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Here's a timely reminder ....
Remembering my Yoshi boy today ..... and every day. Can hardly believe it's been 11 years ..... I miss you still, always will.
Some of this Blog has disappeared ....... and I can't even blame the dog for chewing it up!!!
In memory of my fabulous boy, Yoshi. Ten years have passed and I miss you every day. Forever in my heart, always by my side. Yoshi, I miss you.
Reports of bogus SSPCA inspectors in correctly liveried vans abound. https://www.scottishspca.org/news/scottish-spca-issues-update-over-bogus-inspectors
This, on top of the local reports received of suspicious behaviour around dogs, dogs' homes, during dog walks. Please be on your guard. Temporarily suspending posting of client pics on Wagg-On Facebook page as a result of these reports.
Snoooooooooowwwwwwwwwwing!!!!!! Here is a very useful article, written by a Vet, on caring for your pooch's paws in the snow. Contains a recipe (untested by me) for some soothing paw balm.
Baby, it's cold outside! Some very useful tips on caring for our furbabies in the extreme cold weather.
Remembering my boy ......... 9 years ago today, you left me Yoshi. Gone from my life now longer that we shared it, I still miss you every day.
Be here before we know it……. some good advice from Vets Now on how to help prepare our furry friends ahead of 5 November……
Lots of people are planning to leave hallowe'en treats in their gardens because of the COVID situation. So important to ensure that our furry friends don't indulge!!!!
Some handy advice on making sure Hallowe'en isn't a danger for dogs……http://www.dogster.com/the-scoop/halloween-dangers-for-dogs
Dog Buns…..Be Gone!
Today's announcement has given me the green light I've been waiting for and I'm delighted to say that the Wagg-On will be back on the road from tomorrow. It's by no means "business as usual" but everyone who had an appointment cancelled due to the current crisis will shortly receive an email from me with the offer of a new appointment, together with a DOGUMENT, which details my new working practice and the precautions I will be taking to help to mitigate the risk of contracting/transmitting the virus whilst providing a grooming service. Your appointment offer will stand for 24 hours and I just need to hear back from you, via email (MUST be email please as this will be added to your records as an acceptance of my new Terms and Conditions of Service), to confirm your booking. So ….. please look out for your email over the next couple of days…..
All Wagg-On dogs are VIPs (Very Important Pooches). Every. Single. One. But … some need me more quickly than others because of their coat type, length of time since their last groom and/or health conditions. I have 150 dogs to attend to. It's only Me, Myself and I running Wagg-On. I will be working longer hours and extra days to take care of all the loyal Wagg-On pooches as quickly as is possible …. and as well as grooming them, I also have additional cleaning and disinfection procedures to carry out during and between dogs (so the old adage "why don't you just stick a brush ……" really does apply!!!). I thank you for trusting me to prioritise your dog according to need …. and I thank you too for not asking to skip the queue .
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your patience,
your support and for your loyalty throughout this very difficult time for all of us.
Look forward to seeing all my Wee Woolly Mammoths and Big Giant Yetis….. and their lovely hoomans ….. soon! ❤
22 March 2020
I was hoping that I would not need to write a Post such as this, but I'm afraid the time has come.
It is with a very heavy heart that I announce my decision to TEMPORARILY SUSPEND the service provided by Wagg-On Dog Grooming due to the current outbreak of COVID-19. This situation will be under continuous review and my service will resume as soon as it is deemed 'safe' to do so by the experts. I plan on rolling appointments forward but since we are dealing with an unknown quantity, it's difficult to plan ahead at the moment.
Since this virus started, I have been firefighting, putting in place every precautionary measure possible in an attempt to ensure the safety of you, my lovely Wagg-On Family, and of myself and my own family. However, it seems now that the risk to us all is just too great and so I have made the heartbreaking decision to stop for now until the peak of the virus is reached.
This decision will immediately wipe out my livelihood, and for who knows how long. It will also completely wipe out my 'lovelihood', because as you all know, I just love what I do. However, for the sake of the health and well-being of all of us and our families, I believe that this is the right thing to do. I do hope you understand.
I will be in touch with each of you individually as your appointments come onto the radar, and will, of course, post updates here. You can rest assured that Wagg-On will be back on the road when we get through this and are all safely through the other side.
Please look after each other and my furbabies til I see you all again……..in what will be my brand new, shiny Wagg-On! Timing, eh?
Keep safe everyone. I hope to see you all again soon.
18 March 2020
This is a hugely worrying time for everyone. I just want to reassure all of you, my wonderfully loyal customers, that the health and wellbeing of all of our families and of your furbabies, continues to be my Number 1 priority. These are unprecedented times for all of us and I have implemented a number of additional measures when working with you in line with Government guidelines.
I will continue to offer the usual, first class Wagg-On service for as long as I am well and/or until Lockdown is imposed.
If you have any concerns, you or your family are showing any symptoms of COVID-19 and/or are self-isolating, then please let me know and we can reschedule.
I would like to thank you all for your continued support. Keep safe and well everyone. Our health is our wealth. ❤
24 January 2020
Yoshi, forever with me……8 years on.
19 August 2019
It's great to be back!
11 June 2019
Such a sad story…..and a reminder for us all to be extra vigilant when out walking with our furbabies……https://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/vets-did-everything-they-could-to-save-harvey-1-4945019?fbclid=IwAR2cr13_-VQh20i2dupUP73UpK2wqQJ9f3YaKZoIHEPYftZow8Pb05MJeBg
17 March 2019
Well, yesterday it was snowing…..today, it felt very springlike. Here's a useful reminder of some springtime hazards …… https://www.vets-now.com/infographic-13-springtime-dangers-that-could-make-your-dog-ill/
14 February 2019
Happy Valentine's Day to all my adorable little Furbabies!
24 January 2019
7 years on……miss you still, I always will. My beloved Yoshi boy.
1 January 2019
Yappy new year! Hope it's healthy and happy for us all.
25 December 2018
Merry Christmas to all my customers…..canine and hooman, old and new!
28 October 2018
Lots of fireworks about causing distress to our furry friends. Here is some advice to help reduce the impact …….https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/general/fireworks
18 September 2018
Autumn is beautiful…..but still brings challenges for our pooches. Here's some things to be aware of……https://www.vets-now.com/2017/09/dangers-dogs-autumn/
1 September 2018
Wagg-On is 5 years old today!!!!! Yappy Woofday to us! I cannot believe so much time has passed since Wagg-On was born. I continue to love what I do as much today as then…….and I consider myself very lucky to have so many lovely clients. I really do feel blessed. Here's to Wagg-On ……. which wouldn't be here without you …… and I never take that for granted!
13 August 2018
I came across this recently and it really touched me…….such a lovely way of thinking about our canine friends who are with us for way too short a time……..it's a lengthy piece, but I think it is well worth a read…..
Here's the surprising answer of a 6 year old child.
Being a Vet, I had been called to examine a 10 yo Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners and their little boy were very attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle. After examining Belker, I found he was dying of cancer and I told the family we couldn't do anything for him. I offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made arrangements, Belker's Mum and Dad thought it would be good for their 6 yo son to observe the procedure, thinking he might learn something from the experience. The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker's family surrounded him. The little boy seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped away peacefully.
The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that dogs' lives are shorter than human lives. The little boy, who had been listening quietly, piped up "I know why". We all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try to live.
He said "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life – like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?" The 6 year old continued….."Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay for as long as we do".
