tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2270803839983518012024-03-13T10:49:57.401-07:00Our Mini Australian ShepherdBandit's Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299761935720171834noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227080383998351801.post-31524780606936495462010-10-02T13:54:00.000-07:002010-10-02T13:54:12.381-07:00♥♥♥Farewell, Friends♥♥♥After much thought and consideration, I have decided that Bandit’s blog has come to its final end. I didn’t make this decision lightly, and I’m a little sad that I’ll no longer be sharing Bandit’s escapades and adventures with my blogging friends and family. Keeping up a blog takes a lot of work and dedication. I just don’t have the time to keep the blog going as I would like. When I started Bandit’s blog I envisioned that it would have been something I would do for a year as a way to chronicle his puppyhood and up until his first birthday. Once the first birthday came and went, I kept going because I loved the creative outlet for sharing my photos and writings, and having somewhere to keep track of Bandit’s milestones and important events. <br />
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Little did I realize that I would actually acquire followers, some of the most kind and caring people I have ever gotten to know. Thank you for finding something special enough in Bandit and his blog that you wanted to continue reading and made the decision to be a follower. I would like to thank you all for the wonderful heartfelt comments, funny comments, bits of advice, bits of wisdom, and the sharing of yourselves and your pets and hobbies. Through your own shared stories and pictures, I have felt a real shared connection with many of you. I have felt great sadness when some of you have shared difficult times such as when a beloved pet has unexpectedly died, or you’ve had to make a difficult decision to put a pet down for declining health. Blogging really is a wonderful way to connect with people all over the world, and I think it’s exciting that Bandit’s blog has attracted followers and friends from Great Britain, Australia, Japan, Wales, and even India!<br />
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I do have something exciting to share. I found a cool website (http://everything2print.com/serve/e2p/) that will turn Bandit’s entire blog into a hard-cover book! I’m so excited!! It’s a little bit pricey for the final copy but so worth it. They will include every bit of text, every picture, and all comments. It’s going to be such a nice keepsake. Not only will it be a hard-copy chronicle of Bandit’s growing up years, but we’ll be able to look back and remember our blogging friends and followers who posted comments! Because the book won’t be able to remember all the different blog headers I’ve made, I’m going to post those here so they can all be included in the book.<br />
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Bandit’s blog will continue to stay on-line. I want to continue to have the blog available so I can easily check in with those whose blogs I’ve been following. I’d never done blogging before Bandit’s blog, and it certainly turned into a very rewarding experience in so many ways. Thank you, everyone! I’ll miss you!! ♥♥♥ And Bandit gives everyone a big wet kiss!!♥♥♥<br />
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If you’d like to be a recipient of our annual holiday Smilebox card, be sure to send Bandit an email and let us know your email address so you can be added!Bandit's Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299761935720171834noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227080383998351801.post-6427513212167319812010-10-02T13:53:00.000-07:002010-11-23T08:57:34.911-08:00Blog Headers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1GMBcpyV2kWiN_a13WEhWA6QVvUtgLZtNEOn6rZc0iWj040Mw9V31m-Jetvhalw_HOscui9SxL-CVNFMhv3OjaDo0MxMG3_6aZJomj4d4q36Eeqzr9Zc0gH909jrEYs6nNYP8pqBLnRk/s1600/banditfebblogheader.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1GMBcpyV2kWiN_a13WEhWA6QVvUtgLZtNEOn6rZc0iWj040Mw9V31m-Jetvhalw_HOscui9SxL-CVNFMhv3OjaDo0MxMG3_6aZJomj4d4q36Eeqzr9Zc0gH909jrEYs6nNYP8pqBLnRk/s640/banditfebblogheader.