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Humane Education

Wonderful Things

by nycgadgetgirl on August 15, 2008 · 3 comments

in Family and Friends, Humane Education, Life In NYC (and JC), NYC Shiba Rescue, Snick the Dog

My last few days in NYC were busy and stressful and difficult, but also amazing and illuminating. I spent several days feeling loved, appreciated and valued.

Wednesday, the 23rd, my boss took me and some coworkers out to dinner.. FOR ME. Since I expect Japanese food to be something I will desperately miss, we  [click to continue reading...]

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Snick’s School Visits

by nycgadgetgirl on June 21, 2008 · 6 comments

in Dogs, Humane Education, Snick the Dog, Tales of Kaos, shiba inu

Snickers

For the last month, Snick and I have been visiting a small school for developmentally challenged children once a week. We visit three classrooms ranging in age from four to nine and each class has about 10 kids in it. Each visit is only about 20 minutes long. One class has invited us to the  [click to continue reading...]

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National Dog Bite Prevention Week

by nycgadgetgirl on May 22, 2008 · 5 comments

in Dogs, Humane Education, NYC Shiba Rescue, Snick the Dog, shiba inu

Something I did not know until last week… this is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. I received an email asking if I would blog about it and at first I thought "I’m not a dog trainer. What do I know about dog bite prevention?" Then I realized, it isn’t about training dogs so much as  [click to continue reading...]

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Proud of Snickers

by nycgadgetgirl on April 27, 2008 · 5 comments

in Humane Education, NYC Shiba Rescue, Snick the Dog, shiba inu

We have a new little foster dog, Penny. She makes the fourth confused Shiba girl that has moved in to Snick’s territory. (Counting? Secret, Shayna, Lola – who didn’t stay long – and now Penny.) I’ll write more about Penny in a day or two… the point is that watching Penny and Snick made me  [click to continue reading...]

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