I have a neighbor who has, to my recent knowledge, only just started to walk his dog. He is, or should I say WAS, a portly young man in his late 20's. I started to notice that he was losing weight and his dog was getting muscles.
I managed to talk to him just yesterday as he was passing by with his dog. I remarked how good looking his dog was getting. The conversation went on for another 5 minutes when he confessed that his doctor put him on a diet pill and that one of the diet pill side effects was excessive energy. His solution was to take his dog for long walks.
So now not only is he benefiting from his doctor's orders and pill but his dog is too. He did confess to me that he enjoys the walks so much that he will continue them after he is off of the diet pill. I am such that his dog will like that too.
July 22, 2010
July 20, 2010
Dog stories that inspire
A few years ago I was contacted by a wonderful woman that represented an animal shelter. She had a brilliant idea to raise money for the shelter. She decided to publish a series of books about the dogs that had been saved from animal shelters. She went one step further and contacted websites and blogs so that she could get the word out that she needed stories. She asked people to submit their own dog rescue stories for inclusion in a series of books. Each of the dog books were to be separated according to breed. So far there are books about pugs, pit bulls, dachshunds and ......... well you get the idea.
It did not surprise me when I found out last year that her books were now on Amazon and they are doing rather well. The proceeds from the sales of those books benefit dogs in animal shelters. Here are just a few of the books:
Just click on any of the books to find out more about them. I wish much more success to Kyla Duffy, editor of Happy Tails Books and the Lost Soul series of books.
It did not surprise me when I found out last year that her books were now on Amazon and they are doing rather well. The proceeds from the sales of those books benefit dogs in animal shelters. Here are just a few of the books:
Just click on any of the books to find out more about them. I wish much more success to Kyla Duffy, editor of Happy Tails Books and the Lost Soul series of books.
Free books for dog owners on Amazon
Did you know that Amazon is a great place to find free books? They have lots of free dog related book for you and they are FREE, FREE, FREE.
First up is this list of FREE, yes I said free books for your Kindle (what, you don't have a Kindle!). Psssst, if you don't have a Kindle, Amazon has a free download that you can read those Kindle books on your iPhone, iPod touch and even your computer.
Now for that list of FREE dog books:
The Dog Crusoe and His Master A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies
True Stories about Dogs and Cats
Dog of St. Bernard and Other Stories
Rags (The Story Of A Dog)
Dogs and All about Them
A Dog of Flanders
Beautiful Joe An Autobiography of a Dog
Well, what are you waiting for............go and download and start reading!!
July 19, 2010
Notes and thoughts on becoming a vet tech
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ashworth College. All opinions are 100% mine.
Do you love dogs enough to work with them everyday? Ever thought about becoming a vet tech? I have, and I have also looked more into the subject. There are 3 ways you can become a certified veterinarian technician. The first way is to attend your local community college. Expect to attend for about 26 weeks of 8 hour days and the cost is usually around $5K or less. You can also attend an online college like Ashworth, which does have a very comprehensive vet tech course. The third way is to be hired by a veterinarian and learn on the job with the ability to test at the end of 2 years for the vet tech certification/license.
In all 3 cases you will want to find out what your particular state's requirements are for working as a vet tech. Some states, like Oregon, require an on hands vet tech course so online learning would not work in that state. In California, a friend of mine attended a vet tech school part time and it took her close to 2 years to complete the course. Most states will require you to be employed by a vet for an "X" amount of time before they will allow you to take the state licensing test for vet techs.
If you are looking into online learning, first make sure that your Online degree will be accepted in your state or where you plan on working.
Do you love dogs enough to work with them everyday? Ever thought about becoming a vet tech? I have, and I have also looked more into the subject. There are 3 ways you can become a certified veterinarian technician. The first way is to attend your local community college. Expect to attend for about 26 weeks of 8 hour days and the cost is usually around $5K or less. You can also attend an online college like Ashworth, which does have a very comprehensive vet tech course. The third way is to be hired by a veterinarian and learn on the job with the ability to test at the end of 2 years for the vet tech certification/license.
In all 3 cases you will want to find out what your particular state's requirements are for working as a vet tech. Some states, like Oregon, require an on hands vet tech course so online learning would not work in that state. In California, a friend of mine attended a vet tech school part time and it took her close to 2 years to complete the course. Most states will require you to be employed by a vet for an "X" amount of time before they will allow you to take the state licensing test for vet techs.
If you are looking into online learning, first make sure that your Online degree will be accepted in your state or where you plan on working.
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