />
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This is a picture of me hiking Great Northern for the third time in my life. This hike never gets old, but my paws are always so sore when we get back to the car. We went too early this year, and it was difficult to find the right way to summit the peak. We ended up traversing too low, and we couldn't get high enough to get out of the class III climbing. And let me tell you...a dog can go up that stuff...but a dog <em>CAN'T go down it. </em>So we had <em>SPECTACULAR</em> views, and a great hike without a summit. My pack was empty this day because I hadn't used it before, but it sure is nice. It works as a harness up on those high rock faces! My mom has found her <em>peace</em> again, and I am one lucky dog.<br />
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I hope you will continue to read our blog even though we have been away for a long time. We have missed our furiends. Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-73302549066247959182012-02-23T12:53:00.000-08:002012-02-23T12:53:45.970-08:00Monday Mischief: Toilet Paper Rolls are Tasty<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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P.S. I am doing much better. They are monitoring me for Addison's disease. I am also on a new allergy free food. Bark with you soon. My thanks goes out to all of my furiends that gave me suggestions. I did have a blood panel run and they did run a urine test. There is a new parasite here in Kansas they are going to test for. Anyway...my food is staying down. That's a step. <br />
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</tbody></table>Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-91010862506142226982012-02-14T17:54:00.000-08:002012-02-14T17:56:32.918-08:00Tuesday Talk: It will have to wait till next Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvOubAVQrxrGT2IyXGA43en8u5bawDvtIaMBABZrUdyMDMwY249a2y__al_2r6FxxduI40FbsIv2aKxvsaprXHkI9Hs9JcPCP5rSHDy-AyqNCKSaScnQTfU8UlO20kKHf65DdoRnCcIQ/s1600/snuggly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvOubAVQrxrGT2IyXGA43en8u5bawDvtIaMBABZrUdyMDMwY249a2y__al_2r6FxxduI40FbsIv2aKxvsaprXHkI9Hs9JcPCP5rSHDy-AyqNCKSaScnQTfU8UlO20kKHf65DdoRnCcIQ/s320/snuggly.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Furiends. I know I haven't blogged in an entire week. I feel terrible about it. I am trying to get myself up and going. Remember when I wasn't feeling very good about a month ago? Well...something is still wrong and they don't know what it is. I have gained twenty pounds in a month. I know it isn't because I'm not exercising enough. I'm also drinking a ton of water and waking my mom and dad up at two a.m. to go potty. I am feeling very lethargic. I just don't have that energy that I used to have. I'm not limping anymore, but I'm not really moving very fast. I still have my normal appetite, but I'm acting a little weird with normal things like my leash and the vacuum cleaner. I would say they are making me more anxious than normal. I am going back to the vet tomorrow afternoon. I think they are going to have to run a blood panel. I had a bacterial infection a month ago... MAN....they see me a lot. Once again I am asking if any of you have any suggestions to ask the vet about. Remember that I had the skin stuff going on too...so I am thinking Cushings. It seems like I am too young, but I don't know what else this could be. I'm pretty nervous, but not nearly as upset as my mom and dad are. You pet owners know how it goes. I would appreciate some prayers. I am starting on an irritable bowel food tomorrow. There is so much going on in my little world. I hope to be blogging again soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Today's topic involves a NAUGHTY (that's what Mom thinks) trait of mine. I quite enjoy digging deep, dirty holes. Especially when they are placed right smack in the middle of a beautifully landscaped yard. I've done it since I was a puppy and I <strike>like it </strike>love it. <br />
So Mom looked up the top ten things that most dog owners claim are the worst habits their dog does...and digging is number FOUR! What can I say, Mom, I'm not that original. Anyhow-then she found this funny article about some suggestions on how to get your dog to stop digging. I HAD to blog about these because some of them are absolutely and positively RIDICULOUS. I mean, if my mom did these things to me, I think I would run away and never come back. Well...maybe I would come back after a few hours, but seriously, these ideas are plain mean. <br />
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Ideas to try if your dog is digging in an unwanted place (the not so good ideas from that article.):<br />
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1. Declaw your dog. Some owners and vets argue that it is better that your dog lose its claws, than lose its life by digging out of the yard and being hit by a car. ?<br />
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2. Blow up some balloons and bury them in the spots where your dog digs in the yard. When your dog digs....BOOM! They won't do it again. ?<br />
