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	<description>Joanne Brokaw on Animals, God, Faith &amp; Life</description>
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		<title>Living more with less</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The homes in this village were ramshackle sheds, put together with scrap metal, cardboard and whatever other materials the owners could salvage from the sides of the road or the dump. Each small plot of land &#8211; about 30 x 30 feet &#8211; had a cement floor and two holes in the yard, one for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training your dog with a prong collar (or shock collar, shake can, alpha roll) is not positive</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal behavior]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/?p=1475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was coming out of our local natural food store yesterday when I saw this poster hanging on the community bulletin board. Something didn&#8217;t seem right about the picture so I stood for a moment looking at it - and then I saw it. Look closely. The dog is wearing a prong collar. Newsflash: if the trainer could actually &#8220;talk&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate, Easter bunnies and child slavery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/?p=1477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I went to lunch with a friend last week and we stopped in at a local gourmet chocolate shop. The place was mobbed with people stocking up on the upcoming Easter holiday but all I wanted to do was ask the owners if they knew where their cocoa came from. Chances were quite good that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meggie the lost dog comes home – nine months after she disappeared</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal behavior]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/?p=1470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On July 1, 2012, while her owners, Jennie Lloyd and Connie Gates, were away on a trip to London, Meggie the sheltie escaped from the dogsitter and has been on the run ever since. Yesterday, Meggie came home. It was a long nine months. Her owners have made desperate pleas to the public for information. They put up fliers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some thoughts on modern slavery – refuse to do nothing but don’t be overwhelmed trying to do everything</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/?p=1450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I write, I&#8217;m sitting in a cafe in a small village that, in our area, was one of the last legs on the Underground Railroad. So it&#8217;s fitting that I&#8217;m writing about slavery and reflecting on the book &#8220;Refuse To Do Nothing&#8221;, by  Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim. Modern day slavery. Human trafficking. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloodhounds, the most feared dogs on earth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal behavior]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/?p=1440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was at my alma mater St. John Fisher College yesterday for a day long conference on Frederick Douglass and Ireland. Scattered around the room where actual issues of Douglass&#8217; newspapers. I love history, and am always fascinated by the way the past mirrors the present. I&#8217;ll talk more about abolition later this week, but today I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indigo, Orphan pups and a gift of Mercy – a heartwarming dog rescue tale</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/2013/02/indigo-orphan-pups-and-a-gift-of-mercy-a-heartwarming-dog-rescue-tale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/?p=1422</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here in Rochester, NY we&#8217;re fortunate to have a wonderful animal group, Pitty Love Rescue, that does remarkable work rescuing, rehabing and rehoming pit bulls and pit mixes. They, along with other great groups in our area, are advocates for responsible dog ownership and a well-trained dog community. There are sad stories &#8211; puppy mills, overcrowded shelters, abandoned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can dogs be introverted or extroverted?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/?p=1411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago, I did a post reflecting on Susan Cain’s book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,&#8221; musing on how I&#8217;m an introvert and what that means in my life. I got a lot of feedback from other introverts who were happy to have someone speak up on their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confessions of a non-recovering introvert</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/heavenlycreatures/?p=1393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m an introvert. When I said it to friends a few times over the last couple of weeks, I’ve gotten responses like, “You? You’re so talkative” or “I remember you as so outgoing” but almost always, “You’re not an introvert.” Really? How would you know? You probably base your idea of who I am on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Are Not Alone – a quick visit to the Planetarium</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Brokaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a meeting today and I was running early, so I made a completely spontaneous stop at the Strasenburgh Planetarium. I really can&#8217;t tell you why I stopped, just that spur of the moment decision when you&#8217;re driving one way and then suddenly find yourself sitting in the parking lot of some place you hadn&#8217;t intended to go.  I [...]]]></description>
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