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Most Expensive Dog Collar

I've been to Santa Monica. I've been to St. Helena. I've seen some pretty fancy pet shops in Chicago. I thought $100 was too much for a dog collar. How about $2500...yes twenty-five hundred! But you can get a deal...some are available for $1500.

Only 1,00 collars total are made each year in Italy. You'll have to get on a waiting list if you want one for your pampered pooch.

I have to admit...they are pretty cool looking.

Twil Animal

She can throw away the trash, but she can't hold a Sit Stay!

Roxi, Service Dog-in-Training went to  class on Saturday to test out of her beginner level. She failed because she couldn't hold a sit stay for 1 minute and because she was afraid of a giant freaky doll (it scares me!). Of course, she  can retrieve and drop items into the trash can and open and close cupboards, but the goof can't sit for a minute.

To give her a bit of credit...she didn't move except to lie down. I guess she's just lazy.

Roxi's only a year old, and staying in one position is just not her cup of tea. But, food is! So here's the new drill...

While I fix her food, she is going to sit and wait patiently for it until I release her. She already does this in a down stay, but so far, the sit position has been a challenge. She just wants to lie down. I can relate. A tip for those of you with similar problems: make sure you are working your dog on a rug or other non-slip surface.

As for the doll...it's been slathered with peanut butter and is no longer a problem. And I've been seen dancing with that dumb doll, which is sure to give Roxi confidence.

Norman the Poodle's New Year's Resolutions

Because Norman has the most positive attitude of my two dogs, he, of course would be the one to believe in resolutions for the New Year. So, if Norman could talk to you, this is what he'd tell you (in his words, of course) are his hopes for 2007:

1. Get a butt scratch from every new person I encounter.
2. Eat one bully stick per day.
3. Run in the mud a minimum of six times a day...WITHOUT having my feet washed.
4. Eat my dinner without my mom putting my ears in a scrunchie.
5. Get my dinner/a treat/attention before my brother Vino, who isn't very nice.
6. Get a drink from the toilet whenever (I love it when the guys are home).
7. Only get brushed when I get on my beauty table...NOT have my toenails filed.
8. Have my foster sister Roxi with me at all times.

Life doesn't get much better than that!