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3. Turn on the sprinklers when your dog starts to dig in the yard, or stand out in the yard with a hose and spray your dog when your dog digs. ?<br />
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4. Bury your dog's poop in the spot in the yard where your pup digs. When he/she finds it...she will quickly lose interest in digging. ?<br />
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See? Wouldn't you run away too? I don't think I would take well to Mom spraying me with a hose. Here are the <span style="background-color: red;">logical</span> suggestions from the article on how you can ACTUALLY stop your dog from digging in the yard:<br />
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1. Have an actual sand area in your yard where it is fun for your dog to dig. You can bury certain dog toys or dentabones in the area. Make sure the area is big enough to keep your dog's attention.<br />
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2. Exercise your dog before putting your dog into your beautifully landscaped yard. <br />
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3. Only leave your dog out in the yard when you are out there with them. This allows you to correct incorrect behavior when it is occurring so your dog learns right from wrong. <br />
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4. Leave a treat Kong in your yard so your dog's attention is occupied on something else, rather than digging. <br />
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What are your thoughts on this Tuesday Talk? Looking forward to hearing from you, furiends. Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-2564642286765270852012-02-04T14:22:00.000-08:002012-02-04T14:22:39.888-08:00A bone-worthy weekend!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Hey furiends! The topic of today's Tuesday is Positive Reinforcent Training vs. Alpha (Dominance) Dog training. Aka: Victoria Stillwell from "It's Me or the Dog" vs. Cesar Millan from "Dog Whisperer." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alpha Training, also known as dominance training, is based on a study of wolves. The idea of Alpha training is to establish a "pack order" within your household, with yourself (the human) as the pack leader. Alpha trainers believe the most important part of leading the pack is attitude. The attitude is usually referred to as 'calm and confident.' The dog will then be worked into a submissive state, where the mind is capable of doing what the human is asking the dog to do. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Positive Reinforcement Training is shown in detail on Victoria's show "It's Me or the Dog," featured on Animal Planet. Positive Reinforcement Training is about rewarding your dog for correct action, rather than punishing your dog for incorrect action. With this kind of training, you need to find something that motivates your dog. Whether it's treats, affection, or his/her favorite toy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They both sound good, you say? Many dog enthusiasts would say otherwise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many dog enthusiasts in the United States are upset at the fact that "Dog Whisperer," a television series shown on the Nat. Geo Wild channel, is gaining viewers in exponential magnitude. WHY? Many trainers feel that Cesar Millan's approach to training is detrimental to the progress humans have made in training their canine companions. The overall technique used by trainers today is positive reinforcement training. Many animal enthusiasts feel that Cesar's method of Alpha training can lead the dog to be punished and act aggressively toward their human. Most critics argue that Cesar's show makes the viewer feel the dog can be fixed in a matter of minutes, when in real life, it takes multiple days of work to fix a dog's bad behavior. Some say that dogs are not wolves. They say that the domestic dog is an entire animal apart from the wolf, and wolves do things domestic dogs don't, and domestic dogs do things that wolves don't. Therefore, the study on wolves has been thrown out as a way to manage and train the domestic dog. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an interesting and controversial topic in the dog world today. Mom liked to watch both shows and idolizes both trainers. She uses the positive reinforcement method herself, but has met many trainers that are very successful with the Alpha training. Mom even had to use alpha training on my once because she tried and tried with the positive reinforcement idea with my food aggression, but it just didn't work. She tried so many different approaches, but none of them resulted in less growling or snarling. The first time I was flipped on my back was quite startling. She had to do it a couple of times, but I did stop growling at her. Now she uses the positive reinforcement to keep me from growling, but I did have to get shook up a little bit to understand that mom meant business. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This morning I woke up and went to Land Of Paws. Land of Paws is a delicious doggie barkery here in Kansas City. They also sell lots of doggie things. Ya know, like collars and foo-foo spray. I ordered a chocolate covered strawberry dog biscuit and a doggie burrito. Then mom stopped by the shelter here in Kansas City and signed a form to be a volunteer trainer for all those pups looking for forever homes. We'll see if they call her and accept her for the volunteer position. I think this would be a cool job for many reasons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Mom would get to take me with her in the afternoons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pet cloning in America. That's the topic for today. I'm not an expert on the topic. Tuesday Talk is about bringing up big/and/or controversial topics in today's dog world. Cloning is definitely a controversial topic. Just for clarity, according to Dictionary.com, a clone is a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. Pet cloning is going on in the world around us today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It does seem like a tempting idea, doesn't it? The idea of immortality. Immortality? I am still trying to wrap my little dog brain around it. Would I want my mom to clone me after my life here on Earth is over? Before I could make any decisions I had to do a little research. (I did say a LITTLE.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://myfriendagain.com/">My Friend Again</a> is company that offers a link to a Korean Pet Cloning Agency. It features pictures and testimonials of people who are waiting and people who already have received their pets. I found out that after your pet has been in Heaven for more than five days, it is impossible to receive live tissue. It is best to get the live tissue needed when your dog is still alive. Biopsy kits from Texas cost about 1500 dollars. I guess I would just need a minor surgery to extract some live tissue. Then they would send it back to the Texas company on ice. You may be able to swab your dog's mouth too. I said I did a little research. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In an article called <a href="http://www.catalogs.com/info/gadgets/animal-cloning-pros-and-cons.html">"Animal Cloning: Pros and Cons"</a> by Lindsay Shugerman, Lindsay lists some of the pros and some of the cons of cloning your pet. In brief summary this is what she stated:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pros:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1. "Control over Uncertainty-" the creation of exact duplicates is allowed. The stress of breeding and not knowing what traits will be dominated is eliminated. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. The certainty that animals that are cloned can be used as food is unknown. We do not know the dangers involved with eating cloned animals or eggs of cloned animals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. The ethical issues have been left unresolved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/22545/">"The Dark Side of Pet Cloning"</a> is an article focusing on what happens to the failed new fidos that were cloned. Failed as in they have deformities, heart failures, or they are aborted by the surrogate mothers before they come to full term. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Robert Lanza, cloner extraordinaire and chief scientific officer at Advanced Cell Technology, had this to say about pet cloning, </div><blockquote><em>Anyone who wants to have their pet cloned should ask themselves if they are willing to have one or two defective copies of "Fluffy" or "Spot" put down in order to get their pet back. Of course, cloning is associated with lots of abnormalities and genetic defects--and a significant percent of newborn animals die in the first few days or weeks of life.</em></blockquote><blockquote><em>Anyone who thinks they might be able to get Spot or Fluffy back is mistaken. Cloned animals have distinct personalities, just like identical twins. We cloned a herd of cattle several years ago--they were all cloned from a single individual. Yet they developed a social-dominance hierarchy just like a herd of ordinary dairy cows. The cloned animals exhibit the full spectrum of behavioral traits, from curious and inquisitive to timid and shy. There's no doubt about it: each cloned animal has its own unique, individual personality. </em></blockquote><br />
Mom watched a show on television about dog cloning. It brought tears to her eyes because those people loved their doggies so much. She completely understood the loss, the feelings of utter loneliness, and grief associated with losing a pet. One of her worst fears is losing me. I'm her baby. (Literally, they don't have kids yet.) Mom loves me a lot, but she told me she could never clone me. The process of life is the process of life. Life is so precious because there is always the notion that today could be our last. She said she loves me more than words can describe, but she couldn't hurt another puppy to have another chance with me. The world works the way it does for a reason and when it is my time to go, I know she will find another RESCUE that will rescue her in a way I couldn't. That's what is so special about having so many UNIQUE pieces in the world. They make a beautiful tapestry of color. Besides, I will have a new job to do in Heaven. And when my mom's time comes to cross the rainbow bridge, I will be there, tail wagging to show her the way to God. To show her what I tried to show her all of those years on Earth: how to love unconditionally-just like God. <br />
