Now I can’t eat my favorite nuts!

Big pistachio recall! I love pistachios. They are a wee bit expensive compared to other nuts, but I love their flavor. Why can’t we fix our food supply?

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Bad day

Yesterday, my career has either ended or it has hit a very bad setback So this blog’s days might be either numbered, or new information won’t be coming as regularly. I’m now looking for work. If anyone would like to know anything, my BA is summa cum laude in political science with minors in history [...]

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A good article on urban coyote attacks…except one thing.

Here is a nice article on the growing conflicts between urban coyotes and people. It includes advice on how to avoid coyote attacks. Don’t feed them. Keep dogs on a leash. Don’t leave pets unattended (especially if they are smaller than the coyote). But I have one problem with the advice given: “Residents are warned…not [...]

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Let’s look at the talking points

Earlier this month, ABC’s Nightline featured a story about the problems in purebred dogs. I covered it here. Unlike their British counterpart, the American dog fancy spammed the heck out of the comments section on the ABC New article. Now, I’m in political science (at least partially. If anyone would like a Democratic campaign consultant– [...]

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A breed that is definitely not for me

What I am about to say here is not intended as an insult to the Dalmatian breed. Not at all, for some people, this breed is the perfect dog. However, it is not the dog for me. My grandfather took in a Dalmatian that originally belonged to some relatives. He was not, as is often [...]

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Video of A Tweed Water Spaniel?

From Treytor. Sorry, but this is a small goldendoodle named “Waffle.” This goldendoodle, though, has some throwback features that are really similar to the Tweed water dog or Tweed water spaniel. Except for the shaggy hair on her muzzle, her coat is really quite like a Tweed water dog’s. It’s wavy to rather curly, but [...]

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North Dakota flood golden

This is a golden retriever that I’m sure you’ve all seen on the news. The dog’s name is “Annie,” and she belongs to a resident near the Red River of the North in Fargo, North Dakota. Fargo is expecting a record flood this time, which is why they’ve sandbagged. This is a pretty bad natural [...]

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Fox and Terrier

From UpdocFilms I don’t normally recommend owning wildlife, so let me say that I do not think foxes make good pets. That said, isn’t it really interesting how this terrier and fox live together? I don’t know whether this terrier is a Jack Russell, which, ironically, were bred to bolt foxes from their dens, or [...]

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“The Gamekeeper” by Richard Ansdell

Richard Ansdell was a nineteenth century painter who painted lots of portraits of rural life in Scotland and England. In this particular potrait, he is potraying a Scottish game keeper and a brace of gundogs. Ansdell was well-acquainted with country life around Loch Laggan. They might be setters or unusually colored wavy-coated retrievers. The reason [...]

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Red golden retriever with brown skin pigment

From adriennelane. A dog like this one can give us an idea of the tawny coloration in the Tweed water dog. This dog is also about the size of a Tweed water dog, except that her coat isn’t as short and curly as that breed’s was. You can see more this golden here.

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