Labrador Retriever Dogs Blog

Well I tried everything I could do to save my home computer but in the end it was just too far gone for me to save. I lost a bit of information I needed but nothing too major. I went online and looked at some laptops and netbooks. I could not believe how reasonably priced they have become. I didn't need anything from NASA but just something to be able to surf the net from and keep my blog updated. I used the internet to research the prices and different models and within a few days had a new laptop which was a step up from the 10 year old desktop I was using. I don't know why I waited so long.

Last night I was looking around on the internet for gps systems. There are lots of them on sale it seems these days and if the price was right I could be interested. My wife travels on occasion for work so it's not a half bad idea. It's a pretty good safety feature.

After the microchip post I was thinking if they make gps tracking systems for dogs and sure enough after looking through google they do. It's amazing. A gps device is placed in your dog or pet collar. That way if the collar is still on your dog you can track them if they run away or get lose. As we talked before, the benefit of chipping is that if the collar falls off or is torn off they can still track down you as an owner. I guess the gps collar for pets will help you find them if they keep the collar on but I am still a big fan of the microchip.

A little off topic but I recently switched to a new to me older computer. It was newer than my last one but as far as technology goes, it's old. I have been having some problems watching videos online and may need to start looking at video cards. I have already scouted a few out online. It's amazing how inexpensive a decent video card can be. I haven't replaced any hardware in quite some time. The last time I was looking at such things the prices were out of this world. I hope to find something soon so I can start posting some good training and labrador retriever videos.

It's been one solid week of getting into better shape. Walking the dog has been a little harder that what I thought. It has been minus twenty to minus thirty out and that makes it a little tough to get out and do a big walk. I have been playing with an elliptical that I borrowed from a friend and I am thinking of getting an treadmill. I think Cooper would love to get on one and stretch out on those really cold days when we can't go for a big walk. I wonder how many other people have their dogs on a treadmill. If you do mail me the pictures and I will gladly post them for you.

I posted a little while back about looking at vacations because of the way the economy was going. There are lots of opportunities out there to get some great vacation rentals or properties cheap. It would be a good time to take the family on a trip. There are lots of fairly decent priced rentals down south to be had. You can find and rent places in the Outer Banks for next to nothing these days. Well bloggers if you have been thinking about taking a trip and getting a rental for a getaway the time couldn’t be better.

If you think getting pet insurance quotes, rates and finding a good company then try looking for term life insurance quotes. I have a friend that wanted me to help him look through the internet at some life insurance rates. Luckily there are some good websites out there that you can get free quotes on and look over different rates and policies. Otherwise it would be a nightmare. The same is probably true for pet insurance. I know how confusing this can be.

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.

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.

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.

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.