Remember, if a dog was the teacher, you would learn things like
When your loved ones come home, always run to greet them
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy
Take naps
Stretch before rising
Run, romp and play daily
Thrive on attention and let people touch you
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk
Be faithful
Never pretend to be something you're not
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently
That's the secret of happiness that we can learn from a good dog
25 July 2018
A quick reminder about the dangers of (hot) pavements and (hot) artificial grass ……https://www.vets-now.com/…/never-walk-dogs-hot-asphalt-tar…/
22 June 2018
It's hot hot hot out there! Here's some great advice on identifying and preventing heatstroke in our pooches……
22 May 2018
Stings and things……some information for treatment of stings from bees, wasps and nettles
24 April 2018
Spring is here and gardens are coming to life……check out this handy info as a reminder about plants which are toxic to our pooches……https://www.doglistener.co.uk/garden-plants-poisonous-dogs
20 February 2018
The dangers of food bins is highlighted by Rocky's story. Please take care to ensure these are secured and not able to be opened by our canine friends……..https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/video-vet-in-warning-over-food-bins-after-dog-left-seriously-ill-with-repeated-seizures-1-8384406
24 January 2018
Remembering my beautiful bullmastiff boy who crossed The Bridge on this date, 2012. Yoshi, you are always in my heart.
20 January 2018
Whit a week! Mother Nature 3, Wagg-On – 0! Service severely curtailed this week thanks to the snow. It's too much of a risk to take the Wagg-On out when the white stuff is about. Thank you to all my lovely, loyal customers for their understanding, flexibility, consideration and patience during this period of adverse weather. Roll on spring!
17 January 2018
Keep your wits about you when walking your dog……..happy ending for Archie, but it could have been very, very different……https://www.vets-now.com/2018/01/poisoning-in-dogs/
17 January 2018
…….and today! Enough already…..I have work to do!
16 January 2018
Snow? No go! Wagg-On is snowbound today…….roll on spring!
1 January 2018
Yappy New Year everyone! I hope it is a healthy, happy and peaceful one for us all. See you all soon!
25 December 2017
Merry Christmas to all my lovely customers (both canine and human!). Thank you for the many cards, gifts and festive wishes I have received…..quite overwhelmed and very appreciative of your kindness and generosity. It's been another fantastic year here at Wagg-On and I would like to thank you all for your continued custom and support. See you next year!
1 November 2017
Try this simple solution to help reduce your dog's anxiety during Fireworks……. https://www.thedodo.com/dogs-fireworks-trick-1529471151.html
1 November 2017
Just over Hallowe'en …… and now time to make sure our pets are safe when the Fireworks are banging and whooshing…….https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/general/fireworks
31 October 2017
Handy tips to ensure your pooch stays safe on Hallowe'en…….http://www.dogster.com/the-scoop/halloween-dangers-for-dogs
11 October 2017
The nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling……..and so are the conkers, which can be dangerous to our pooches. Check out this advice to help keep your pet safe from these dangers…….https://www.vets-now.com/pet-c…/dangers-of-conkers-for-dogs/
10 August 2017
Excellent information on Garden Dangers…….https://www.vets-now.com/2017/07/9-dog-garden-dangers-poisons-hazards/
8 July 2017
A really good wee quiz to test your knowledge of what's harmful to your pet……
3 June 2017
Just a wee reminder……
26 May 2017
It's hot, hot, hot! Here are some great tips on keeping dogs cool during the heatwave:
25 May 2017
Hot pavements can burn paws. This advice helps prevent that:
14 April 2017
Happy Easter to all my lovely customers! Just a wee reminder to keep your Ea
ster egg collection out of reach of the furries. Remember, chocolate is toxic to dogs.
26 March 2017
TICK tock……the clocks spring forward ……. and the ticks come out to play. Just a wee reminder to check your pet regularly and take vet advice on flea/tick prevention. Yep, it's that time of year again!
17 February 2017
Such a sad tale, this little dog's death will not be in vain if we can all learn from it.
14 February 2017
It almost felt like spring today! Yappy Valentine's day to all my lovely little canines!
24 January 2017
My Yoshi, somewhere over the rainbow. Five years on and still sorely missed.
25 December 2016
Merry Christmas to all my lovely customers. Thank you all for your custom – we wouldn't be here without you and I know it – and for the generosity and kindness so many of you have shown me this Festive Season. Wishing you a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2017. Look forward to seeing you all next year!
11 December 2016
It's getting to that time of year again when there is an abundance of rich foods and treats about. Lots of opportunities for nosey paws to get into trouble, healthwise. Please make sure that all chocolate treats an festive foods are kept out of paws' reach……
This article highlights just how easily things can go badly wrong……
3 November 2016
Guy Fawkes' Night……..here's some great advice for helping to keep your pooch safe/calm at this very noisy time of year: https://www.vets-now.com/pet-owners/pet-care-advice/handy-infographic-to-help-your-pet-cope-this-bonfire-night/
26 October 2016
Halloween is approaching fast. Make sure your pooch is safe …….. candy, chocolate, candles and costumes can all pose dangers to our beloved pooches. This link provides some valuable advice/information: http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/veterinaryqa/tp/5-Halloween-Safety-Tips-for-Pets.htm
27 September 2016
I am so very sorry to hear that 4 of my lovely canine customers have recently crossed Rainbow Bridge – Heidi, Ralfie, Tammi and Kala. My heartfelt thoughts are with each of their lovely families who, I know, will be heartbroken by each of their losses. It's a very tough time, as anyone who has lost a beloved pet will know. Thinking of you all.
1 September 2016
We're 3 years old today! Happy Birthday to Wagg-On! I can hardly believe that 3 years have passed since Wagg-On was born. It has gone from strength to strength with over 300 customers on the books! Thank you to all my lovely clients, old and new. Wagg-On wouldn't be here without you and I know it!
Here's a birthday video to give you a wee chuckle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XydLwRsCfsg
9 June 2016
Just a wee word of warning: over the past 2 days I have heard of dogs who have been bitten by Adders – one in the Bearsden & Milngavie area and one in Stepps. Sadly, one of these dogs had to be put to sleep as a result of the bite.
Adders like to bask in the sun and the warm weather is encouraging them out of their lairs. They also like wooded areas and long grass and will only strike when they feel threatened……. so during this warm weather, it may be an idea to keep your dog on the lead if you can't see clearly what is lurking in the grass…….
8 June 2016
Do you know what to do if your dog is stung by a wasp or a bee? Not just uncomfortable and annoying for our pooches, it can lead to serious allergic reactions……..here is some valuable advice on what to do if this happens to your furry friend:
7 June 2016
The temperatures are soaring (and searing!)……and there has been advice posted on here about what you can do to keep your pooch cool, how to avoid, identify and treat heatstroke and we know how important it is to walk our dogs at cooler times of the day……. pavements get very, very hot and your dog's paws can get badly burned. Here are some tips to help prevent this: http://www.barksandbunnies.co.uk/blogs/albies-adventures/14879293-albies-indoor-adventure-no-paws-on-hot-pavements
Phew! It's HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!!! Do you know how to prevent your pooch getting heatstroke? If he did develop it, would you know what to do? Check out this advice from Vets Now……
12 May 2016
The weather is heating up……time to make sure your pooch is a cool dude rather than a Hot Dog! Here are some tips on helping them keep comfortable in the heat:
2 May 2016
Tick, tock, tick, tock……yep, that time again……..have a chat with your Vet and make sure your dog's tick/flea prevention treatment is up to date.
1 April 2016
Quick reminder! All dogs must, by law, be microchipped by 6 April……..
16 March 2016
29 February 2016
From the 6 April 2016, it will be compulsory for all dogs to be microchipped and their owners' details registered and kept up to date in a database complying with certain conditions. This will help reunite lost dogs with their owners. Failure to comply could result in fines of up to £500.