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table>Bandit's Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299761935720171834noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227080383998351801.post-71090372785475454542010-09-03T21:35:00.001-07:002010-09-03T21:35:46.481-07:00Vintage Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcYonqNlU4vx7JePx8OKFvehGrgFaO1MrHuyVKOVZJ-JRPQ4oIj6wS3gT2YLjz5ba2cHrckCVXF-I1AYhyphenhyphenjBi99_76rSd2VpOrP56IkqRUSyzHL5E2Cd-Au1WItvMSWZiXnLE4SXi6unZ/s1600/sheep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcYonqNlU4vx7JePx8OKFvehGrgFaO1MrHuyVKOVZJ-JRPQ4oIj6wS3gT2YLjz5ba2cHrckCVXF-I1AYhyphenhyphenjBi99_76rSd2VpOrP56IkqRUSyzHL5E2Cd-Au1WItvMSWZiXnLE4SXi6unZ/s320/sheep.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bandit's Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299761935720171834noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227080383998351801.post-12414778685788318202010-09-02T20:02:00.000-07:002010-09-03T21:40:11.605-07:00Thank You, Noah!Have you met the newest Aussie on the blogging block? His name is Noah, and we'd like to say a big heartfelt thank-you to Noah for giving us a "Doggie Bloggie Award." If you haven't yet had an opportunity to swing by Noah's blog to say hi, be sure to do so <a href="http://noah-aussie.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> (or click on the award in the sidebar) and welcome him to the world of doggie blogging! <br />
Thank you so much for this nice honor, Noah!<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Ten Things You Might Not Know About Bandit:</span></strong><br />
1. I have a tic. If I'm excited or nervous, one of my front paws shakes. I inherited this from my Mama, Gracie.<br />
2. I'm my family's second dog. The first was a black Lab named Brandy who my family got when she was seven months old. She lived to be 15 and died in January of 2007.<br />
3. If I'm scared I'll stop dead in my tracks, won't budge, and become dead weight. Just yesterday, Mama and I were on a walk through the woods and we came across a dad with a baby in a pack on his back. This scared me to death (to me it looked like one giant person) and I didn't want to walk around them. Mama had to pick me up and carry me around this dad and baby.<br />
4. If I'm taken somewhere fun or go for a walk and I'm not ready to go home, I plop down wherever I am and refuse to budge. If I'm taken for a walk and don't want to go home just yet, I refuse to get in the car. Mama has to pick me up and plop me in the back seat.<br />
5. I get my teeth brushed anywhere from once to three times a week, always before bedtime, and I kinda like it.<br />
6. If I hadn't been named Bandit, I would have been named Wolfie - I'm glad I'm not called Wolfie.<br />
7. I have a collection of real beef bones. I like to gather them all up and put them on Mama and Papa's bed.<br />
8. One time something unknown gave me diarrhea so bad I had to have medicine to clear it up. It got better, but then a few days later I snuck a piece of cheese pizza off the kitchen counter while everyone was downstairs and the diarrhea came back. I needed more medicine. I guess I have a bit of a sensitive stomach.<br />
9. My blog starts on the day I was brought home from the breeder's house. <a href="http://ouraussiepuppy.blogspot.com/2009/06/bandit-comes-home.html">Here's the very first blog posting.</a>.<br />
10. I still have a problem with jumping on people.<br />
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We would like to pass this award on to all our blogging pals!!<br />
