Har-Vest

Doctor Doctor, Give Me the News!

October 15, 2011
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Wishing it so doesn’t always make it so. But today I like to think Sam learned the magic of wishing and his mom saw a dream come true. Today Sam had 2 doctor appointments. Never a fun task. Two in one day! Often, per mom’s reports, such endeavors involve lots of dragging of child and [...]

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Bubbles Part III

October 5, 2011
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It’s been exactly two weeks since Bubbles paired with Sam. I have to admit I’m quite impressed with the speed with which they have bonded although I’m not surprised. It really speaks to my motto of getting the right make and model of dog for the job. And there’s the significant and measurable improvements in [...]

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Bubbles Repurposed – Part 2

September 29, 2011
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Part 2 – Placement (Part 1 – Repurposing) As you may recall, Bubbles arrived in my care back in January 2011 as a 9 week old golden retriever puppy selected for specifically for an autistic boy —  her sensitivity, beauty, good health and breed type all taken into a balanced consideration for the best functioning [...]

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Bubbles Repurposed

September 26, 2011
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This year winter splashed into spring, spring to sultry summer, which slipped subtly into fall, the harvest time of year (although my tomatoes never did seem to ripen). Later this week marks Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, considered the new year of people, animals and legal contracts. In the Jewish oral tradition, Rosh Hashanah [...]

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Wild Idyll — Idyllwild Arts Academy

August 18, 2011
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It’s been a wild and wacky summer. There’s a nip in the air, a shifting of the sun and back to school ads on the airwaves. I still feel a queasiness at these signs of a back to school feel, even though it’s been a very long time since my own enrollment days. For years [...]

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International Assistance Dog Week 2011 Har-Vest Hurrah

August 8, 2011
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It’s that time of year again — International Assistance Dog Week. The week was created to recognize all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability related limitations. The goals of IADW are to: Recognize and honor assistance dogs Raise awareness and educate the public about assistance dogs Honor puppy raisers and trainers [...]

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Har-Vest Celebration – Countdown Begins, Bubba Leaves

July 20, 2011
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Six months of nurturing, training, reinforcing, encouraging, stifling, socializing, supervising and loving one fluff of a golden puppy service dog in training in a metamorphosis from hapless to hopeful leads me to the eve of her permanent transition into her working home. Bubba moves out tomorrow!! To celebrate her accomplishments, A Better Pet LLC is [...]

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Made in U.S.A.

July 2, 2011
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Holiday weekends often revolve around an extra day off for people with real jobs, weekend getaways or the jumpstart to an anticipated vacation of some duration, family and/or friend get togethers and yes, even specials at your local and online stores. Holidays during summertime also mean BBQ’s and long days. In the spirit of the [...]

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Happy Flag Day

June 14, 2011
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Rescue and rehab of dogs is often part of a dog trainer’s life. I have had numerous rescue dogs I have fostered — Ruby, one of my first, a red merle australian shepherd pup — stayed 2 years and left to become a service dog to a little girl with spina bifada in 2003. Rarely [...]

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Welcome to the new look of A Better Pet LLC

May 25, 2011
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Welcome to the new and improved look of A Better Pet LLC. Our hope is that you find the information useful, navigation trouble free and shopping an easy and positive experience. We will of course be fine tuning and always appreciate any feedback on little glitches here and there (like you would tell us if [...]

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