Dogs Trust are offering FREE microchipping at various locations, notably:
GLASGOW: Glasgow Rehoming Centre, 351 Hamilton Road, Uddingston, G71 7SL Contact them on 0141 773 5130 to make an appointment.
PERTH: North Inch Park, Perth @ North Inch Park, Perth PH1 5HS on March 2 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. No appointment necessary, just turn up on the day.
Your local Vet may also be able to offer this service for a fee.
5 February 2016
Got a puppy? Live in Auchterarder or surrounding areas? Need some help with training mini pooch? Then why not give Trisha at DoggyBeGood Puppy Training a call on 07789 603494……
4 February 2016
Have I ever told you just how much I love my job? Baby Spaniel Smooches, Terrier Tickles, Yodelling Yorkies, Sheltie Stars, Cockerpoo Cuddles, GSD Gorgeousness, Bashful Bichons, Lhasa Love, Bulldog Buddies, Boxer Bubbles, Newfie Nuzzles, Westie Warmth, Shih Tzu Snuffles, Schnauzer Snuggles, Labrador Lollops, Retriever Romps, Poodle Poshness, Leonberger Leanings, Collie Crushes, Maltese Madness, Doodle Daftness, Rottie Romance……oh, the list is endless! I'm very lucky to have such lovely customers and very privileged to be allowed to share in their furry friends' lives. Thank you everyone!
26 January 2016
From the 6 April 2016, it will be compulsory for all dogs to be microchipped and their owners' details registered and kept up to date in a database complying with certain conditions. This will help reunite lost dogs with their owners. Failure to comply could result in fines of up to £500.
Dogs Trust are offering FREE microchipping at various locations, notably:
GLASGOW: Glasgow Rehoming Centre, 351 Hamilton Road, Uddingston, G71 7SL Contact them on 0141 773 5130 to make an appointment.
PERTH: North Inch Park, Perth @ North Inch Park, Perth PH1 5HS on March 2 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. No appointment necessary, just turn up on the day.
Your local Vet may also be able to offer this service for a fee.
24 January 2016
4 years on, I still miss my Yoshi boy. Your paw prints are forever in my heart.
16 January 2016
Snow. Ice. Grit. Salt. A Winter Wonderland maybe, but for precious paws, a source of irritant with potentially fatal consequences. Check out this article which warns of the dangers of grit and salt and what you can do to protect your pooch:
8 January 2016
Baby, it's cold outside…….check out this handy infosheet to help keep pooches safe in colder temperatures.
22 December 2015
And so another busy grooming year draws to a close. Now in my second year, 2015 has been a fabulous one for Wagg-On Dog Grooming. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing me the privilege of grooming your precious pooches. Wagg-On would not be here without you, and I know it. Big and small, I've groomed 'em all! There have been some sad moments too and I would like to raise a toast to those beloved dogs who crossed Rainbow Bridge this year. You will never be forgotten.
I am quite overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to me and would like to say a big thank you for the gifts of wine, chocolates and (as yet, unwrapped!) parcels I have received from my little canine friends. So…..THANK YOU! I also received lots of tips and have chosen to donate some of this money to Clyde's Cash for Kids Christmas Appeal, so thank you again, everyone, for your generosity.
Wagg-On is now closed for the holidays and will be back on the road on 4 January. Have a very Merry Christmas and all the very best for 2016…….now, where's that corkscrew?
With warmest wishes and woofs,
18 December 2015
Lots of good advice around on making sure our pets are safe at Christmas…….
30 November 2015
First day of advent tomorrow……please remember and keep those chocolate calendars out of reach of wet noses and waggy tails! Remember, chocolate is poisonous to our pooches….
27 October 2015
Soon be time for fireworks……and that's a scary prospect for many of our furry friends. Check out this advice from RSPCA on how to reduce the impact of fireworks on our pets.
1 October 2015
Temperatures are dipping, leaves are turning and darker nights are almost here…..autumn is such a beautiful season, but brings with it some dangers to our precious pets. Check out this information from Vets Now to help keep your pet safe: http://www.vets-now.com/pet-owners/dog-care-advice/autumn-dangers-for-dogs/
14 September 2015
PARASITE WARNING: Recent research has found that Lungworm is endemic in UK and has been found in 3 Country Parks in and around Glasgow. Slugs and snails, and their slimey trails, can be potentially fatal to dogs. For further information: http://www.clyde1.com/loca…/parasote-warning-for-dog-owners/
10 September 2015
A new page has been added to Wagg-On's website in memory of all the beautiful dogs I have groomed and who have now crossed Rainbow Bridge. I feel a sadness whenever I get the news that one of my lovely canine customers has died, and an empathy for the owners who have lost a treasured family pet. May memories and paw prints live in your hearts forever.
1 September 2015
We're 2 today! Let's Pawty! Thank you, everyone, for your continued support of Wagg-On. We have gone from strength to strength in the 2 years we have been running and it's all thanks to you and your lovely canines! Big and small, I've groomed them all and I thank my lucky stars every day for the privilege! Paws up for Wagg-On!
5 August 2015
Well, just back from a fortnight in Sicily. Meet the biggest Great Dane I've ever seen over there…..why, he understood Italian perfectly! Thankfully, his owner took him into consideration and walked him after the sun had gone down and the pavements were a little cooler…..
3 July 2015
It's Hot, Hot, Hot! Please make sure your pooch can keep cool…..here is some advice given by Vets Now on keeping your pet cool and the symptoms of heatstroke and what to do if you suspect this. This is a serious condition which can quickly become fatal. http://www.vets-now.com/pe…/dog-care-advice/heatstroke-dogs/
12 June 2015
Dogs die in hot cars! Please do not leave your dog in the car on a warm/sunny day. Even if you plan on being away only a short time. The consequences could be fatal. The temperature inside a car can rise very quickly, your dog can overheat with fatal results. Wagg-On is fully ventilated and has a cooling fan so there are no worries there.
When outside on a hot, sunny day you must make sure you look out for signs of overheating, dehydration and even sunburn. Make sure your pooch can rest in a cool area and has access to plenty of fresh water. If s/he exhibits any of the following signs, veterinary assistance should be sought immediately.
- excessive panting
- thick salivation
- vomiting/diarrhoea
- lack of co-ordination or
- loss of consciousness
9 June 2015
Where has time gone? It's summer today (might not be tomorrow though!) and so I thought it was time to issue a wee reminder about stings…..what to do if your pooch investigate small, buzzy creatures and ends up with a nasty sting!
First, avoid temptation to remove bee stings with tweezers because this can force more venom into your pooch. Instead, swipe down with a credit card or similar to force the sting out. Wasps don't tend to leave their stings behind, which means they can sting more than once.
Next, apply a paste of baking soda and water for bee stings to the affected area – this will help to reduce the pain. An ice pack (wrapped in a towel) will also help.
For wasp stings, apply lemon juice to the affected area.
Make sure you look out for reactions – some pooches will be allergic to the stings of a bee/wasp and it can be fatal. Signs to look for are general weakness, difficulty breathing or lethargy. Call your Vet immediately if any such symptoms occur and get to the Vet straight away.
Finally, prevention is always better than cure. Keep your dog away from flowers where bees like to collect pollen/nectar, from wasps' nests/bees' hives. Check water dishes too…..drowned bees/wasps can still have a sting which will cause problems for your pooch if ingested.
Better safe than sorry…..