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KootenaiKootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-75356032466756557382012-01-23T12:03:00.000-08:002012-01-23T12:42:50.339-08:00Monday Mischief: Executing Scrappy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>BUT...I can only scare myself so much.</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>But I don't sleep very well when I am not on my Mom's feet.</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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This "Tuesday Talk" thing is new, but I am going to try to bark with you every Tuesday about interesting and intriguing topics among the dog community. I wanted to start with an important topic today: EXERCISE. As the United States is growing more and more overweight, so are American dogs. This topic first popped out at me when I visited the veterinary clinic last month. I saw an article published in <em>Bark</em> magazine about dogs becoming more and more obese. Due to the growing number of dogs that are becoming obese, the average life expectancy for a dog is <strong>decreasing. </strong><br />
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It is always sad when our humans deal with weight issues. Sometimes it's by choice and,sometimes obesity occurs due to factors that our humans cannot control. It is VERY SAD when our humans make a choice for US (the dogs) to become obese. My mom had a friend once who had to have a dog. My mom explained to her that there are a lot of responsibilities that go along with owning a fuzzy friend, but my mom's friend insisted that she knew all of the responsibilities because she had grown up with two dogs. Mom was so happy for her when she brought home her new puppy. Mom was happy for a whole TWO DAYS. I watched in dog-horror as the puppy was let to run free about the house to chew live electrical cords and carve holes into the walls. My mommy never would have done that to me! But being the nice person my mom was, she thought her friend was letting the puppy run about in IGNORANCE. So mom bought sour apple spray to spray on all of the electrical cords so that puppy didn't get a shock big enough to send him to the moon. Mom soon realized, though, that her friend wasn't letting the puppy run around in ignorance, but rather in laziness. <br />
That dog grew up to be a spooky mess. He is scared of children, cars, even going to the bathroom in the dark at night. He has never been exposed to anything, but his own house. He is two years old and still soils the house. He is overweight, yet low on nutrients because his food supply for a month is the cheapest it can get. His mom never takes him ANYWHERE. <br />
Mom is still sad about her friend. She finds it so unbelievable that a person would get a dog to neglect it. Dog obesity can be a form of neglect. In order for a dog to not gain weight, it needs thirty minutes of stimulating exercise per day. This means thirty minutes of sprints! If you want your puparoo to get exercise without sprinting, then you need to take them on an hour long walk. Simply putting your puppy into the yard isn't necessarily exercise. Most dogs become very relaxed in their own space. Most dogs just lay down and SUN BATHE in their yard. Hey...I would too! <br />
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Being an active and responsible owner is <strong><span style="font-size: large;">so</span></strong> important. I know all of my blog furiends are always going above and beyond for their dogs. I mean...hello...they have dog blogs. But, in all seriousness, the neglect of exercising your dog is worse than humans neglecting themselves. Why?! Dogs don't have a choice about being active or not. They follow their leaders. I know my mom doesn't always feel like going on an hour walk, but she does it because she knows that she has a responsibility to take care of me, and that means taking care of my health. Blogger furiends...help me spread the word about keeping healthy pets and dog obesity in America! Make sure and leave me some "Tuesday Talk" bark-outs about your thoughts on this post! <br />
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KootenaiKootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-48033066517059941352012-01-16T19:06:00.000-08:002012-01-16T19:08:51.691-08:00Pawesome Blogger Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzB7uUg3OvBCq6D0LQW2DYKyJKClEYaMyZzpAOQ4m0BQ1BHyV0T19PEEHSUQsNguFSqUqhePqdw5XCV-H6lWd5LuBuFgrRJ4n3fTJUnH9huOJWPjoyiCyveOZvDIYQzH2ro6kNefrgDQ/s1600/pawesome+blogger.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzB7uUg3OvBCq6D0LQW2DYKyJKClEYaMyZzpAOQ4m0BQ1BHyV0T19PEEHSUQsNguFSqUqhePqdw5XCV-H6lWd5LuBuFgrRJ4n3fTJUnH9huOJWPjoyiCyveOZvDIYQzH2ro6kNefrgDQ/s200/pawesome+blogger.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I received the Pawesome Blogger award from <a href="http://janet-bassetmomma.blogspot.com/2012/01/bench.html">Basset Momma</a>! I am so honored and grateful to have received this award. I am pretty new to the blogger world and am always so excited to get awards. It means a lot coming from Basset Momma because she writes a fantastic blog everyday (something I aspire to do SOMEDAY)! If you read this and you haven't checked out her page, you need to blog hop over to Freddie and Gloria's house. I think they were up to some Pawesome Monday Mischief today! </div><br />