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Bandit definitely has the instinct and the drive to be a natural at herding! It was great fun to watch him work the sheep and take instruction from Trudy. He was tested and scored on such things as interest (<em>high</em>), approach (<em>runs moderately close</em>), emotional level (<em>very excited</em>), eye (<em>loose</em>), bark (<em>sustained barking</em>), responsiveness to direction (<em>responsive</em>), temperament (<em>readily adjusts</em>), balance/distance to control stock (<em>adjusts position and/or distance</em>), and movement of stock (<em>keeps stock grouped</em>). Overall, he was deemed <em>qualified as herding instinct test certified</em>. We're so proud of him! It most likely won't be something we continue with, but it was definitely fun, and we'll definitely do it again should the opportunity arise. There should be some closer-to-home sheep farms we could try in the future, too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He definitely had the Aussie instinct from the get-go</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bandit was a vocal sheep herder</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOVE IT, MOVE IT!!</td></tr>
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If anyone else wants to visit and get to know George, visit him at <a href="http://georgethelad.blogspot.com/">Welsh Terrier "George"</a>. You can also click on the award on the sidebar to visit his blog. His lead-in blog picture is just beautiful, and George is quite the handsome lad!<br />
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Thank you for the beautiful award, George!!<br />
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Woo hoo, look at me!<br />
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Bandit is such a sweetheart in the morning. I try to give him five minutes of playtime in the bed before I actually start getting ready for work. The first two mornings he wouldn't eat his breakfast. He's been used to eating anywhere between 7:30 and 8am. However, yesterday morning and this morning he ate his breakfast like a trooper at 5:30am. K gets home before I do and he has taken Bandit for some afternoon walks in the neighborhood. And K works from home on Fridays, so Bandit's essentially <em>home alone</em> (with Simba, of course) for four days a week.<br />
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On Monday I was asked to start at 8:30am so I was able to get up and take Bandit for a 50-20 minute neighborhood walk before work. But now that I get up at 5am, a morning walk just isn't in the cards. I have taken him to the park after work and given us both a good pm workout. <br />
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My one new co-worker with a thick Russian accent came to my desk yesterday and asked me, "N, are you a dog person?" What a great icebreaker for two people who don't know each other! "L" told me that she lost her dog exactly two years ago on August 4. She had a poodle who lived to be 17!! She's still not ready to get another dog. <br />
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Bandit has been such a good boy. No destruction of any kind or potty accidents. I knew there wouldn't be a problem with potty accidents, but I'm still going to keep an eye out for bad behavior such as chewing or getting into things he shouldn't. K and I are going to meet up with some friends at a dog park this coming Saturday, so Bandit will get to play with our friends' three dogs, and hopefully they'll entice him to try a little swimming. The temperature is supposed to reach the nineties here this weekend!<br />
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I'm sorry I haven't been able to check out blogs lately like I'm used to. Once I settle into a routine and I'm not so tired, I'm sure things will get back to normal, or a new semblance of normal.<br />
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I actually kind of enjoying riding the bus in the morning as it's a perfect time to read. And now that I'm done with school I'm enjoying reading books for fun again! K and I both read Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" during our vacation, and now we're both reading (separate sticky bookmarks) his current book that's a bestseller. I'm almost done with it, and then I want to read that book that's been made into a movie that's coming out - the one starring Julia Roberts. I think it's called <em>Eat, Pray, Love</em>. I hope Costco has it for dirt-cheap. The movie's supposed to be a huge, huge hit.Bandit's Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299761935720171834noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227080383998351801.post-25193745277278349072010-08-08T14:15:00.000-07:002010-08-08T15:11:21.270-07:00Goodbye, "M"Last