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Master Agility and Freestyle Dance Seminar with Dante Camach

mosstheboss — Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:10 am

Author: mosstheboss

Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:10 am

Dante Camacho, Brazilian Agility Champion, Freestyle Dancer and
member of the world famous SuperDogs team. Dante has been wowing the
crowd for years with his fabulous freestyle routines. Dante's smooth
style and flowing handling make him and his border collie an amazing
team to watch. Dante and his sheltie Cuica have been a 2 time
Brazilian Champions. They have competed throughout Italy, Spain, and
Switzerland and won the South American Championship in Peru.
Recently Dante and his border collie Smeagel competed in the European
Open Championships in the large dog category. With less than a
second time difference between 2nd - 11th place Dante finished in 8th
place out of 330 competitors. Dante's Seminar's are a must!!!

Master Agility Seminar
DATE: Sunday, November 9, 2008
Duration: 9am - 4pm
Cost: $150+GST, Early bird special $125+GST if registered before
October 31, 2008, Auditors: $75+GST, Includes Lunch

This seminar is for dogs currently competing at the Masters Level,
full understanding of all equipment is required. The focus of this
one-day seminar will be on improving speed and communication during
your runs with emphasis on the handlings skills necessary to meet the
most challenging courses. Each dog and handler will be individually
analyzed to determine a handling style best suited for your team;
thus improving confidence and understanding. This motivational
workshop will help you learn to read your dogs performance, knowing
when to stop and when to ask for more, improve weave pole entries,
timing for rewards, and much, much more.

Freestyle Dance Seminar
DATE: Sunday, November 16, 2008
Duration: 9am - 4pm
Cost: $150+GST, Early bird special $125+GST if registered before
October 31, 2008, Auditors: $75+GST, Includes Lunch

Feel the Beat! Dante will guide you through the process of how to
choose suitable music and finding your rhythm starting with walking
and heeling. He will show you what kinds of moves work better for
specific parts of a song. Basic freestyle moves will be taught
including heeling, spinning, backwards walking, weave, rollover,
shake a paw, crawl and standing on hind legs, also foundation to more
advanced moves like targeting, side stepping, backwards spinning and
weaving. Let this master of freestyle then show you how to sequence
these moves to create smooth flow and transitions between tricks.

Contact cindy@... for further information and
registration or call the office 905-623-3940 www.superdogcentral.com

Cat bath

smithsan — Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:21 pm

Author: smithsan

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:21 pm

Cat bath- Cat shampoo
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AWESOME Fall seminars, dock jumping, disc, and Scootering!!!

mosstheboss — Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:11 pm

Author: mosstheboss

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:11 pm

SUPERDOG CENTRAL UPCOMING� MINI SEMINARS

INTRO TO DOCK DIVING with Judy Vodden
DATE: Saturday October 18th-2008� Rain Date October 25th
COST: $99+GST
DURATION: 10am-2:30pm
Includes Lunch
Limited to 6 dog/handler teams

In this fun seminar you will be introduced to the exciting new sport of Dock Jumping. In the morning you will work on your shoreline training. Focus, playing, toy drive, jumping and catching � all skills used to build successful dock jumping techniques. A quick before lunch dip to get your dogs in the water, then an afternoon of becoming familiar with the pool and dock. Small progressions and positive methods are used to build the confidence in your dog to jump.
A mid session break will include a lunch prepared by our in house chef Chris.

Scootering Seminar with Liz Jones
DATE: Sunday, October 26-2008
Duration: 10am-2:30pm
Cost- $99+GST
Includes lunch
Limited to 6 dog/handler teams

If your dog loves to run, if you can't walk him enough, if he pulls your arm
off while simply walking down the sidewalk, try the new dog sport -
Scootering.
Liz will teach you the different commands needs to direct your dog, they
will be introduced to the harness and scooter. Most importantly your dog
will learn the important skill of pulling!
In the afternoon dogs will learn to working pulling some weight and be
desensitized to the 'unusual' sounds coming from behind them. By the end of
the workshop, it's SCOOTER TIME!
A mid session break will include a lunch prepared by our in house
chef Chris.