In order to accept this award, I must pass it along to 6 blogs that bring me fun, love, laughs and furiendship.<br />
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<a href="http://gracieownsme.blogspot.com/">Gracie Owns Me</a> Gracie owns me too, okay? I can't help it if her little bossy bark is really fun to listen to. But in all seriousness...I really like to hop over to Gracie's dog blog every day and check out her fun photos and interesting adventures! All us dogs could learn a few things about how to wrap our humans around our little paws. <br />
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<a href="http://pawfectdays.blogspot.com/">Pawfect Days!</a> This is a fairly new blog that I have been checking out, BUT as soon as you reach the page, you will see just one of the many reasons why I LOVE this blog. (My look-alike is very cute.) Anywho...GREAT BLOG. It brings me fun and laughter!<br />
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<a href="http://gospelofgoose.blogspot.com/">Gospel of Goose</a> I would like to give this award to Goose because I enjoy reading about the Goose adventures everyday! He has great pictures and is now posting videos! BOL! And last, but not least...Goose successfully kidnaps cats. The End. <br />
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<a href="http://bicontinental-dachshund.blogspot.com/">Bicontinental Dachshund</a> I would like to give this award to this little gal because she knows where Bozeman, Montana is. Just kidding...kind of . I know that you also received this award from Nola, so you don't need to post the award again, if you don't want to. But I also love your bicontinental adventures. <br />
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<a href="http://2browndawgs.com/">2 Brown Dawgs</a> Ahhhhhhh. Who doesn't want to see cute puppy pictures? These guys have a new little Freighter. Check out the blog to see what I mean! I really enjoy reading this blog. They make your tail wag daily. <br />
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<a href="http://yorkietails.blogspot.com/">Yorkie Tails</a> I would't be much of a sister if I didn't give this award to my sister. I started my blog because of her and I couldn't get on blogger without looking at her Pawesome daily blog. She writes with VOICE and CONVICTION. She tells those humans just what is up. Ya know? <br />
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Those are my picks! If you have already received the Pawesome Blog award from another furiend, you don't need to post it to another six or eight furiends. But, you most certainly CAN. It will help it keep going. But if you do know any new blogs that are FANTASTIC and trying to gain followers...it would be great if you would award the award to them! <br />
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Hike with you soon! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But stopped a moment to ponder if it were in fact the biggest one<br />
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</tbody></table>Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-31118505970160104922012-01-10T12:07:00.000-08:002012-01-10T12:07:03.530-08:00Hiking the Ozarks<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before I journeyed back to Montana at Christmas time, I went on a hike in the Ozark Mountains. I now live in Kansas, so I miss the majestic mountains. So do Mom and Dad. We drove ten hours (five out and five back) in one day---just to go for a five mile hike! We are crazy, aren't we? </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My overall conclusion: I <strong>like </strong>the Ozark Mountains. They are very SPONGY. I can run, and run, and run and my muscles don't get that tired. The leaves make it extra squishy too. Even though many of these mountains are ROLLING and and not STEEP, I did manage to find several fun things to play on. </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some days you just need to BLEND IN. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some days you just need to be UNNOTICED.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some days you need to WATCH and LEARN.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some days you just need CAMOUFLAGE.</div>Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-54384373983113907922012-01-04T11:15:00.000-08:002012-01-04T18:57:56.779-08:00Wordless Wednesday: A Montana Log Bed<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montana Lounging: Sincerest thanks go out to my sister Scrappy Doo for her generous donation to my recreational life fund. Ruff!</td></tr>
