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Mastiff</category><category>Dental caries</category><category>First aid</category><category>San Francisco</category><category>Police brutality</category><category>recycling old sweaters</category><category>Search and rescue</category><category>Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation</category><category>Halitosis</category><category>Haiti</category><category>Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs</category><category>Emergency Services</category><category>Training</category><category>bad economy</category><category>Conditions and Diseases</category><title>Life without my Satchmo</title><description>Goings on in my life without my dog companion.  Things about dogs, pets, cats, and rescues</description><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>222</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/LifeWithSatchmo" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="lifewithsatchmo" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-5166030580882434329</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-05T16:49:47.161-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Otitis</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Veterinarian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Infection</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ear</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dog ears</category><title>Dog Ear Infection: How To Finally Stop It With Natural Remedies</title><atom:summary>Here's an interesting article on treating your dog's ear infection yourself, at home.  This article is written by a Canadian Veterinarian and gives simple to understand and effective treatment ideas.  I know that when my baby is scratching and shaking his head, I'm really miserable for him.  Now I know what to do for this and will be able to give him relief sooner rather than later.  If this </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2012/01/dog-ear-infection-how-to-finally-stop.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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Here's the after pic!




  We Never Gave Up on Aurora 

 
We met Aurora in 2010 at a rural Tennessee sanctuary gone terribly wrong. Sick and severely neglected dogs were chained to posts, roaming the property or seeking shade from the summer sun in overturned barrels.  

We rescued all 85 dogs from the property that day and brought 12 back to the ASPCA’s </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/12/heartwarming-story-from-aspca-aurora.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kDwnaabSiL8/Tuv529JcfCI/AAAAAAAABI8/4dGeL4Cpeo0/s72-c/aurora2.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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I don't understand why we insist that animals are so terribly different from humans.  They are not.  We all come from the same biological tree.  Life is life.  Please read this </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/12/dogs-of-war-get-ptsd-as-often-as-humans.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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I found this on Life with Dogs and there is a video on that site that discusses this story in more detail.


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These dogs are themselves remarkable in that they continue to trust humans despite the abuse.  I love reading about their recovery, it gives me hope for this world gone mad we live in.

Please read this entire </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/12/michael-vicks-meanest-dog-doing-great.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iys7D1X6z9JhhBmDntRwI6L_Ynw/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iys7D1X6z9JhhBmDntRwI6L_Ynw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-4501271123150511874</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-29T03:41:44.659-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Working dog</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">United States</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Iraq</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dogs in warfare</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">San Antonio</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">German Shepherd Dog</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lackland Air Force Base</category><title>Dog Heroes in Need of Homes  By Deborah Kandoll</title><atom:summary>Image via Wikipedia 
Here's an article I found interesting and worthy of reposting here.  I feel that we owe these dogs just as much respect as we owe our troops who give so much to protect our freedoms.

If you can adopt one of these wonderful animals, please contact the source and let them know.

I found this article at ExceptionalCanine.com and I recommend you visit them for more stories just </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/11/dog-heroes-in-need-of-homes-by-deborah.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S7mlhOS_DNs20Hlj8GpiOCPrR48/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S7mlhOS_DNs20Hlj8GpiOCPrR48/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-4090980359928963761</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-26T06:23:00.264-08:00</atom:updated><title>Two interesting and/or entertaining videos about our dogs</title><atom:summary>


Dogs Decoded (1/3) by xSilverPhinx</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/11/two-interesting-andor-entertaining.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TsL7SjxqUlzvR98Z2EO9AQHEZfo/0/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TsL7SjxqUlzvR98Z2EO9AQHEZfo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TsL7SjxqUlzvR98Z2EO9AQHEZfo/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TsL7SjxqUlzvR98Z2EO9AQHEZfo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-1990990886999291077</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-25T06:03:00.347-08:00</atom:updated><title>Here's a video that is well worth watching!</title><atom:summary> People are not the only ones who can be thankful and grateful.  Watch the behavior of these dogs and tell me if they don't show thankfulness and gratefulness for the return of their "person".



