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You do the math. It equals DISASTER! Let me backtrack a moment and set the stage… For those of you who are new to my blog, I have seven monsters that live with me. They are my kids, known as the Nose Dragons, the Troublemakers, the Clowns, the Knuckleheads, the Gardeners, the Tree Pruners, and now, I guess I can add Sprinkler Crew and Interior Design Specialists to the list. I installed a doggie door last year, and overall, it is a great blessing. Prior to installation, seven goobers who can never coordinate who-needs-to-go-out-when were keeping me up and down...

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I truly intended to write a training article tonight, but I felt like sharing something fun instead. (We’ll get serious tomorrow.) We all know what a “trust-fall” is, right? It’s that “team-building exercise” that some office guru made famous... You know, you turn your back, close your eyes and just fall backwards, trusting (hoping, praying, grimacing) that your partner will catch you. That’s a trust-fall. Not a bad thing if your buddy catches you as instructed, but darn sure a fistfight if they were to just watch you crash into a heap of bones and bruises on the ground. Well,...

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Well, it’s time to write the first blog entry for BHD store launch…so here I sit, surrounded by a chorus of chomp, slurp, crunch, scrrrrape sounds made by jowls and jaws vs. marrow bones. You’ve arrived here at the shop either by random clicking or more likely, by a mutual interest and love of hounds, and/or dogs in general. I’m glad you’re here. I'd like to introduce you to the BHD Hounds, and what better way is there than sharing a fun little tale? This one sums up the personalities of four of them pretty well. (I’ll acquaint you with...

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