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Leinie went exploring this April to Rocketts Landing. Did you know that Rocketts Landing was once considered “the busiest inland port in America” Yep, thanks to Robert Rocketts in 1730 for developing a ferry service. It was also a home to the James River Squadron of the Confederate Army.
Rocketts Landing has been rebuilt and has some cool places to walk with your dog!
Congrats go out to Georgia for finding Leinie!
We also had some other dogs find Rocketts Landing:
Chloe the Boxer
Whiskey and Blaze the Goldens
Jackson the lab mix (Thanks for the tribute to Pepper!)
Thanks for the adventure! Keep an eye out for the next Where’s Leinie? picture for May 2010!
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Here at Follow Me Dog Training LLC we believe in taking care of our earth everyday. Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April every year for a reason though:
It was the idea of U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. On April 22nd, 1970 over 20 million Americans participated in the first Earthday. With no true governing body it grew from the people involved and marked the beginning of the Environmental movement. A special was shown on CBS titled “Earth Day: A Question of Survival”. -news.gather.com
You can read Senator Nelson’s own words about Earth Day here: http://earthday.envirolink.org/history.html
There are alot of festivals, celebrations and activities going on today and this weekend that bring focus on to the environment and Earth Day in particular. In Richmond Virginia, the Richmond Earth Day Festival is being held on Sunday 25 April 2010. If Follow Me Dog Training LLC was going to be in town, we would be there! So we encourage everyone to go out and celebrate our Earth. If you aren’t in Richmond this weekend, check your local area for any Earth Day events that may be happening!
Why celebrate the earth for only one day though? Most of us make a conscious effort to help our planet out in some way everyday. Recent studies by a pair of New Zealand scientists showed that owning a pet isn’t very eco-friendly, that won’t stop me from owning a pet, but it will make me more aware of the carbon footprint it leaves on our environment. Here are some ideas from Follow Me Dog Training LLC on how you and your dog can help keep our planet green and reduce your carbon paw print.
- We all pick up after our dogs right? Try using some bio-degradable poop bags from www.PoopBags.com.
- Both Leinie and Frappy wear Hemp collars from The Good Dog Company. Bonus that this company makes a collar with part of our logo on it… but chances are good the dogs would be wearing these collars anyway.
- Eco-Friendly toys come in all shapes and sizes. Frappy and Leinie love the toys from Planet Dog. West Paw Design also make some great toys that are recyclable. Earthdoggy.com also has a catalog of earth friendly products!
- Check out Dog Bed Street for a comfy place for your dogs to rest!
- Spaying and neutering your pet (when you are ready and your dog is ready, we are against laws mandating spay/neuter but for healthy pets) is a great way to reduce over population and cut down on the resources needed to keep shelters open.
- Instead of driving to the store, walk your dog and teach your dog to wear a back pack so he can help carry stuff home. www.ruffwear.com makes some great back packs!
- If you have any old towels, blankets or sheets that you might toss…instead take them to your vet’s office or a local shelter. They always need more bedding!
- Carry water for you and your dog in stainless steel or BPA free bottles. We like Sigg and Nalgene!
Taking care of our earth is so important. I want my dogs to be able to romp in green fields, breath clean air and enjoy the solitude of a vast forest for many years to come. Heck I want all that stuff for myself as well. Follow Me Dog Training LLC encourages you to make some changes and Go Green!
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2 May 2010 Follow Me Dog Training LLC is helping kick off Fit Dog Fit Nation Day!
Grab your dog and your family and come on out on 2 May 2010 for a walk around the Azalea Garden in Joseph Bryan Park in Richmond Virgina. We’ll take a stroll around the park and enjoy the company of our dogs and get some exercise as well. We’ll meet at the parking lot by the soccer fields at 10:00am and walk for about an hour.
2-8 May is National Pet Week and we can’t think of a better way to start the week than with Fit Dog Fit Nation Day. National Pet Week was jointly founded by the AVMA and the Auxiliary to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
The goals of National Pet Week are to promote responsible pet ownership, celebrate the human-animal bond, and promote public awareness of veterinary medicine.
This year’s National Pet Week is promoting the motto “Pets & People Healthy Together”. We encourage you to have Fit Dog Fit National Day be the start of a new exercise habit for you and your dog! We know as humans, exercise as a way of life makes us happier, healthier people, it works the same way for our dogs.
If you can’t join us for our walk, consider doing something active with your dog on 2 May 2010 to celebrate the day! Celebrate the wonderful idea of working toward and maintaining a level of fitness with your dog and self!
Our walk at the Azalea Garden in Joseph Bryan Park is open to everyone with a dog! We ask that you please follow park rules and keep your dog on a leash and pick up after your dog! Dogs are only allowed on the road surrounding the Azalea Garden, please don’t ruin a great walk by breaking the rules!
Follow Me Dog Training LLC hopes to see you there! And if owner/trainer Renée Lamoureux doesn’t know you, please come introduce you and your dog!
Special thanks go out to JT Clough the K9 Coach of San Diego for helping promote Fit Dog Fit Nation Day! She has some great ideas about bringing out the athlete in you and your dog!
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THE BEST PLACE TO BURY A DOG
“There is one best place to bury a dog.
“If you bury him in this spot, he will
come to you when you call - come to you
over the grim, dim frontier of death,
and down the well-remembered path,
and to your side again.
“And though you call a dozen living
dogs to heel, they shall not growl at
him, nor resent his coming,
for he belongs there.
“People may scoff at you, who see
no lightest blade of grass bent by his
footfall, who hear no whimper, people
who may never really have had a dog.
Smile at them, for you shall know
something that is hidden from them,
and which is well worth the knowing.
“The one best place to bury a good
dog is in the heart of his master.”
— Ben Hur Lampman —
from the Portland Oregonian Sept. 11, 1925
Raise a Guinness high to Greencastle’s Bouncy Pepper!
12 1/2 amazing years full of growls, bites, laughs, tears, and love. Thank you Pepper for being the ultimate teacher and the best thing that ever happened to me. You made me the dog trainer, dog owner and person I am today. I know you are up joining Carrie, Shultz, Ky, Gracie, Bunsen, Stryder and a bunch more friends for a romp in the field and a Guinness. I’ll see you at the Rainbow Bridge.
Posted 5 months ago at 6:31 pm. 1 comment
Linus van Pelt: Every Easter the Easter Beagle comes dancing along with his basket full of eggs, which he hands out to all the good little children.
Sally Brown: That sounds faintly familiar. I remember sitting out in a stupid pumpkin patch all night waiting for The Great Pumpkin to come. That was the worst night of my life.
Linus van Pelt: But this is different. That was Halloween. This is Easter.
-It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
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April 2010 finds Leinie posing in a new location. Do you know where he is? Follow Me Dog Training LLC encourages you go for a walk with your dog and find Leinie’s favorite spot this month.
Here’s the challenge; find where Leinie is posing, take your dog’s picture in the same spot, or as close as they can physically get. Send the picture and the exact location to renee@followmedogtraining.com. Please send your pictures as an attachment so I can post them!
The first picture I receive with a dog in the correct spot, will win a prize from Follow Me Dog Training LLC, have their dog’s picture posted on the blog and get bragging rights for a month.
The current month’s picture will always be on our Where’s Leinie? page!
Be safe and responsible, please pick up after your dog. Now go out and explore Richmond Virginia with your dog!
This challenge is open to anyone in the area, even non- Follow Me Dog Training LLC clients!
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