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I did jump up on to a kid at the dog park yesterday to steal his hot chocolate....<br />
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<script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=121924" type="text/javascript" ></script>Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-83694138402946087302011-12-20T20:13:00.000-08:002011-12-20T20:13:45.076-08:00Day Two of the Awards! I am so grateful for receiving this award from <a href="http://janet-bassetmomma.blogspot.com/">Basset Momma!</a> I love reading about Fred and Gloria's adventures every day. Okay, well, I do miss SOME DAYS. BUT when I am online I ALWAYS GO AND VISIT THEIR BLOG. They are sooooo cute and they are a little SASSY like I am. Thanks for the award Basset Momma! <br />
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I have to share <strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">ten things</span></strong> that you don't know about me and pass this award onto six other dogs! <br />
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1. When Mom and Dad drive on the interstate, I duck when the car goes underneath an underpass. WHAT?! I COULD hit my head!<br />
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2. One of my favorite places to sleep is on a towel next to the bed at a Super 8. I also like drinking out of the hotel ice containers. <br />
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3. I have had giardia fifteen times in my life. I had it as a puppy and have no immunity to it. I catch it everywhere!<br />
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4. I have rawhides once a month to take the tarter and plaque off of my teeth.<br />
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5. I have bad allergies in the spring and have to take two benadryl pills a day!<br />
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6. I finally became brave enough to do one of my fifty tricks at the Dogtoberfest this fall! I did my figure eight without any hesitation. Mom was proud. I WASN'T IMPRESSED. I didn't even get a ribbon for third. ?! <br />
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7. My favorite game involves my mom shutting all the lights off and hiding in her closet. She calls my name and I creep in really slowly to find her. She shouts, "BOO!!!!" and chases me around the house for ten minutes. TRY IT...IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, BUT A RUSH!<br />
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8. I have to suffer through the application of plum foo foo spray daily.<br />
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9. When I get a new collar, I beg for it until it clicks around my neck. <br />
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10. My human mom wears an "I heart my dog" ring. I've literally got myself wrapped around her finger....WAIT A MINUTE? BOL!<br />
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The six blogs I award this award to are: <br />
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<a href="http://cowspotdog.blogspot.com/">Cowspotdog</a> I found this blog trhough Scrappy at Yorkie Tails, but found the writing style and stories to be great! <br />
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<a href="http://corgionmymind.blogspot.com/">Corgionmymind</a> A new blog I just checked out, but am seriously enjoying reading. <br />
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<a href="http://sheltiebeauties.blogspot.com/">Sheltiebeauties</a> I found this blog through Scrappy as well. Great photos and lots of genuine barks and barkouts on this one!<br />
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<a href="http://loveofchester.blogspot.com/">Love of Chester</a> I always love it when I find another lab that blogs like I do! Here's to my chocolate look alike and some great blogs! <br />
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<a href="http://gospelofgoose.blogspot.com/2011/12/jingle-goose.html">Gospel of Goose</a> I secretly admire your jingle tail. Ruff! You put up great pictures! Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-40394058580400146172011-12-19T19:27:00.000-08:002011-12-19T19:27:45.001-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Given to us by <a href="http://yorkietails.blogspot.com/">Yorkie Tails</a>! Thanks Scrappy! We LOVE your blog!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(237, 246, 254); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 11.75pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is SO hard to just pick five, but I tried to give the award to some blogs I have been following for a bit and some of the newer blogs I just started following. Here are my five picks (in no particuliar order) for this award:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(237, 246, 254); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 11.75pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">1.<span style="color: #444444;"> </span><a href="http://doodlingdogs.