Disc Dog Seminar with Morgan Jarvis
DATE: Sunday, November 2-2008
Duration: 10am-2:30pm
Cost: $99+GST
Includes lunch.
Limited to 8 dog/handler teams.

Even if your dog has never played with a disc before OR is already catching
a flying disc this mini-seminar is for you. Your instructor will lead you
through motivational games and shaping exercises that will have your dog
fetching and retrieving with ease or improving upon their already learned
skills. Introduction to throwing techniques and freestyle tricks will get
you hook on one of the more exciting and fastest growing dog sports.
A mid session break will include a lunch prepared by our in house chef Chris.
Please contact Super Dog Central to reserve your spot today.

www.superdogcentral.com 905-623-3940 info@superdogcentral.com

ON-LINE SURVEY

ndantona — Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:07 pm

Author: ndantona

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:07 pm

Are you interested in participating in an on-line survey of the physical activity and well-being of Canadians who do and do not own a dog?

If you are at least 18 years of age, you can complete the survey by going to the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/CarletonUniversitySurvey

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ndantona@connect.carleton.ca.

Nikolina Antonacopoulos
Carleton University, Department of Psychology

What food do you use?

Jen — Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:00 am

Author: Jen

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:00 am

PS, Hills is usually a poor quality food, vets generally recommend it because they get kickbacks from the company. Check the ingredient list- corn gluten meal shouldn't be one of the top, same with by-products ... in fact, they shouldn't be there at all! The only time I would say go with this food is if your dog has a serious health problem and needs to go on one of the foods from the hill's Prescription Diet line. If you can switch off, its usually best. Other crap foods are Iams, Eukanuba, Royal Canin... there are a lot of better options, just look! Check out www.dogfoodanalysis.com as well, its an independent review of almost all dry dog foods on the market.

Dog Trainers and training

medonte — Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:16 am

Author: medonte

Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:16 am

You are certantly a special person. I would like you to know that I have documented all your lies on the internet..........

High Park Dog Poisonings

admin — Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:09 pm

Author: admin

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:09 pm

Two dogs have died and six others were sickened after they came into contact with a poisonous substance at one of Toronto's leash free areas earlier this week. The deceased animals were found to have ingested a deadly ingredient in anti-freeze, which lead to their sudden demise.

News released today by Toronto Police indicated that other animals have been affected by poisoning in the park.

We want to know what you think about this issue. Have you visited this park on the weekend? Do you know anyone affected by the dog poisoning? Have an opinion to share about the issue? post your comments here:

WoofStock

admin — Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:49 pm

Author: admin

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:49 pm

If there ever was a doggie love-in, this is it. Woofstock�, North America�s largest outdoor festival for dogs and their two-footed companions, returns June 7th and 8th to Toronto�s historic St. Lawrence Market Neighborhood for its sixth year. Quirky and fun, Woofstock� is a free admission, festive entertainment and consumer show.
http://www.woofstock.ca

2008 Best Of Toronto: Dog Edition Online Vote Contest

admin — Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:47 pm

Author: admin

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:47 pm

TorontoBarks.com is hosting the 2nd annual online vote for the best dog products and services in Toronto. We invite you to help us sniff out the best of the best for our Toronto Dogs.

Starting May 1, 2008 we invite you to cast your vote for your favourite groomer, trainer, pet store, daycare, dog walker and more...

For every vote you submit online, you will be entered in a random prize draw taking place on Auguest 15, 2008. There are currently over $500.00 in prizes and more to be added soon. Click here for full contest details.

To Vote Now Click Here - http://www.torontobarks.com/contest.php

Skunk'd

bigdoggirl — Fri May 02, 2008 6:36 pm

Author: bigdoggirl

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:36 pm

having been through dog skunkings many times, by far the best product to use is Get The Odor Out by a company called enviro fresh. i always keep a bottle in the house because dogs always get skunked at night when the stores are closed. its the only thing that stops the smell from also coming back when your dog gets wet again. its inexpensive and you can get it almost anywhere like global, pet value. good luck

Toronto groomer needed to strip a Border Terrier

dawndolan — Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:26 pm

Author: dawndolan

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:26 pm

Hi, I'm looking for a groomer who is experienced in stripping wired hair dogs. I have had no luck finding one so far. Everyone wants to clip her.

