I’m very excited! The momma just informed me that I will be taking, not one, but TWO classes this term! The first one starts next week. It should be a lot of fun…it’s called “Silly Pet Tricks”. The second class begins on the following week….AGILITY!!! I’ve missed the past two terms and I am raring to go! I hope all of my old pals will be there…as well as my girlfriend, Lucy! No wonder the momma got out those weave poles and has had me practicing.

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This is a replay of a post from 8/24/08. Bound to happen, just didn’t think we would have to resort to this on the second day of NaBloPoMo! What did we get ourselves into?

The momma just learned of this dog training method from one of her collaborators. The video is 2½ minutes long (occasionally preceded with a brief advertisement from hulu.com). Use with care! Some dogs are very sensitive, you know!

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Hot off the press!

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The momma and I wanted to share the above article with you. It’s about a very special dog, Timmy. Timmy is a service dog for his owner, Neal A. Young who has narcolepsy. And, Timmy is a therapy dog who worked at Ground Zero and continues to work in hospitals, nursing homes and disaster sites. In fact, Timmy was the only therapy dog at Ground Zero and his work helped to console firefighters and volunteers.

“When people were coming out of the pit and they saw him waiting for them, that might be the only time they would crack a smile all day,” Young said. “People weren’t talking to the counselors or the social workers, but they’d reach out to Timmy, and then the counselors had a way in to make that connection.”

Timmy has recently developed hearing loss. Hearing is very important for dogs, especially working dogs, and bilateral hearing is important for sound localization.

Listening to: Timmy! by Lords of the Underworld

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A battery of diagnostic testing at the University of Cincinnati’s FETCH-Lab (Facility for Education and Testing of Canine Hearing and Laboratory for Animal Bioacoustics) determined that Timmy has bilateral hearing loss, although his left ear is less impaired than his right. Fortunately, Timmy is an excellent candidate for hearing aids. Molds were made from both of Timmy’s ear canals to prepare hearing aids. However, hearing aids are expensive and Timmy’s owner is disabled. They need to raise money to pay for the aids. It would be great if you (yes, you!)  can help with a donation! If so, please go to

Young’s Funny Farm Donations & Gifts

or send a check to

Young’s Funny Farm

764 Knob Mountain Road

Berwick PA 18603-5853

Please mark check “Timmy hearing”

To learn more about Timmy and Neal A. Young (and see a LOT of wonderful photos!) please visit Young’s Funny Farm.

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The momma and I love these 2 videos of Wilshire! Wilshire  is a really cool and hardworking Dalmatian! The first is Wilshire going through his daily routine in detail (very well done, by the way!). The second is when Cesar Millan (the Dog Whisperer) had to step in during his puppyhood.

Below is a video of Wilshire when he was only 3 months old and needed some guidance from Cesar Millan (the Dog Whisperer).

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The momma just learned of this dog training method from one of her collaborators. The video is 2½ minutes long (occasionally preceded with a brief advertisement from hulu.com). Use with care! Some dogs are very sensitive, you know!

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