11 April 2015
TICK, TOCK……..yes it's that TIME again – I have removed 2 ticks this week. Please check your dog regularly for ticks – they look like little warts on your dog's skin…..they can be reddish brown (deer ticks) or greyish (sheep ticks) in colour and are nasty little blighters. Care should be taken when removing them – make sure you don't leave the head embedded in your dog. You can buy specialist tick removing tools from your Vet.
1 April 2015
It's almost Easter and that means lots of chocolate treats will be about. Remember that chocolate is poisonous to dogs, so best keep those Easter treats out of paws' reach. If your pooch does get some chocolate by accident, here is some good advice given by Vets Now: http://www.vets-now.com/pet-owners/dog-care-advice/dog-eaten-chocolate/
21 March 2015
Spring has sprung and gardens are coming to life! But did you know that there are many plants/shrubs which are toxic to dogs? Check out http://www.dogsinthegarden.co.uk/plants-toavoid.html for a list of plants to avoid. Beware of water sources too – bird baths, water-filled plant pots and garden ponds can be very attractive to thirsty pooches, but can pose a real danger……
26 February 2015
Wagg-On Dog Grooming is busier than ever! We get lots of calls, texts and Facebook messages on a daily basis which is fantastic and we are delighted that our service is so popular. In fact, we are booking 6 – 8 weeks ahead at the moment. When you call, you are likely to be connected to our voicemail service and that's because we never answer calls while we are grooming dogs. To do so would break the concentration of both groomer and dog which could cause a health and safety issue. We also don't want to prolong the time a pooch is on the table by answering calls during the groom. Because we like to spend time getting a good understanding of our clients' requirements and their dogs' needs, each call back can take 5 or 10 minutes. When we are not grooming, we are driving to our next appointment. And when we arrive home at night, we have cleaning and admin duties to perform too……and that's all before we have our tea! We will always get back to you within 24 hours of you contacting us - whether you get in touch by phone, text or Facebook message. You can help us be as efficient in doing so by leaving your contact details, as well as the breed of dog you would like groomed and the area in which you live. Look forward to hearing from you!
24 January 2015
Yoshi, gone but never forgotten. Still miss my beautiful big boy.
14 January 2015
Oh, roll on spring……!
13 January 2015
Well! First big snow of the season……and it has caused havoc! Not able to reach appointments in Dunning and Dunblane today because of road conditions. After bad snow experience last month and a rather nasty and potentially very dangerous skid at Gleneagles today, Wagg-On now has a "Snow? No Go" Policy…..better safe than sorry. I will always keep in touch with my customers to let them know what's happening and reschedule appointments if necessary. Better to be safe than sorry…..
11 December 2014
Appointments in Carrickstone today + snow = van says no……
What a scary time I had today…..heading up the big hill to Carrickstone and snow comes on. Snowplough appears as if by magic and I followed it up the hill…..then he left me! Very shortly after and I was stuck – couldn't get up the hill. Not much fun in a 2.5 tonne truck! Had to reschedule all appointments for the day – thanks to all my lovely customers for being so accommodating. Nothing we can do about Mother Nature I guess…..
4 December 2014
1 December 2014
First day of advent today! Make sure those chocolate advent calendars are out of reach of wet noses and waggy tails…..as you know, chocolate is toxic to dogs.
4 November 2014
Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Here is some excellent advice ahead of tomorrow's fireworks, courtesy of Vets Now…..
4 October 2014
Just back from a fantastic canine behaviour seminar today. To be an effective Groomer, I believe that it is necessary to have a good understanding of canine psychology in order to communicate most effectively with the pooches I groom. Today's seminar got right inside the canine mind and was very useful. The seminar leader also discussed the importance of food…..too much protein and the dog is stuck to the ceiling BEFORE you factor in walks, other dogs, other people, postmen, etc……Following lots of research by the seminar staff, it was suggested that a maximum of 18% protein be fed to our pooches to contain their energy levels in a way that is manageable. What protein levels are in the food you feed your pet? Might be worth checking out that packaging……
If you are looking for independent advice on dog food, you might like to check out this site: www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk
17 September 2014
Fancy having your pooch photographed? Photographer Gary Johnston does a pawtastic job of capturing pets on film. Mine is the one in the top right corner!
Yappy Woofday to us, Yappy Woofday to us, Yappy Woofday to Wagg-On, Yappy Woofday to us! Yes, we are 1 year old today! Hip hip hooray! You can read all about our first year in the Newsletter opposite.
20 August 2014
Attended another pawtastic Seminar on Canine Behaviour. What a fabulous insight into the communication patterns of our pooches. You will already know when your dog needs out, wants dinner, NEEDS you to go and fetch your boots and jacket and take him for a walk RIGHT NOW……! This Seminar discusses the importance of our canine friends' communication methods on the grooming table and helps us Groomers to ensure that stress levels are managed appropriately. Really interesting stuff!
5 August 2014
Did you know that there is a Pet Blood Bank which Vets can call upon when required? This essential service relies on donations from our pets and to become a blood donor, our canine friends must meet the following criteria:
- Weigh more than 25 kg
- Is between 1 year old and 8 years old
- Is in good health, fully vaccinated and has a quiet temperament
- Is not on any medication
- Has never had a blood transfusion
- Has never travelled outside the UK and Eire
For more information, visit the Pet Blood Bank website at www.petbloodbankuk.org
29 July 2014
Just back from a fabulous 2 weeks in Greece where it was HOT, HOT, HOT! We met lots of dogs, some big, some small, some hairy…..some very, very hairy! Do you know that not one of them was 'shaved off'. They knew how to keep themselves cool……lots of shade, the occasional paddle or wallow in little pools provided just for them, consumption of lots of fresh drinking water and because their coats where brushed out, their natural ability to keep themselves cool kicked in……even on the very, very hairy dogs!
7 July 2014
Wow! We are getting more and more popular by the day! Wagg-On Dog Grooming is now fully booked until the middle of August!!!! Thank you to all our customers, old and new, for their support. We wouldn't be here without you!
6 July 2014
A lady called Rose Innes from the Cumbernauld area left me a voicemail last week with a mobile telephone number which was not connecting. I tried several times to contact Rose via the number she provided using different phones……I even texted a message to the number she left but could not get in touch with her. Rose tried again to reach me today – left me the same number and the same thing happened. I put an appeal on Wagg-On's Facebook page thinking that I may be able to reach her through that medium, to no avail. Customer service is very important to me and I hate the idea that someone out there thinks I have not bothered to return their calls. There is nothing I can do – if someone leaves me a wrong number (call log displayed 'Private Number'), then I have no way of getting in touch. I just wanted to post this to emphasise the importance of checking and leaving a correct contact number and on the off chance that Rose may visit this Blog page.
2 July 2014
It's hot, hot, hot! Our canine friends are just as susceptible to sunburn as we are. It is important to make sure that they are protected from the harmful rays of the sun to prevent sunburn and even canine skin cancer. An article in today's edition of The Scotsman provides lots of sensible advice to help us ensure our pets are comfortable and safe in the sun. http://www.scotsman.com/news/burnt-hot-dogs-are-for-barbecues-so-use-pet-sunscreen-1-1268547
9 June 2014
I got some very sad news a few days ago. One of my lovely canine customers crossed Rainbow Bridge very suddenly. My heart goes out to her lovely family who have suffered a devastating blow. Maude was a beautiful girl with a wonderful character and was loved by all who knew her, including me. Maude was one of the my first customers and her family committed to having her groomed every 7 weeks. I had a wonderful bond with her. Pet loss is very difficult to deal with and is often under estimated by non pet owning people. I have gone through the difficult process of losing a pet several times now and understand completely the sense of loss which follows. The Blue Cross organisation offers a confidential Counselling Service for anyone who needs someone to talk to about their loss. http://www.bluecross.org.uk/1742/losing-a-pet.html
31 May 2014
Dogs can die in hot cars. Dogs can suffer heatstroke. Dogs can suffer sunburn. Check out the advice offered by the RSPCA to make sure our canine friends stay safe and cool: http://www.rspca.org.uk/allaboutanimals/pets/dogs/health/dogsinhotcars
24 May 2014
Myth #1: Shaving my dog in summer will keep him cool.
