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Some of the dogs (and me and partner) are off to the UK on Saturday for a week in a dog-friendly cottage. Alongside exploring the region and the beaches, eating some nice meals, and doing some cycling, we have tickets for Rigoletto in Cardiff (very excited about that as I really like the baritone lead, and will be fun to see subtitles in English and Welsh!). I'll be online sporadically so it may take me a while to OK registrations or reply to any PMs or posts.

There are some new blog features with the latest release of the board software. People can use a photo or any image as the background of their blog, for example. You can create tags for posts (which means they go into the tag search cloud), and do lots of other things. The best way to see what is there and understand how things work is to try some posts and settings.

There's some basic information in the FAQ section too.

Happy blogging!

[QUOTE=Karlin;319336]Blog post today by vet and Daily Telegraph columnist Pete Wedderburn

This is such an important subject. I'm delighted to see there is now clear, cite-able, published-study evidence that confrontational, correction-based training using shock collars, alpha rolls, shouting, 'dominance' techniques etc make problem dogs more problematical in a significant number of cases, and make aggressive dogs MORE aggressive.

Who uses Twitter? It's called a 'microblogging' service (because you can only type a 140-character message) but it is better described I think as a very versatile text messaging service where you can text to, and receive texts from, literally as many people as you'd like, in real time as they are sent. They can arrive and be sent from your mobile, but I have them come to my computer where you can set up a free application like Tweetdeck or Nambu to read, manage, organise into groups, and send texts. ...

Thought this special thread was worth highlighting for anyone who wants to add their dog at a time of difficulty or concern.

Originally Posted by Nicki

A thread for you to add your Cavalier or friends {human or animal companions} in need of positive thoughts, prayers or healing.
Whatever your religious/spiritual beliefs, I know we all feel better when we know that others are thinking of us and our beloved companions.

Please post as normal in the Health and diet section http://board.cavaliertalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=43

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