Sunday, K and Bandit and I drove up to Samish Island, Washington to drop M off at summer camp. This is his ninth summer at the same camp (started as a third grader) and his first year as a "Counselor in Training." He'll be gone a total of three weeks. We had planned to pick him up for a weekend visit home after the second week, but we ended up picking him up this past weekend instead since all the regular counselors were leaving to attend a Mariners game. The Mariners are Seattle's Major League Baseball team, and they're in the midst of one of their worst seasons ever. Bandit was ecstatic to see M walk in the door yesterday! They are good buddies and Bandit often lays with M while he's playing Xbox downstairs. K and M are currently en route back up to camp. We won't see him again until August 21st. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As dogs aren't allowed on the camp grounds, even while checking in one's child, Bandit had to watch from the car. "Goodbye, M!"</td></tr>
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I still like making things at Obamiconme.com<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The above picture was taken at "The Grotto" at St. Edward Park. The Grotto was an Eagle Scout project in the late eighties or nineties. This part of the park can be reserved for private parties and weddings. It's part of Bandit's and my regular loop through the park after we hike down to the lake and back up.</div>Bandit's Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299761935720171834noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227080383998351801.post-41616430670416354242010-07-29T17:34:00.000-07:002010-07-29T17:43:55.617-07:00Running Free!I was dismissed from jury duty so I came home and took Bandit to the off-leash dog park within Marymoor Park. I tried to get him to swim a little or at least get his toes wet but he wasn't interested. A lady at the park told me that if I bring him enough times and he's hot enough, he'll get in.<br />
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We'll be easing Bandit into this routine a little bit as I got tapped for jury duty a couple of weeks after I finished my school work and graduated, and jury duty starts tomorrow at the downtown courthouse in Seattle. My new job will be in downtown Seattle as well.<br />
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If anyone has any hints <span style="background-color: white;">or great advice regarding these big changes for Bandit and their effect on what he's been used to, please pass them along! </span>Bandit's Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299761935720171834noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227080383998351801.post-86346948228238757032010-07-25T10:38:00.000-07:002010-07-25T10:38:17.403-07:00Happy Sunday!It's going to be quite hot here today so I got in a long walk with Bandit this morning at the park. The building behind him in this photo is the old seminary building at St. Edward Park. We hope everyone has a lovely relaxing Sunday and is able to keep cool.<br />
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If anyone local missed this fun event, next weekend is the dog festival at Seattle Center (see the link at the left). We'll have to miss it this year because it's on the same day as when we take M up north to summer camp.<br />
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Bandit got himself a new freebie <em>Go Dog, Go!</em> bandanna and then we corralled this clown for a photo<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSVJXfeICV44p6zei9eIXh4FKzr5bmnIoutoCigu7wrc3pRKJQsq2ABEEFwHt5t-vP2yoEKfnhRIWrQqzMmzdcUGmc6gdRKps4lp7blYNNsIAsg3JHPAYhs1iwPbQPKrzgYQb-S_aNDtR/s1600/IMG_0417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSVJXfeICV44p6zei9eIXh4FKzr5bmnIoutoCigu7wrc3pRKJQsq2ABEEFwHt5t-vP2yoEKfnhRIWrQqzMmzdcUGmc6gdRKps4lp7blYNNsIAsg3JHPAYhs1iwPbQPKrzgYQb-S_aNDtR/s640/IMG_0417.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>"I like my new bandanna!"