Fact #1: No it won't. If your dog has a double coat, the undercoat will insulate him against the cold in winter and keep him cool in summer. Shaving him will remove his natural ability to keep himself cool in warmer weather. Unlike us humans, he does not cool himself through his skin. Instead, he pants to cool down. So, when you see him panting, he's doing it because he is cooling himself down. He will also sweat through his paw pads. Shaving his coat will also remove his natural protection against the sun's harmful rays and his protection against bug bites.
Myth #2: Shaving my dog will reduce shedding.
Fact #2: No it won't. Dogs with undercoats shed. End of story. Shaving a dog will not prevent this, although the hairs will be shorter when shed. A good, regular grooming protocol will help reduce shedding because you are removing the shed-able coat.
Myth #3: It's okay to shave my dog. The hair will grow back.
Fact #3: Not necessarily. It may grow back eventually, but it will never be the same. Your pooch could end up with a coat which will never shine, always look patchy/scruffy and which offers no protection from the sun or bug bites.
6 May 2014
TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK……..yes it's that TIME again when ticks and other pests are out to bother our pooches. Please check your dog regularly for ticks – they look like little warts on your dog's skin…..they can be reddish brown (deer ticks) or greyish (sheep ticks) in colour and are nasty little blighters. Care should be taken when removing them – make sure you don't leave the head embedded in your dog. You can buy specialist tick removing tools from your Vet.
Bees and wasps are also out in force now. If your dog gets stung by a bee, it will leave its sting on your dog. Using a credit card or similar, swipe the sting off in a swift downward diagonal motion and bathe the area with a solution of Bicarbonate of Soda. In the case of wasp sting, there is nothing to remove, but you should bathe the area in diluted lemon juice or vinegar. If you're unsure what has stung your dog, apply ice to the area to reduce any swelling and irritation. In all cases, keep your eye on the affected area for a few days and contact your Vet if at all concerned. Some dogs may have an extreme allergic reaction to a sting; you should immediately seek Veterinary help if your dog displays any difficulties breathing. Wagg-On has taken precautions to reduce the likelihood of your dog being stung whilst being groomed. We have fly screens across all windows.
26 April 2014
A day in the life……spring has definitely sprung and Wagg-On Dog Grooming is busier than ever! We get lots of calls on a daily basis which is fantastic and we are delighted that our service is so popular. When you call, you are likely to be connected to our voicemail service and that's because we never answer calls while we are grooming dogs. To do so would break the concentration of both groomer and dog which could cause a health and safety issue. We also don't want to prolong the time a pooch is on the table by answering calls during the groom. Because we like to spend time getting a good understanding of our clients' requirements and their dogs' needs, each call back can take 5 or 10 minutes. When we are not grooming, we are driving to our next appointment. And when we arrive home at night, we have cleaning and admin duties to perform too……and that's all before we have our tea! We will always get back to you within 24 hours of you contacting us - whether you get in touch by phone, text or Facebook message. You can help us be as efficient in doing so by leaving your contact details, as well as the breed of dog you would like groomed and the area in which you live. Look forward to hearing from you!
23 April 2014
Christine recently attended a Low Stress Handling and Restraint course (for our canine friends, not for Christine!) which provided lots of really useful tips for helping nervous dogs become more accepting of the grooming process. It's amazing how comforting a wee towel around their necks can be – it makes them feel more secure. And of course, because we work one to one with each dog in our care, they have our undivided attention for the duration of their groom.
18 April 2014
Easter eggs and chocolate novelties abound at this time of year, but please remember that to your furry friend, chocolate can be highly toxic. Have a Happy Easter!
5 April 2014
Does your dog have a double coat? This means that there is a layer of soft, fluffy fur closest to his skin – known as the undercoat - and longer guard hairs which form top coat. Regular brushing is essential to ensure that the soft, fluffy undercoat is removed which will help to ensure that your dog remains comfortable and matt free. Double coated breeds will be insulated in the winter and kept cool in the summer. For that reason, a double coat should NOT be shaved – not even in the hot weather. Nature has provided the perfect coat for those dogs to ensure they stay cool in the summer. Shaving that protection off will not only reduce the cooling properties, it will leave your pooch prone to the harmful rays of the sun! Remember, our 4 legged friends do not cool down through their skin – they cool down through their paw pads and through panting. So, to keep your pooch cool in the summer heat, just make sure that he is brushed thoroughly and regularly to ensure that the air can circulate through his coat and do what it was designed to do. Now, bring on that summer sunshine….
9 March 2014
Doggy Language! Attended a fantastic workshop today on Canine Body Language. Our dogs communicate with us in so many ways which can be missed in the blink of an eye. Fascinating subject and one which I look forward to learning more about.
7 March 2014
Spent a wonderful day at Crufts today! I had the privilege of observing various demonstrations by Police dogs, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, Agility and some fantastic obedience work. Our Canine Friends are more than just a waggy tail! The dogs in the demos I watched looked so happy to be doing their job……and the reward? A ball, a Frisbee, oh, and sometimes a treat!
28 February 2014
Are you Lungworm Aware? This parasite is carried by slugs, snails, larvae on frogs and if ingested by dogs, can cause serious illness, and even death if not treated. You can read more about lungworm at http://www.lungworm.co.uk/
22 February 2014
Following reports of the death of a puppy in Cornwall after it bit into a e-Cigarette refill, the British Veterinary Association are warning owners to keep them out of the reach of animals. More information on this and other poisonous substances can be found at http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/p/poisonoussubstances
17 February 2014
Manicure? Pedicure? Or should that be PAWdicure? It is really important to ensure the health of your dog's feet. If your dog is walked on concrete, gravel, etc., then his nails will be ground down naturally. If, however, most of his exercise is on grass, then that's a different story. He will need to have his nails trimmed regularly. You see, if the nails are left to grow and grow and grow, as they will do if they are neither ground down or cut, then they can lead to painful feet for your dog. For example, the nails can curl back and grow into the paw pad – can you imagine how painful that would be? Not to mention the risk of infection setting in if the pad is actually punctured. Long, untrimmed nails can also lead to distortion of the foot, making the dog very uncomfortable and in extreme cases, inhibiting your dog's mobility. Additionally, if his nails are very long and your dog scratches, he can injure himself and leave himself wide open to infection if the skin is torn. Add long nails to matted coats and you have a disaster waiting to happen. The long nails can get trapped in the matt, the dog then pulls and the skin is torn. Nasty. Trimming your dog's nails is something that you may or may not be comfortable with. If you are not comfortable trimming them yourself (and many owners are not), then we can help. Nail trimming is something that we always do if necessary as part of a groom – whether it be a full groom or a mini groom – because we have your dog's best interests at heart. We also offer a drop in nail trimming service – simply bring your pooch to us and we will trim his nails for just £5.00.
11 January 2014
HELP! My dog is shedding hair all over the house. What can I do to stop this?