</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/11/heres-video-that-is-well-worth-watching.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bpilkwEjlciw-SU_80GvVIFhg4Q/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bpilkwEjlciw-SU_80GvVIFhg4Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-6780487117835402811</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-24T02:54:00.135-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Health</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Hanukkah</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">New Year's Eve</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas and holiday season</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thanksgiving</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal</category><title>Dr. Mahaney's Thanksgiving safety tips for your pets</title><atom:summary>Here's an article I found on DogTimes Weekly that I felt was appropriate to repost here.  We all will be celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas is almost upon us.  We need to take a moment to think about the health and safety of our loyal pets during this holiday season.  There are more dangers to them at this time than we think about.  Please heed the warnings in this article so both you and </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/11/dr-mahaneys-thanksgiving-safety-tips.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t6M2xqP138wWh0uDQ3SQsLOQDN0/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t6M2xqP138wWh0uDQ3SQsLOQDN0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-4244654311224013007</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-13T23:53:30.843-08:00</atom:updated><title>Video about special needs dogs</title><atom:summary>Dogs with special needs need love and care, too.  Here is a wonderful video about just such a dog and his wonderful owner.  If only all dogs were so lucky!

</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/11/video-about-special-needs-dogs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hbM59Z-tNdI2DxH-VyTfbTotNBo/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hbM59Z-tNdI2DxH-VyTfbTotNBo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-4982497185680086792</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:06:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-28T11:06:36.934-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">reunited with owner</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fire survivor</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Texas</category><title>Dog Survives Inferno by Hiding Under Bed</title><atom:summary>Here's some good news for a change that I found on Life with Dogs.  Please visit the site and leave them a comment.  More people need to know about this and see that there can be some good news, sometimes.
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Here's a link to a video about this dog


A Texas family finds hope amidst tragedy </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/10/dog-survives-inferno-by-hiding-under.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fC_10nvl_4-M8PV7m39OwE2jI_k/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fC_10nvl_4-M8PV7m39OwE2jI_k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-3763371694360609079</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-27T10:17:47.170-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pet videos</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">stuffed animals</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dogs</category><title>Can you find the dog?</title><atom:summary /><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/10/can-you-find-dog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QG2acLKINBabytYrtwckU1ZRm4g/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QG2acLKINBabytYrtwckU1ZRm4g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-2837097490592813695</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-14T09:07:00.199-07:00</atom:updated><title>Friday Videos</title><atom:summary>These are cute videos of dogs being silly.  I laughed and thought you might get a kick, too.  Enjoy!
















</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/10/friday-videos.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y5H0ukJQ2Y5eIzdxpBjxvnIxy_I/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y5H0ukJQ2Y5eIzdxpBjxvnIxy_I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-2678851008156898366</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-12T06:45:18.959-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dog</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal shelter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Microchip implant (animal)</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Animal loss</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">GPS</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Global Positioning System</category><title>Ensure Your Pet Always Has a Way Home.</title><atom:summary>Homeless and lost pets fill our animal shelters to capacity.  True, some animals are "dumped" there, but the majority of them have been picked up roaming the streets unescorted.

Satchmo, bless his soul, was the epitome of the escape artist.  He could get through spaces much too small for him and be gone in a flash!  Once out and about, he was only caught when he wanted to be caught.  My biggest </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/10/ensure-your-pet-always-has-way-home.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2VV48mLK1KM/TpMGtzIymVI/AAAAAAAABF4/bgHm5Xkc7U0/s72-c/004.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BAH6XK3jAYGWH8VJprWyc4BW2XQ/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BAH6XK3jAYGWH8VJprWyc4BW2XQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-1671012919817715250</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-10T07:33:10.437-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Health</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kids (House)</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dog</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mental health</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Anxiety</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Separation anxiety disorder</category><title>Separation Anxiety Can Be A Reality For Your Dog When The Kids Go Back To School</title><atom:summary>Image via WikipediaWhen summer is over and the kids have to return to school, sometimes our pets have difficulty adjusting to the loss of their playmates of summer.  Some develop anxiety disorders, some develop really bad habits and regress to puppyhood.  Here is an article that addresses this issue.  It is from Banfield.com and has really good information you can use immediately.