</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_Ag3SYqjmmE7dk4N11Waxgdomu-SWwX0Nrntjosyoj5aS3ZQT7QzUvrJWG5HROCXie4WZTL4PBgETvj4fBLIoe7nJ2S80tEQxR2_KUD3W5A6RU7u7acl0D8uP2hnSzdz3P_UAChguGlE/s1600/IMG_0421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_Ag3SYqjmmE7dk4N11Waxgdomu-SWwX0Nrntjosyoj5aS3ZQT7QzUvrJWG5HROCXie4WZTL4PBgETvj4fBLIoe7nJ2S80tEQxR2_KUD3W5A6RU7u7acl0D8uP2hnSzdz3P_UAChguGlE/s640/IMG_0421.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were lots of opportunities for making doggy small talk and getting a drink of water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEQcBAjDtyyfc88lGOTORXLHpGdpofBl0NA5Qa5-Y2JNkWGuyKNZeoAxKzNI8E2sRv735FRLb8DX-ikXwjcwLzDvRNHmz_r6z4IG8TJlr0Jd49ub-oISI-XaS_zypI28HBIj9QzBHgwst/s1600/IMG_0423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEQcBAjDtyyfc88lGOTORXLHpGdpofBl0NA5Qa5-Y2JNkWGuyKNZeoAxKzNI8E2sRv735FRLb8DX-ikXwjcwLzDvRNHmz_r6z4IG8TJlr0Jd49ub-oISI-XaS_zypI28HBIj9QzBHgwst/s640/IMG_0423.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For a $1 donation the public could take a picture of these teacup poodles dyed bright Easter egg colors. The money was going toward a shelter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9cHmR_9RpKwIiwyHYgQcarQnuRIUSjNzIA2-5CVYUQR3sCQs2IgNDB6HO-YH-A9H2nZfwvbrI6gYVCPvDY5fVgJGykK5XbLVwHDMbpJNpbClTykdEELhbcAMlSkGcL89UkVMDRH4Arg2/s1600/IMG_0425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9cHmR_9RpKwIiwyHYgQcarQnuRIUSjNzIA2-5CVYUQR3sCQs2IgNDB6HO-YH-A9H2nZfwvbrI6gYVCPvDY5fVgJGykK5XbLVwHDMbpJNpbClTykdEELhbcAMlSkGcL89UkVMDRH4Arg2/s640/IMG_0425.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>This big friendly fellow was enjoying the festival with his family<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1FiLqxEQCc0J1KCZRZNN0eNXoghf2GCpnqm88_Ctd2S4aKjI_Y51unGqqtBx5Rn6uta3ac-8wms3VA7hT73Pe1XLAqz2rc6jus4ecOlF5lEKe9WLFAFIBllrRWHOLsyOFv0IOpBeeqYX/s1600/IMG_0426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1FiLqxEQCc0J1KCZRZNN0eNXoghf2GCpnqm88_Ctd2S4aKjI_Y51unGqqtBx5Rn6uta3ac-8wms3VA7hT73Pe1XLAqz2rc6jus4ecOlF5lEKe9WLFAFIBllrRWHOLsyOFv0IOpBeeqYX/s640/IMG_0426.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bandit said, "<em>Mama, please don't ever do this to me</em>!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxI11UFv7gwPjIYcOGIq8SGCTMnKIek2JkCECaRanU4n7BOnb1MCEniw1TpDMciGVmlJajVqNuPosLGpPSDq6HPjJJlTuLFgdzTTiL7KypjxB5VEc7YqUiTlh7reNbCV53Xjx-oImjtGIi/s1600/IMG_0432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxI11UFv7gwPjIYcOGIq8SGCTMnKIek2JkCECaRanU4n7BOnb1MCEniw1TpDMciGVmlJajVqNuPosLGpPSDq6HPjJJlTuLFgdzTTiL7KypjxB5VEc7YqUiTlh7reNbCV53Xjx-oImjtGIi/s640/IMG_0432.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We sat and watched several of the novice and "pro" disc competitions. We weren't prepared for entering the contest as it required a fee, but next year we're going to enter Bandit in the novice competition. He sat mesmerized watching all the dogs run and catch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Iy-jdjL3eqGpXzy2IsuiEvVBL6pyIY_5vzDBOyG-7sDcmm-YMYuhIE_kN87Byu94Ca4JvWopfbVl-7y9CY5n8QrYZnsriu54JUaEcXEltG1pGESeGUkoTxcWQtn8flLFTbsuhQsmQH11/s1600/IMG_0433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Iy-jdjL3eqGpXzy2IsuiEvVBL6pyIY_5vzDBOyG-7sDcmm-YMYuhIE_kN87Byu94Ca4JvWopfbVl-7y9CY5n8QrYZnsriu54JUaEcXEltG1pGESeGUkoTxcWQtn8flLFTbsuhQsmQH11/s640/IMG_0433.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't take my zoom lens with me to get a better shot, but there is a dog here leaping high and catching a disc</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jn_3Yn8WYhAN8JxeJUkiiLzIG8an1q6NzdIRRTRhbYO1uureWroPio2QWPX9LEemlz5dnvw0twjdNPNm5tYOw5IIYZSI-svCB9OK_w813S4vA4Uyhz2gu-pJfDfrp7s2FlOXxG9cReE_/s1600/IMG_0435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Jn_3Yn8WYhAN8JxeJUkiiLzIG8an1q6NzdIRRTRhbYO1uureWroPio2QWPX9LEemlz5dnvw0twjdNPNm5tYOw5IIYZSI-svCB9OK_w813S4vA4Uyhz2gu-pJfDfrp7s2FlOXxG9cReE_/s640/IMG_0435.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bandit also enjoyed watching dogs demonstrating running through a flyball course. Some of those dogs literally fly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfjE95iaa_dPt4xsWi3H0d0y-uZTo7yrF_VItVTzuDXnwlNou3wcH1y-ZbgI4OWHfgFwx4dDqfQO6tO1CaA1eksFrzPyacuI8rew9f6ca3ref3onocQuiOqSJ8gXUIuMea0IhWJD6moGC/s1600/IMG_0440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfjE95iaa_dPt4xsWi3H0d0y-uZTo7yrF_VItVTzuDXnwlNou3wcH1y-ZbgI4OWHfgFwx4dDqfQO6tO1CaA1eksFrzPyacuI8rew9f6ca3ref3onocQuiOqSJ8gXUIuMea0IhWJD6moGC/s640/IMG_0440.