It's unlikely that you will be able to stop the shedding process, because it is natural. Your pet will shed his undercoat in warmer weather when he doesn't need it and he will grow a thicker coat in the colder weather, when he does. However, environmental factors and diet can impact on the natural cycle and interfere with this process. It may seem that your pooch sheds all year round as a result!
Central heating is a primary culprit. As it gets colder outside, your pet receives a signal to grow a thicker coat. Which he does. Then you switch the heating on, which provides another trigger…..this time saying that the thicker undercoat is not needed. So, he sheds it. Then he goes outside and it's cold…..this triggers more undercoat growth, then he comes back into the warmth which sends another signal and…..you get the picture?
Diet also plays a part. It is important that your pet is fed a diet which contains Omega 3 and Omega 6 which will ensure his skin is healthy. This will ensure that the hair follicles are as they should be and will help to prevent excess shedding.
In addition to this, it is important to maintain a regular grooming routine, which will remove the dead hair before it ends up all over your home.
8 January 2014
I am often asked when young puppies should be introduced to the grooming process. The answer is as soon as they have had all their vaccinations. Breeds who will need regular grooming throughout their lives need to be introduced to the grooming environment as early as possible, and this should be done as soon as they have completed their course of jabs. Here at Wagg-On, we offer Puppy Inductions free of charge. The only thing we ask you to do is to bring your pup to us – and we will do the rest. Puppy Induction takes only a few sessions of roughly 10 minutes each. We will work with your puppy, gently introducing your pooch to the sights and sounds of grooming until s/he feels confident and comfortable in the Salon. For example, we will run the dryer over your pooch, switch on the clippers, etc. just so that s/he gets used to it. Once we have your pup's confidence, we will be able to carry out a full groom. It is vital that this process is started early in your young pup's life. Leaving it too late can inhibit the grooming process and ultimately have a negative impact on your pooch's grooming experience.
6 January 2014
Check out this wee video for a look inside the Salon!
21 December
Nearly time for turkey and all the trimmings, but did you know that many of the foodie treats we will enjoy over the Festive Season are toxic to dogs? This article by the RSPCA highlights the 'danger foods' which we should avoid feeding to our pets: http://news.rspca.org.uk/2013/12/16/warning-as-a-quarter-of-owners-to-dish-up-christmas-dinner-for-pets/ Well worth a read!
1 December
First day of advent today = lots of advent calendars, some with chocolate in them! Please remember that chocolate is toxic to dogs. Make sure that your pooch cannot lay his paws on any Christmas chocolate treats not meant for him!
26 November
Had the pleasure of grooming a Mum and her pup yesterday! Was so impressed with how she reassured the little puppy at her first ever groom…..and she gave me into trouble (barked at me) when I had to harness the little one for a moment for her safety (all to do with bottoms!!). Absolutely delightful wee dogs and look forward to seeing them again in January!
18 November
Check out the new Faithful Friends Loyalty Scheme and Faithful Friends Referral Scheme in operation here at Wagg-On…..
12 November
Time to check your dog's pads……salt and grit on the pavements can cause him extreme discomfort. A quick check to make sure that there is no grit in between his toes and no cuts or scrapes on his paw pad will help to ensure his comfort….and your clean carpets!
3 November
Guy Fawkes Night is almost upon us and with it comes lots of scary noises and flashes which can cause upset and distress for our lovely pets. There is a lot we can do as pet owners to try to alleviate some of the stress our animals suffer at this time of year. Here is some handy information, courtesy of the Dogs' Trust to help us do just that: http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/factsheetsanddownloads/factsheetfireworks10.pdf
2 November 2013
Brrrr! It's cold outside! Some people have asked me recently whether they should still have their dogs groomed in winter. The answer is yes, absolutely! Your dog's coat/skin needs to be taken care of all year round to maintain optimum condition. You may find that your dog needs more washing/tidying at this time of year because he is perhaps more likely to get wet and muddy. A wet coat will matt more easily, causing discomfort for your pet and also providing the perfect environment for bugs and other nasties, like skin infections, to develop. A matted coat will not be able to dry out properly meaning that your dog will remain damp and cold. If your dog lives indoors and has a thick coat, he may be too warm because of central heating. This could cause him to overheat. Far better to keep him well groomed and pop a wee coat on before a walk – that way, it can be removed when he gets back home.
30 October 2013
Matted coats! Horribly painful for your dog and can host all sorts of nasties underneath. A matted coat is extremely uncomfortable for your pet because the hair almost knits together and gets tighter and tighter, pulling on his skin. When your dog inevitably tries to scratch, his claws attach to the matt and can actually result in tearing of the skin. Not to mention the bugs, dirt, faeces, infection, hotspots, sores, maggots, urine scalding which can develop in/underneath the matts………correctly brushing your dog on a regular basis will help to avoid all of this discomfort. Here is a link to a report on a most severely matted Old English Sheepdog called Floyd, who needed to have his coat removed surgically. It makes shocking reading! http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/02/03/david-and-marjorie-massey-face-jail-over-neglect-of-sheepdog-floyd_n_1252416.html Now where's that brush…….
10 October 2013 Removed a tick from a little dog today. These horrible parasites lie in wait for a prospective host – they can hide in tall grass or plants in wooded areas and can come from sheep or deer. If you walk your dog in areas like that, check him for ticks, keeping your eyes open for a couple of days afterwards. Ticks are minute when they latch on to your pet; you will only see them once they start feeding and grow in size. They can then look like large skin tags and at first you may not realise that it is a tick. Ticks can cause Lyme Disease and other nasties – so please be vigilant after a walk. You can buy tick removing tools from all good pet shops – keep one handy just in case. And always consult your Vet if you are at all concerned about your pet after you remove the tick.
8 October 2013 No dogs today – so been busy sewing. Doggy bandana anyone?
7 October 2013 Thank you to Scallywags of Glasgow Dog Training Club, Strathblane for providing the opportunity to meet some delightful puppies tonight. Remember, it is really important to introduce your puppy to the grooming process as soon as he has had his vaccinations. Wagg-On Dog Grooming offers free Puppy Inductions – just bring your pup to us and we will do the rest. Once your pup is accepting of the grooming process, we will then come to you and groom him outside your home.


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A mosquito bite can ruin your time outside. There are also diseases that can be spread through mosquito bites. Fortunately, there are things that you can do to prevent a mosquito bite.
Use an Insect Repellent
You will need to put on an insect repellent before you go outside. Select an insect repellent that has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. DEET, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus are some of the insect repellents that are safe and effective.
Read all of the instructions before you put on the insect repellent. If you will also be using sunscreen, then you need to put it on before you put on the insect repellent.
Get Rid of Standing Water
Mosquitoes only need a small amount of water to breed. That is why if you have any standing water in your yard, then you are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes. Get rid of all standing water in your yard. If you have a pool, then you will have to clean it regularly. You should also put a cover on it.
If you have a pond in your yard, then you should put some mosquito-eating fish in the yard. Minnows and guppies are mosquitoes that eat fish.
Wear the Appropriate Clothing
It is best for you to wear long pants and long sleeves. If you expose less skin, then you will be less likely to be bitten. You can also apply permethrin to your clothing. Permethrin is an insecticide. Furthermore, it is best for you to wear light-colored clothing.
Make Yourself Less Appealing
Scientists have discovered that there are a few things that make mosquitoes more attracted to certain people. They have found that people who drink beer are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes. People who have type O are also more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes.
You cannot do anything about your blood type. However, you can make yourself less attractive to them by using a scent that mosquitoes do not like. Victoria's Secret Bombshell perfume is one scent that mosquitoes loathe.
