Armchair Travel
Posted: January 10, 2010 Filed under: Apso Aficionados 3 CommentsKathy! Thanks for sharing!
Pop some corn, add a little salt from the Himalayas, and a touch of butter…treat yourself to a breathtaking journey into Tibetan life.
“The Last Salt Caravan follows the Ancient Trade Route to Tibet’s mysterious gorge with salton spring. We follow the caravan as it is taking a salt-selling journey on the Ancient Trade Route between Tibet and China. The memory of the ancient trade route was regarded as something that had fallen into oblivion until we met the last salt caravan in the deep mountains of Tibet. The Province of Yunnan, located in the south western part of China, is the very starting point of the Ancient Tea Trade Route toward Tibet, which was also called a southern Silk Road with a two thousand year history. Caravans from Yanijing and Yunnan still take this route to trade tea grains and most importantly, salt. Throughout history, salt had been the source of power. This region and the salt caravan introduce you to a hidden way of life at dizzying heights!”
More Canine Artists
Posted: January 10, 2010 Filed under: Art and Photography Leave a comment
Christine Merrill, in her bio for Dogs In Review wrote: I became a “professional” artist at age 12 when I was commissioned to paint a yellow Labrador with a ball at a stable where I used to ride. I was paid $5 for the painting. I was so excited, but when I told my mom I was being paid $5 she laughed kindly and said my materials would cost more than that. She was my early mentor, and taught me early on how to get the likenesses of humans and dogs. I was classically trained at the Schuler School of Fine Art in Baltimore where I studied for five years under Hans Schuler, the school’s founder, and his wife Ann.
Using “Dominance” to Explain Dog Behaviour is Old Hat
Posted: January 7, 2010 Filed under: Lotsa Lhasa Info 7 CommentsPress release issued 21 May 2009
Paper in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
A new study shows how the behaviour of dogs has been misunderstood for generations: in fact using misplaced ideas about dog behaviour and training is likely to cause rather than cure unwanted behaviour. The findings challenge many of the dominance related interpretations of behaviour and training techniques suggested by some TV dog trainers. Contrary to popular belief, aggressive dogs are NOT trying to assert their dominance over their canine or human “pack”, according to research published by academics at the University of Bristol’s Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research.
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Scheduled Maintenance
Posted: January 6, 2010 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain 6 CommentsGot a notice from my server regarding schedule maintenance over the weekend. Websites will be offline Saturday and Sunday. Wonder if scheduled maintenance for myself would take care of this flippin’ cold which has been one with my lungs for over a week! My ‘personal’ server is called Gandalf. I’m now going to visualize Gandalf battling my cold! Not sure the segway worked, but this image tells it!
Snowflake Safari
Posted: January 5, 2010 Filed under: Apso Aficionados Leave a commentPodacasts. Does anyone else podcast? Science Friday is one of my favorites. Yesterday I learned about snowflake hunting. For real! The scientist hunts and photographs snowflakes all over the world! He made a video, Snowflake Safari!
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