Thanks,

Ontario BSL law challenges - anyone know whatever happened?

eddiemuskie — Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:09 pm

Author: eddiemuskie

Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:09 pm

As owner of the nicest, kindest, friendliest, most lovable and laid-back dog which happens to be "one of those vicious Pit Bulls (or one like them)", I followed closely the coming and passing of Ontario's BSL in 2005 which targetted and banned these wonderful creatures (don't get me started). Dog-loving organizations and citizens alike protested and organized fund-rasing to hire a lawyer - someone notable and good at lawyering apparently, whose name escapes me at the moment (was it Eddie Greenspan?). Time passed, the law passed, and "we" were going to go to court. After the time came and went I was not able to find anything in the news nor in "Dogs, Dogs Dogs", nor on all the dog organization websites anything about this court battle. Not even Googling gave me anything on it. Does anyone know whatever happened? Obviously we lost since the nasty unjust BSL law still exists, but WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS LAWYER AND HIS COURT DATE??

Barking For A Home

admin — Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:33 pm

Author: admin

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:33 pm

TorontoBarks.com is pleased to announce a new monthly column which will start on our site in January 2008 called "Barking For A Home".

Each month Lorraine Houston of www.speakingofdogs.com will feature a shelter or rescue dog who is in need of a place to hang his or her leash in a new forever home. She will also include background information about the organization that is facilitating the adoption, their mandate and a wish list.

Our primary goal is to bring to light the number of dogs who, through no fault of their own, need a second chance at love and life. As well, while introducing readers to the different groups via the column, we hope to inspire some of you to become involved in volunteering, even in some small way � no job is too small when it comes to helping dogs! Fundraising, event planning, newsletter creation, web site maintenance, fostering, transporting and administrative tasks all need the helping hands of many.

We hope you will help us find homes for these great dogs.

Check back each month and help us find a place for these dogs Barking For A Home!

SHERWOOD PARK dog injury

JackieB — Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:08 pm

Author: JackieB

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:08 pm

Hi everyone,

My dog Tetley was injured pretty badly at Sherwood Park last week. The fences that surround the pathways are large enough for him to jump through. While jumping through one of these fences Tetley was caught by something sharp and his stomach suffered a severe injury. A de-gloving aka. the skin was ripped off. It was terrifying and bloody and scary. And happened in a matter of seconds. The wound was very large and needed immediate surgery. Today is a week later and the skin on the wound has died and he must go in for surgery at Guelph for skin grafting. What does everyone think of the fences at the park? I see many dogs run through them and I do not want this to happen to another dog. So be careful, but how are we to know if there is a cut wire anywhere?

Thanks,
Tetleys mom.

CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL PARTY FOR DOGS AND THEIR HUMAN COMPANIONS

Beverleyboobop — Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:31 pm

Author: Beverleyboobop

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:31 pm

CTV's Dave Devall is emceeing the Second Annual Christmas Cocktail Party for dogs and their human companions being held by ORA - Organization for the Rescue of Animals.

Come and enjoy:

� A doggy fashion show and a picture taken with Santa,

� Free massages and manicures for the pooches.

� An agility demonstration that your dog can watch or join in.

� Rochelle Gai Rodney, an extraordinary animal communicator.

� Muttinis and assorted natural treats for the dogs

� Gourmet appetizers and a cash bar for the human companions

� Chamber piano and a string quartet.

� Silent Auction

Dogs are admitted free, limit one dog per person

Tickets are $55.00, advance sale only.

Call 416-726-5762 or e-mail VecchioCT@aol.com for tickets and more information

All proceeds go to the stray, abused and abandoned animals rescued by ORA-Organization for the Rescue of Animals. www.orarescue.org

Location: Novotel Toronto Centre,

45 The Esplanade,

Toronto, Ontario

Time: From 2:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M