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9E-g-P17gRV_wR6O9GaUqDYSWJCJldItAR4nb0guOc6k-jYpdLyjQA4QqquoVJc0gMLFXCQ53mGU1pOVkGSYnV7R3E-iNWUtHC1oBAf12fjDrnBEUE3S5hhPEBE0K47esanda9Vmepxc5/s1600/IMG_0442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9E-g-P17gRV_wR6O9GaUqDYSWJCJldItAR4nb0guOc6k-jYpdLyjQA4QqquoVJc0gMLFXCQ53mGU1pOVkGSYnV7R3E-iNWUtHC1oBAf12fjDrnBEUE3S5hhPEBE0K47esanda9Vmepxc5/s640/IMG_0442.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out this cutie's ears!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds108DLjypgT2I5G4830g8w58mIA3aUrVh42emXdkzo0BeeV_i_Cl2hPk0eBKb9ZrCPFmHeTnEqLD2RmdGsDimx7UkgMIPRAtjn8iOwO8Lb2qnKQyKLzaER__4T-T7kk55DdbwgRWhmP0/s1600/IMG_0456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhds108DLjypgT2I5G4830g8w58mIA3aUrVh42emXdkzo0BeeV_i_Cl2hPk0eBKb9ZrCPFmHeTnEqLD2RmdGsDimx7UkgMIPRAtjn8iOwO8Lb2qnKQyKLzaER__4T-T7kk55DdbwgRWhmP0/s640/IMG_0456.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These two performed an interpretive dance to some Israeli music</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc8ywUFEZ2s3vgLpyyPqGtBZWShcaIr3B1-2QVIRoJZlUf0ulB0uFYkhZjDza_t8TXlbE-xnyXoa-YYmxhhf6f71w6uAXztV1bRK_tHUTBVsMbTvZoOa7qnpxlFoP1U78wAddYM7yt0mh/s1600/IMG_0459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCc8ywUFEZ2s3vgLpyyPqGtBZWShcaIr3B1-2QVIRoJZlUf0ulB0uFYkhZjDza_t8TXlbE-xnyXoa-YYmxhhf6f71w6uAXztV1bRK_tHUTBVsMbTvZoOa7qnpxlFoP1U78wAddYM7yt0mh/s640/IMG_0459.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This duo danced to Manhattan Transfer's "<em>Operator</em>." This dog is a rescue who was practically at death's door when this lady adopted her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eVVIEc0Fflv_pYbJEuDAvhAmpn5WMYVo1l-S6euwPweKYg1_iCA9zwO25OP795YAt722DtMMl3_en8eLpluffr4IaCD8NgTXSIzNtPR-w0XR0PScS2wdSphse21dGNhQPAvOmX2i6ZAI/s1600/IMG_0466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eVVIEc0Fflv_pYbJEuDAvhAmpn5WMYVo1l-S6euwPweKYg1_iCA9zwO25OP795YAt722DtMMl3_en8eLpluffr4IaCD8NgTXSIzNtPR-w0XR0PScS2wdSphse21dGNhQPAvOmX2i6ZAI/s640/IMG_0466.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>These two danced to a country song called "<em>No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem</em>." Check out those doggy board shorts!<br />
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text-align: left;">... the sweet peppers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXqTuU3eh4hsRsKdEx4ILcpdOlY4vq2Qo_QAAmM9jU9b4wmiyGuOXjrzgYPxzY00ST9bDL4rKqIxweg-oJWLeMTaX0uWSof3xaGFxfFDA0SzrAUpgOivglGmoUedH7X4f-vE3vs24GHme/s1600/pepper1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXqTuU3eh4hsRsKdEx4ILcpdOlY4vq2Qo_QAAmM9jU9b4wmiyGuOXjrzgYPxzY00ST9bDL4rKqIxweg-oJWLeMTaX0uWSof3xaGFxfFDA0SzrAUpgOivglGmoUedH7X4f-vE3vs24GHme/s640/pepper1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and some hot peppers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDTJZtItAwaq4ROxMYLaH-84CfRg0v1QGQdjzJa5bCb-nyWbv0ZujxixOUWav1fTLOqKv3OQYFcYoBOP36BzlaJytHNTMgTC2cYmR6rXkFSFs8aVgC43CSsVUKUZWtZ61gCwtopMGDoYD/s1600/IMG_0408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">...in the shade of our Topsy-Turvy jungle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PZCxFoABZPZD4d4NXj4xZPGQp002VKGL78JIyY-ngCEolkXs0V9ahh-vpJ9y-p7uKLZ-IEIO4EEdMdD8-DONrGrhNoNe2Hdui9O-4XfbEtRHrKlG2hjGoTjemgAM9qsRKEA673RLnH8U/s1600/topsyturvy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PZCxFoABZPZD4d4NXj4xZPGQp002VKGL78JIyY-ngCEolkXs0V9ahh-vpJ9y-p7uKLZ-IEIO4EEdMdD8-DONrGrhNoNe2Hdui9O-4XfbEtRHrKlG2hjGoTjemgAM9qsRKEA673RLnH8U/s640/topsyturvy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Bandit's Packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299761935720171834noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227080383998351801.post-50495522336799112782010-07-18T11:20:00.000-07:002010-07-18T11:23:40.242-07:00Updated Blog Link ButtonI just updated the blog link button for Bandit's blog. 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