Coat Kings..

Vickie has done a little Mars Coat King sleuthing…

This place has a good selection of the ‘Kings and at what appears to be a more reasonable price than PetEdge and Amazon.  I’m inquiring as to shipping charges at the moment.

Re: the 8-blade, it notes original and rosewood handled.  I’m advised that the “original” is a Mars and the “rosewood” a copy by another company but “works equally as well.”

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Control Unleashed…Game Demonstrations

From Dogwise:

Also new this week is the latest DVD from popular author/speaker Leslie McDevitt. Control Unleashed – Game Demonstrations 3 DVD Setis now in stock, showing in video many of the concepts Leslie wrote about in her best selling book Control Unleashed. Contains lots of exercises/games you can use to improve your dog’s focus and control skills using shaping and targeting, among other techniques.

Nature’s Variety

For those of you who feed Nature’s Variety, Susan forwarded this info…

DNA clue to life at high altitude

University of Utah researchers found 10 genes which help Tibetans thrive at heights where others get sick.

Two of the genes are linked to haemoglobin – the substance in blood that transports oxygen round the body.