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		<title>How’s your assistance dog’s off-lead recall?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How’s your assistance dog’s off-lead recall? Whistle is an amazing assistance dog and he spends a lot of his time working with me. However, I try to give him several times throughout the day and evening when he can spend some free time in the backyard relaxing and just being a dog. When he and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/10/assistance-dogs-off-lead-recall/</link>
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		<title>Cancer and Early Detection &#8211; Conducting Routine Exams at Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but I am acutely aware of the sobering statistics related to large breed dogs and cancer. I try to examine Whistle on a daily basis just to make sure that he has no undetected lumps or bumps. And, if I do find something, I make sure to make an appointment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/09/cancer-and-early-detection-conducting-routine-exams-at-home/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All About the Bootie!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to Olympia, Washington, I noticed as we settled into our hotel room, that Whistle was chewing on his back foot. My husband, Franz, and I got him on the bed to inspect his foot. To our surprise, there was a blister in between the pad of his back foot. The blister [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding a Veterinarian While on Travel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love to travel. And, traveling with a disability has presented me with many interesting challenges and situations throughout the years. So, of course, traveling with an assistance dog has added additional scenarios that I have had to address. During my most recent out-of-state travel excursions, my assistance dog, Whistle, had some minor medical issues [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/08/finding-a-veterinarian-while-on-travel/</link>
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		<title>ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Searching for Deserving Families with an Assistance Dog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you need a home makeover or do you know someone partnered with an assistance dog that does? I just got a call from the Casting Director with ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. She told me they were avidly looking for deserving families for this season’s show and they are particularly interested in working with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/08/abc%e2%80%99s-extreme-makeover-home-edition-searching-for-deserving-families-with-an-assistance-dog/</link>
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		<title>Play Dates are Fun for Assistance Dogs Too!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always felt guilty that my assistance dogs have been the sole dog in our house with the exception of the times when there has been an overlap with my retired assistance dog. However during those times, my retired dogs have been older, physically challenged and uninterested in playing with a younger dog. For [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/08/play-dates-are-fun-for-assistance-dogs-too/</link>
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		<title>The Importance of Blood Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Whistle turned six this year, he is graying around his eyes and muzzle and I can definitely tell my athletic service dog is getting older. I recently took Whistle to see our veterinarian, Dr. Murt Byrne, for a wellness check. I try to take him to see Dr. Murt about every six months. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/08/the-importance-of-blood-work/</link>
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		<title>War Dogs Remembered – Recognizing Our Unsung Canine Heroes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the pleasure of visiting with veteran military dog handler, Larry Chilcoat on Working Like Dogs at www.PetLifeRadio.com. Larry, a member of the Vietnam Dog Handlers Association, stopped by to visit with me about the ongoing efforts to build a Military Working Dogs National Monument. It is amazing the amount of work and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/08/war-dogs-remembered-recognizing-our-unsung-canine-heroes/</link>
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		<title>How to Choose the Best Chew Toy for Your Assistance Dog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toys are an important part of your assistance dog’s overall health and well-being. Having appropriate, engaging chew toys is important not only for entertainment but it can also support their dental health and ease anxiety. I don’t know about you but when I got my first assistance dog, I did not have much experience with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/08/how-to-choose-the-best-chew-toy-for-your-assistance-dog/</link>
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		<title>HBO Documentary on Dog Bereavement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I lost my retired service dog, Morgan, on March 12, 2011. It continues to be a painful process for me as I am striving to come to terms with his absence. I thought it was ironic that I received a call today from documentary filmmaker Amanda Micheli’s representative. Amanda is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workinglikedogs.com/2011/05/hbo-documentary-on-dog-bereavement/</link>
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