Stay Indoors At Dawn and Dusk
Mosquitoes can bite you at any time of the day. However, you can limit your exposure by staying indoors at dawn and dusk. If you have to be outside during these times, then you will need to wear insect repellent.
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- Canary Islands
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Planning a trip to Tenerife and you're looking for the best places to take amazing Instagram photos to post? Well, in that case, you've chosen a great holiday destination, since Tenerife is full of great places to visit, where you can take fabulous photos, especially if you do a bit of planning ahead of time.
Tenerife is the largest and most popular of the Canary Islands and during the past years, tourism has grown, reaching 6 million tourists in 2016. With these numbers, it's clear that the island has become a popular tourist destination, especially for European visitors.
Planning your upcoming trip to Tenerife and wondering how much spending money you will need? In this article, we will try to show you and give you some examples of how much things cost in Tenerife and what travel budget you need as a holidaymaker in order to visit this popular Canary Island.
Tenerife is a great place to visit, even if you're only stopping over for a day during your cruise. As the most visited island in the archipelago, Tenerife offers plenty of activities for everybody and after your short visit, you will definitely want to come back to spend more time here.
If this is your first time planning a holiday to Tenerife, you may find yourself asking if this destination is worth visiting or it's right for you and your family. We are declared fans of Tenerife and come over as often as we can, so in this article, we'll try to present the reasons why you should also come and visit Tenerife.
If you are planning your first holiday to Tenerife you may be asking yourself how much time do you need in order to see the island and discover some of the best sights.
Tenerife is a year round holiday destination, with warm weather and sunny days during all seasons, while the temperatures stay fairly constant throughout the year, as opposed to the rest of Europe where they vary by a lot between winter and summer.
Tenerife is a super popular travel destination, especially among visitors from the UK and other European countries.
Mount Teide is the 3rd highest volcano in the world and the highest peak in Spain, so normally many of the visitors who come to Tenerife wish to go up to the top.
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Policy Options for State Pension Systems and Their Impact on Plan Liabilities
We calculate the present value of state pension liabilities under existing policies, and separately under policy changes that would affect pension payouts including cost of living adjustments (COLAs), retirement ages, and buyout schedules for early retirement. Liabilities if plans were frozen as of June 2009 would be $3.2 trillion if capitalized using taxable municipal curves, which credit states for a possibility of default in the same states of the world as general obligation debt, and $4.4 trillion using the Treasury curve. Under the typical actuarial method of recognizing future service and wage increases, liabilities are $3.6 trillion and $5.2 trillion using municipal curves and Treasury curves respectively. Compared to $1.8 trillion in pension fund assets, the baseline level of unfunded liabilities is therefore around $3 trillion under Treasury rates. A one percentage point reduction in COLAs would reduce total liabilities by 9‐11%, implementing actuarially fair early retirement could reduce them by 2‐5%, and raising the retirement age by one year would reduce them by 2‐4%. Even relatively dramatic policy changes, such as the elimination of COLAs or the implementation of Social Security retirement age parameters, would leave liabilities around $1.5 trillion more than plan assets under Treasury discounting. This suggests that taxpayers will bear the lion's share of the costs associated with the legacy liabilities of state DB pension plans.
We thank Jeffrey Brown, Andrew Biggs, and participants at the NBER State and Local Pensions Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 2010, for helpful comments and suggestions. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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- Author(s): Joshua RauhRobert Novy-MarxStates estimate their unfunded liabilities at just under $1 trillion ... [but] that gap increases to $1.3 trillion using the municipal...
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Novy-Marx, Robert and Joshua D. Rauh. "Policy Options for State Pension Systems and Their Impact on Plan Liabilities." Journal of Pension Economics and Finance 10, 2 (2011): 173-194.
Policy Options for State Pension Systems and Their Impact on Plan Liabilities, Robert Novy-Marx, Joshua D. Rauh. in The Economics of State and Local Pensions, Brown and Clark. 2011


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Varna Receives Litton FellowshipAvinash Varna, an ECE Ph.D. student advised by Prof. Min Wu, was chosen as the winner of the Clark School Litton Industries Fellowship. The award, worth $11,075, was established by Litton Industries to support outstanding full-time graduate students in pursuit of a doctorate degree in either Electrical or Mechanical Engineering who are committed to a teaching career in engineering education.
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You can tell we're in the general election now because things are getting crazy.
- Hillary Says She "Short-Circuited" Over Email Claims
- Scarborough: Republicans Are Asking 'Is Donald Trump a Sociopath?'
- Clinton Campaign Continues to Blame Others for Emailing Classified Material to Hillary
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- DC Metro Officer Charged with Allegedly Trying to Help ISIS
- U.S. Sent Iran $400 Million When They Released Hostages
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• Obsessed by cars at the age of 5, Alex became attracted to the piano as he could pretend that the pedals were an accelerator and a clutch. His parents mistook this for a precocious interest in music so sent him for piano lessons. At the age of 9, having heard Chopin's Grande Valse Brillante on a Commodore 64 computer game, he transcribed the piece from a tape and played it in a school assembly as his first public performance.
• Alex was admitted to the Royal College of Music in 1995 to study piano with Raymond Fischer and composition with William Mival
• Alex subsequently received a Nelly Ben-Or Foundation Scholarship to study the application of Alexander Technique to piano playing. He started to perform around Europe as a soloist, chamber musician and with ensembles including London Symphony Orchestra and London Sinfonietta at venues such as King's Place, LSO St Luke's, St. James' Palace. He also appeared on BBC2's The Culture Show.
• Alongside his classical performing career, Alex is equally passionate about composition, arrangement and songwriting. His songwriting partnership with Robbie Moore has received airplay on BBC radio 2 and 6 and was described by The Sun as British Songwriting at it's best in a four star review. Composition clients include Sony Erikkson, UVA, Gucci, Givenchy.
* Alex released his debut solo piano CD Four Ogives, in 2014 (a collection of works by Erik Satie). This was followed by an LP of his songs Asleep at the wheel, and the CD, House of Holes (an experimental collaboration with Kevin Tomkins from Whitehouse / SJ)
• In 2018, Alex formed Amusia Productions with film maker Keith Lovegrove and writer / director Sarah Miles to explore theatrical and multimedia piano performances. Their first production, Memoires d'un Amnésique is a combination of a play, film and piano recital and enjoyed a sell-out premier at The Stables Theatre as part of the Hastings Fringe and has been touring since. Here is a selection of reviews:
"a fabulously well-crafted work of cinematic excellence as well as being a masterly piano recital" - The Greater Manchester Reviewer
"so good, you could taste the absinthe" -Hannah Kate, Norht North Manchester FM
***** - Rogha Bhríde Radio Show, Galway
The follow up, Who Killed Cornelius Cardew? enjoyed positive reviews for its premier, and is now being further developed for touring in 2021.
In 2019, Alex succeeded Arthur Boyd as chairman of CODA music society, which has staged over 250 recitals in its 35 year existence and helped launch the careers of many world renowned musicians.


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enabled=true. Their
reported states remain unchanged. Consequently, when exiting upgrade mode the halted machine learning jobs and
datafeeds will return to their previous state.
It accepts a
SetUpgradeModeRequest object and responds with a
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enabled=true, no new jobs can be opened, and no job or datafeed tasks will
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SetUpgradeModeRequest object gets created setting the desired
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SetUpgradeModeRequest request = new SetUpgradeModeRequest(true); request.setTimeout(TimeValue.timeValueMinutes(10));
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or similar cases where there is no response coming back from the server.
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synchronous execution case.