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #444444;">Doodling Dogs</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> I love all of the useful information and the articles presented! The pictures are fantastic too! </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">2. </span><a href="http://brandoandbogart.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #444444;">Brando and Bogart</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> I love the wordless Wednesdays and the photo blogs! This blog makes my tail wag!</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">3.</span><a href="http://browndogcbr.blogspot.com/2011/12/me-mischief.html"><span style="color: #444444;">Brown Dog</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> I love Hawk's posts everyday, however, we are unable to comment on the page! He was my first follower and we WANT TO COMMENT every day, but don't know how to. I hope Hawk sees this award! Can someone please let him know on his blog...? I can't tell him he received it! Thanks!</span><br />
4.<span style="color: #444444;"> </span><a href="http://www.bringingupbella.com/"><span style="color: #444444;">Bringing up Bella</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> I love this blog because this blog is MOTIVATED AND ALWAYS MOTIVATING! Check it out!</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">5.</span><a href="http://hoodshappenings.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #444444;">Hood's Happenings</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> Ms. Mindy has an awesome blog. We have to visit everyday we are online to check out what is up! Check it out...it's totally pawsome!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Congratulations and I can't wait to see who you PAY THIS AWARD FORWARD to! </span><br />
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Check in with me tomorrow to see the generous award given to us by <a href="http://janet-bassetmomma.blogspot.com/">Basset Momma!</a> ...and to read about some dog park agility park adventures! <br />
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Hike with you soon,<br />
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Kootenai<br />
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</div>Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-57199440043275111262011-12-18T16:24:00.000-08:002011-12-18T16:24:27.242-08:00Back in Big Sky Country Hey furiends! I am back in Big Sky Country, and I have already made myself feel right at home. I have received a couple awards this week and am so THANKFUL for the recognition and CAN'T WAIT to give one of the awards to five other people. The other award involves letting you pups know some stuff about me that you don't already know. BOL! You are in for some surprises! Watch my posts over the next couple of days to see what I mean! <br />
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I convinced Scrappy, my BIG sister (BOL) to go on a snow hike with me! Kansas doesn't even have snow yet, so of course, the first adventure we did had to have snow! We wandered out into the deep woods where the trees were draped in snow to play a great game of CHASE! I really DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT, but Scrappy is faster than I am. She chases me, barking in her little bossy voice. It makes me so excited that I whine. I LOVE playing chase with my sissy. I have missed her and the family so much when we have been in Kansas. It is so nice to be home for Christmas. She has NO IDEA what I am giving her for Christmas. I bet it's so good that she'll blog about it! Here is a little pic blog from our first Montana adventure! Thanks again for the awards! I will blog about them soon. Hope all my furiends are starting their bark-downs to Christmas! Ruff!<br />
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Hiking again in Montana with loved ones,<br />
KootenaiKootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254236812964449571.post-64633656011858044422011-12-12T11:49:00.000-08:002011-12-12T11:49:19.831-08:00A Great Recovery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUZYUV95cq9oDNsEKrf0Se33Gv1btXHvmVgCmXgMAHX7cQ_o96i2tICNLVDhGBMA6PESWePNCXpz_GK-jHALrgDfSvvY6c_tW7L0UAK7fuuuoMGl0U81Fxu1HyBXbpENqTpWw1IVyldo/s1600/smiley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUZYUV95cq9oDNsEKrf0Se33Gv1btXHvmVgCmXgMAHX7cQ_o96i2tICNLVDhGBMA6PESWePNCXpz_GK-jHALrgDfSvvY6c_tW7L0UAK7fuuuoMGl0U81Fxu1HyBXbpENqTpWw1IVyldo/s320/smiley.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday everyone! I am a happy girl with a growth that has completely dissappeared! My limp is gone and I am getting hot compresses...THAT I FIND TO BE LIKE A DOGGIE HOT TUB...three times a day! I am almost done packing to go home in a couple of days! What a blessing to be better by the time I go to see my family in Montana! Thanks for all of the good words and the bark outs! I won't be writing at the end of the week because we will be starting our 23 hour drive to the Great Western Big Sky Country. My adventures next week will be unlimited! Maybe Scrappy and I will do a post together! </div>Kootenai's Summit Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774834355179524960noreply@blogger.com9