Another way to</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/10/separation-anxiety-can-be-reality-for.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNfPTgm57N2M-dwPukcnM3LReTo/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNfPTgm57N2M-dwPukcnM3LReTo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-6443171926164015021</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-07T09:46:52.409-07:00</atom:updated><title>We have a new dog--rescued from the dog shelter in Austin</title><atom:summary>We have a new little dog, her name is Leela and she weighs in at a whooping 7 pounds.  She is a cross between a rat terrier and a chihuahua.  She is really a chihuahua in a rattie coat!   She is very sweet and loving and she almost never makes a sound.  She is interested in our feral cats but they are afraid of her and run off.  She loves Austen and they play for hours together. 

She is not my </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/10/we-have-new-dog-rescued-from-dog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMFDbaKlt6Y/To8spFb9N9I/AAAAAAAABFk/sFYCn-2sY0A/s72-c/leela.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Y7q0iKXFK0JcqEdinaYnkUNg44/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Y7q0iKXFK0JcqEdinaYnkUNg44/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-2669213744636194933</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-03T05:57:00.598-07:00</atom:updated><title>Missing California Dog Found in Florida</title><atom:summary>Here's a wonderful story from Life with Dogs that I thought I would share here.  It makes sense to do something that assures you of finding your pet, but very few people actually take any action in this matter.  The choices are easy and relatively inexpensive.  You can microchip, get a GPS collar, you can list your pet at online pet finding sites, or put a tag with your name and number on the pet</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/10/missing-california-dog-found-in-florida.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c6SIvpwQFmhVmuQHcTo0BViZ8r4/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c6SIvpwQFmhVmuQHcTo0BViZ8r4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-4905099678834200073</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-30T05:39:00.467-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">videos</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pet videos</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dogs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cat</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pets</category><title /><atom:summary>These are about the cutest videos I have seen in a while:

This is for the dog-lover--



This is simply silly:



This is for the cat-lover--


</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/09/these-are-about-cutest-videos-i-have.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9d7600Zdt-2S7fFXfOnhL58g0zM/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9d7600Zdt-2S7fFXfOnhL58g0zM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576824743250346382.post-5150226956740208311</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-28T20:01:25.326-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">grieving</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pet death</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">loss of pet</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Satchmo</category><title>My final entry about Satchmo</title><atom:summary>You may or may not have noticed that I changed the title to this blog a while back.  I have not been able to talk about this or even think about this until now.

In July, my companion and my friend, Satchmo started seizing and the vet could not get the seizures to stop.  He stayed overnight at the vet but they were unsuccessful in stopping the seizures.  The next morning, I went to the vets and </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-final-entry-about-satchmo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/09/remeber-dog-heroes-of-911.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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I found this article in the Killeen Daily Herald although it appears to have originated in the Dallas Morning News.  </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/09/heres-interesting-article-that-talks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RTwy0eh9cRY/Tmdy2JR2TZI/AAAAAAAABFI/i001q6z-p4w/s72-c/abuse%252Bdog.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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This article is from the ASPCA Blog and you need to see that there is a need here.

__________________________________________________________</atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/09/aspca-provides-critical-water-rescue.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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 Socialize and train. Your  dog should be comfortable interacting not only with family members, but with  visitors and other animals as well. Socialization before your puppy reaches 14-16 weeks of age is a crucial step in raising a  balanced, well-adjusted dog. 
Basic  obedience training is also essential for both you and your pet. Owners need to learn </atom:summary><link>http://lifewithsatchmo.blogspot.com/2011/08/dog-bites-why-your-dog-may-bite-even.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Shirley Williams)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>
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