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Sharing a few laughs, tears, and treasured moments in my life with the Golden Gang, the Furry Herd, the Blessing and Bane of my existence (think multiple dogs and related poops), along with a very patient husband.
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Cheesecake can be individually sized like a tart but it cannot be a muffin therefore it is a pie
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...and versatile! We can't forget to mention how versatile they really are, whether it's doing what they were bred to do to in the field, to being top dogs in obedience, to being guide dogs and of course to being the best lapdog ever.
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Our provincial taxes are paying for it
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When Mike Pence is calling out Trump on his lies you know that man is afraid of what is to come.
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Intelligence is not necessary for condescension, ignorance is
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My biggest challenge was moving away from the "might is right" mindset to giving my dogs the right to make choices. I now know when my dogs are choosing to train with me I'm doing it right.
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This is one of my students building a CER to the mat. She barely has time to get the mat down on the ground! The end goal is to have the puppy willing go to the mat, lay down and stay until released. Don't you just love the enthusiasm!
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Shaping; positively reinforcing successive approximations towards a target behaviour. The real secret is conditioning a positive emotional response to a desired behaviour. What gets rewarded gets repeated. That applies to both the human and the dog. If both are having fun we are more likely to do it
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I agree, and she was obviously just ticking off boxes and looking for a gotcha moment rather than seeking information. Her later commentary did appear as if she had come away from the interview with some grudging respect
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Just a common phrase I use for people who can't be bothered to search for information. Perhaps time for me to make an adjustment
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Rosemary Barton says this is a pretty interesting piece of information right now because the conservatives have been obviously focusing their attacks on trying to discredit Mark Carney, including the work he did with the Harper government during the economic crisis in 2008 #CANpol #CdnPoli
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Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney on Rosemary Barton Live #CANpol #CdnPoli
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I'm just here to say, you got this sister! Carry on sucking
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My question, how will American Soldiers respond when ordered to shoot American Citizens on American Streets in defense of Trumps defilement of American Democracy?
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Modern day slavery?