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    Our Senator voted to end the filibuster. That...

    Our Senator voted to end the filibuster. That cinches it for the Democrats in another 5 years. No one is going to bust their humps or give money to re-elect Senator Heller R-NV.
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    Anyone know how well the boycott of Colorado by...

    Anyone know how well the boycott of Colorado by sportsmen is going? Does anyone run the FT or HT circuit through there and know how the local dog folks feel about what is going on?
  3. Married to an MD. Nurse and nurse educator for...

    Married to an MD. Nurse and nurse educator for 42 years. Daughter is an MD. There is not a physician in America that is easy about this stuff. Around here any that have enough set aside to get...
  4. Would you say, then, that "bottom" is when you've...

    Would you say, then, that "bottom" is when you've gone to your limit and have nothing left... you reach down and pull out just a little more?

    To me that's a special sort of heroism that emerges...
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    God bless them. Dogs are proving invaluable in...

    God bless them. Dogs are proving invaluable in cancer research since the big C is something they share with us. There is work being done on glioblastoma multiformae (GBM) which is an unstoppable...
  6. Several have mentioned "health". Maybe I've had...

    Several have mentioned "health". Maybe I've had a few glasses tonight and am feeling a little sorry for myself... but my young dog (went to the Master National last October) has a heart murmur. Low...
  7. What do you look for in a pup and in what order

    And maybe you all can suggest more qualities I haven't considered. But here is my list (and the way I define the terms) in no particular order:

    Drive (not an indifferent molecule in his/her body....
  8. Thread: The middle toe

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    The middle toe

    She's a master hunter, very solid... knows her stuff. But three HT's in a row she gets in the water for the big swim and just decides to celebrate Independence Day. Blows up big but has fun doing...
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    Soap eaters? Got any suggestions?

    Both our labs do it. They open drawers, get in the shower stall, pull open cabinet doors and dig through stuff to get it from the back shelf and tonight one of them got in the tub and jumped to a...
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    Have you ever seen a sleeping dog "act"...

    Have you ever seen a sleeping dog "act" aggressive... i.e., as if having a nightmare? I have heard deep growls and seen the teeth bared fleetingly on rare occasion. (And no, I'm NOT talking about...
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    Name suggestions

    Work sucks but I have to show up tomorrow anyway. So I'm just trying to think about other, funner things before I go to bed. In 12-18 months (when I retire) I'm getting a lab female. I prefer...
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    Need help. At wit's end.

    I must get a neurotic 10 year old GSD from going into one of our bedrooms where, for some reason... after living in this house for 10 YEARS... he has decided to establish a latrine.

    First the...
  13. Think of all the ways we will be regulated out of retriever training-testing-trialing

    1. More and more restrictions being placed upon who can breed dogs, which dogs can be unneutered or kept open, how many litters/year someone can have without being a "puppy mill".

    2. We use...
  14. It is soooo difficult to explain to the non-dog...

    It is soooo difficult to explain to the non-dog people in your life that you are NOT frying, burning, electrocuting or otherwise torturing your dog. It's so ironic. Everyone at work wants to know...
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    Well... my dog has had 3 no-birds in one series,...

    Well... my dog has had 3 no-birds in one series, so I know there are inept bird boys... (forget to put a duck in the winger... twice??? Really??? Add a missed flier and it was a long day.)

    But,...
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    You have a point, M&K. I was referring to the...

    You have a point, M&K. I was referring to the supposed millions of non-insured who are supposed to be covered with the wildly expanded Medicaid. Maybe this will happen, maybe not. BUT I am...
  17. Thread: Rain!

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    Rain!

    I reckon we'll have plenty of water next spring for training in Northern Nevada. You all oughta plan on coming to the Sierra Nevada Double Header. Right now most of Reno is cut off from most of...
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    Want to know something scary? First, Obamacare...

    Want to know something scary? First, Obamacare has "covered" millions of people without increasing the number of MD's and RN's. Much could be said about that and has. We can expect severe...
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    Indeed... I'm about to become grandmother to two...

    Indeed... I'm about to become grandmother to two Haitian children being adopted by my daughter and her husband. You better believe I want them to be as free to love and be loved as our caucasian,...
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    Umm... there is a critique to be made about the...

    Umm... there is a critique to be made about the stupidity of the comment (I mean... the Foxx comment, not necessarily... well... you know... whatever.) Then there is the political critique that has...
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    Copper State HRC

    I'm thinking about moving to the "copper state" from the Silver State. (Either of which is way better than the "Golden State" the way I see it...) How active is the Copper State HRC? Lots of...
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    Is "style" like "beauty"... in the eye of the...

    Is "style" like "beauty"... in the eye of the beholder? Or like pornography... can't define it but know it when we see it.

    To me the best definition of style is "a thrill to watch". Intensity....
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    Hysterical!

    Hysterical!
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    Had a dog that had a baby canine and adult trying...

    Had a dog that had a baby canine and adult trying to occupy the same space for several months. One day low and behold, just the adult tooth was there. Should be OK. Worse things can happen!
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    Hooray! I did my dissertation on asthma... and...

    Hooray! I did my dissertation on asthma... and AT LAST I can wax eloquent on my otherwise useless knowledge.

    Did you know that dogs lack several things that contribute to human asthma? ...
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