Labrador Retriever Dogs Blog

I went out last week and treated myself to a new tv. The flat panel kind but I am not planning to have it wall mounted. A wall mounted television just doesn't fit into the way my tv room is set up. Instead it sits on a lower tv stand that I have been using for a few years. The thing that I noticed first off is that it isn't that sturdy and if that dog of mine gets doing one of his butt tucks god only knows what will happen. I will have to find a more permanent place for it. I was looking at one of those tv lifts, they look pretty sturdy and fashionable. Anything to get it out of doggy gone wild range.

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After many months of debating about our computer at home I finally replaced or added to our network with a laptop. It has given us a lot of freedom so I can blog and work on the chat board forums while still catching sports and it can also be used for homework by the kids. I was suprised when looking using the net to shop how many deals there are out there. Lot of different prices and machines. There was everything from used to new equipment and used server equipment like used cisco. It was overwhelming but we settled on an Acer because it had enough power  to do what we wanted and the price was right. Hopefully it will allow me to bring you some great new blog articles and stories.

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Last night we stopped over at a friends’ house, they had just built and moved into their new place. They were asking me about the blog and chat board and how much time it takes each week. Not too much of my time I told them. They were interested in doing something different themselves. They had been to a marketing party which wasn’t up their alley and they were also looking at a number of franchise opportunities. A friend of ours had once owned a number of sandwich shops so they were familiar with the idea of buying a franchise.

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My other half and I were sitting watching television the other night when Cooper got into one of his hyper labrador retriever moods. Before we knew it there goes the tail by the coffee table and there goes the glass full of water everywhere. If there is one rule about labrador retrievers it is if something if you put something on the table that you don’t wan them to get into, they are going to get into it. Down stairs on my coffee table I have my Xbox360 and of course a few CAT6 type cables. If they aren’t tucked away he is going to get tangled in them when he is snooping around.

If you want to save yourself some heartache then don’t leave anything like cans of pop, glasses of water, food on plates on low lying tables. If they can’t get at something then they won’t.

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The internet is truely an amazing place. When I look at the membership of the labrador retreiver chatboard and forums I am always in awe over the fact there are members from all over the world come together to talk about their dogs. It's incredible that so many different people from different cultures and backgrounds can find common ground at first in their love and admiration for the labrador retriever of just dogs and then find so many other things to talk about.

When I look at the membership I see that we have members from pretty much every continent in world and all of them share a passion for their pets. It goes much beyond that. There have been so many cross continent friendship grow it is truely amazing. We have all learned many things from each other, things about culture and living in general that we just wouldn't have known about otherwise.

I was looking at the many places that members are from and as silly as it sounds I have never been to Las Vegas and think about going there one day, as well as many other places. I found myself looking at las vegas suites the other day online just to see what was available. I am not going anywhere soon but there are so many interesting people from interesting places it would be nice to visit them all.

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I thought I would do another blog post about how the labrador retriever chat forums and board have grown into so much more than just dog talk. Obviously the labrador retriever is the main focus of the board but there is so much more happening at the forums that it should interest a wide range of people. We discuss everything from hobbies, economics and social issues.

An interesting thread this weekend was about economic planning. An article on CNN mentioned that a person should have enough emergency money put away to last them at least six months. Members were discussing if they do or not and what steps some of them have taken to ensure their safety in times of trouble. Certainly by watching your debt and paying off your credit cards on time are things that can help. If you run your own business you might want to look into business performance management software to help you manage your investment.

There is more to the forums than what you may think. You can learn about a number of issues, get help with things in your daily life and of course see all of the labrador retriever photos you want.

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Isn't it funny how a dog can affect your life. You have to water and feed them. You have to make sure they get their proper medical treatments and make sure they get their exercise. They become a part of the family for most of us. Well this was never more clearer to me when my other half and I started to discuss maybe purchasing some modern furniture. Not only do we have to take our tastes and preferences into consideration but we have to think about our chocolate labrador retriever as well. Not that we are taking his comfort level into thought, he seems pretty comfortable laying on a cement floor. What we are thinking about is the dog hair. It doesn't make much sense for us to buy something that would collect hair. Simple as that. We have to make our decision with our furriest family member in mind.

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Cooper and I were out for a walk this weekend and decided to take another route than we usually go. It's funny how many things you can see in your neighbourhood that you never notice when you are just driving by. You see some houses that have been renovated up very nicely with great landscaping and you see others that are falling apart and in need of some good fixing. You see some old cars and nice cars in laneways and we even seen a small bus for sale the other day. You get to see lots of different and interesting people as well. If you want to get to know your neighbourhood better start walking the dog and take a different route every so often and mix it up. You neved know what you are going to see.

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