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The Brothers Boyer
The life and times of Clayton Andrew, Brennan Donald and William Lazenby.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Old Hat
As the technician was conducting the ultrasound and we were pointing out all the various features (eyes, ears, spine, feet, etc), Clay leaned over to me and whispered, "God made that baby!" He's right, and we can't wait to see what His plans are!
The results of the ultrasound pushed the due date up a little from 10/25 to 10/18, so we'll have to see what the OB has to say. I do have very pricey tickets to an October 10th show in D.C., so hopefully this boy will cut Dad some slack.


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In the world of business, nothing ruins your credibility more than having a bad email address. Imagine for just a moment, you go into a networking meeting and meet this person who you think you want to do business with. You exchange business cards and the next day at work, you are about to email him when you look down at the email address, and the address is email@example.com. Credibility gone. Period.
- Keep it simple. There's a reason why most people use their first and last name or some plain boring variation of that–it's timeless. When you are creating your professional email, it isn't the time to try to be creative. You want to maintain your professionalism, and it's really hard to do that with just about anything but your name. Keep your title out of your email. Think towards the future. What happens if you change jobs? What happens if you get a promotion. Nip this potential problem in the bud and just use your name, chances are, it won't change.
- Get your own .com and use it! I'm tired of reading @msn.com, @gmail.com, @hotmail.com, and the hundreds of other standard email addresses that you can find out there. Your email address helps to brand you and your business, and if you're trying to be viewed as a professional, you really need an email that advertises you and your business, not Windows or Google. If you are just infatuated with gmail and all the powerful functions, check out Google Apps for business. GoDaddy also has a mail client that you can setup to use for a few email addresses.
- Get your own email address. Quit sharing email addresses. When I send emails, I like to send them to one person. If you have two phone numbers for someone, and one is a home phone and the other is their cell, you probably will call the cell first, because you know that they are the only one who will be answering that call. Not to mention email@example.com doesn't help your case when you try to tell a business client that you are independent and make your own decisions.
- Don't use your birthday. Truthfully, outside of me sending you a birthday card just so I can get an extra touch in through my marketing so I can stay top of mind, I don't really care when your birthday is. email@example.com doesn't mean any more to me than firstname.lastname@example.com. If you have to add numbers to your email address, you are probably better off to just find a new email address. Better yet, follow the advice above and you shouldn't have to worry about that.
- Spel thngs rite in ur email adress. When you spell something wrong in your email address, it becomes a point of confusion for you to give your email out. The rule of thumb is to make sure to have an email that can be easily understood on a cell phone, a landline, and if I am trying to remember it from memory.


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- January 2, 2019
Is being in the 1% all that it's cracked up to be? Not if you're billionaires Jackie and David Siegel, building America's largest home in 2007 and so self-absorbed that they have it documented by director Lauren Greenfield. What started out as an exposè on outlandish wealth, ended up becoming a portrait of demise as the financial crisis intervened.
David (74 years old) made his fortune in Westgate Resorts, a time-share business that soared, employing the predatory practice of giving easy credit to unsuspecting clients. He's proud of his humble beginnings and even more so of his solid affiliation with the Republican Party. Bragging that he got George W. Bush elected, David admits it wasn't completely legal.
Jackie (39 years old), too, came from modest stock and was a former model. She's clearly quite happy being the aging trophy wife with monstrous cleavage and a passion for shopping. It's just that their 26,000-square-foot home doesn't cut it. The couple decides to build the ultimate house modeled after the Versailles Palace (90,000 square feet which is larger than The White House). When asked why so extravagant, David quips, "because I could" and Jackie comments, "he deserves it."
But when easy access to cheap money came to a grinding halt, David's business went south, causing construction on Versailles to be put on hold. David blamed the bankers, equating them to "pushers," luring people like him into becoming addicts to cheap credit. The Siegel's lives are drastically altered. Having to dismiss most of the help, their home turns into a disaster area. It's as though you're suddenly watching an episode of "Hoarding." The floors are covered in dog excrement and rooms are full of bikes, toys and unopened boxes of Walmart purchases.
Through all of it, Jackie keeps her head up and her sense of humor in tact. But she has a severe lack of self-awareness, and grasp of the big picture. She honestly thought that the federal bailout was for "the common people, us." The naiveté she displays is actually quite amusing at times. When having to pick up a rental car, she asks the clerk what the driver's name is.
Documentarian Greenfield ("Thin") lucked out when the direction of her film shifted. Most importantly, the Siegels agreed to let her continue filming as their lives unraveled. What may have been an empty Kardashian-like caper became a deep, insightful look into the American Dream.
"The Queen of Versailles" is an extraordinary and entertaining documentary. Greenfield could have gone for the jugular by exploiting the rich but chose instead to inject empathy and pathos into her film. She managed to win the Directing Award this year at the Sundance Film Festival and deservedly so.


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Spent the morning ripping and packing. Fat Baggies were shipped today and I made some unassigned to owners so all I'll have to do is slap on an address and postage.
I keep wondering if and when I'm going to run out of interesting cloth, then I find another tub out of the closet, start picking and stop wondering. I think they are breeding in there the way wire coat hangers used to when you left two in the front closet. Believe it or not, these six are identical in source fabrics, that way it's very unlikely that you'll get two pieces of fabric alike in one order. New addition - pieces of a rayon velvet scarf in deep red shading to chestnut from my very first adventures in dyeing.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Monday, November 28, 2016
Charlie Monday
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving
The turkey is in the oven. Our tribe is very small this year. Jake, Missy, and Charlie are over the river and through the woods. Colin has the tail end of the flu so guests were warned off. I could allow for melancholy but there's too much to be thankful for. Balance, even now. Happy Thanksgiving.
Time for work in the studio. Peel a few potatoes and then beck to revisions.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
plans change
As small as our Thanksgiving celebration was going to be, it's going to be necessarily smaller. Colin seems to have the flu and I wouldn't want to guess at when he is no longer a danger to people at risk.
I've made some sense of the cloth I have and hand and have started free-piecing a new "Picnic in Hell", but I think I'll come up with a new name for it. It's going to get big and I have no plans on finishing it by Christmas. Sometime in the coming cold months will do just fine. My phone camera is seeing pink and purple where there is almost none..this is a very warm quilt, colorwise.
Trying to find a balance between writing and working the cloth because the next book will incorporate both.
I've made some sense of the cloth I have and hand and have started free-piecing a new "Picnic in Hell", but I think I'll come up with a new name for it. It's going to get big and I have no plans on finishing it by Christmas. Sometime in the coming cold months will do just fine. My phone camera is seeing pink and purple where there is almost none..this is a very warm quilt, colorwise.
Trying to find a balance between writing and working the cloth because the next book will incorporate both.
Friday, November 18, 2016
catching up
TWO DAYS of Montezuma's revenge later (no pictures, please) I've sworn off lettuce unless I grow it myself. I must be feeling better because I just finished cleaning The Oven That Had Never Been Cleaned and, necessarily, washing the kitchen floor and I'm not laying on the couch. There will be Turkey this year.
Here are a few more random pics from Salem. A lot of the storm drains are fabulously arted up like this to remind people that the ocean is just a few blocks away and the denizens there would rather you didn't dump nasty shit down the drains.
These payphones were in the hotel lobby. I regret not giving one a try. I sat on the bench across from them for a long time remembering how central these were in my life long ago. Everyone's lives.
They will still work when all the cell service goes down, but they can only call each other and land lines. Will they know how to find each other?
Do you know any land line numbers?
Mine is 770.925.0138. I might just answer.
I have so many story lines waiting to use the phones. Remember?
This photo was on a shelf in the nook where the grand old dame read my cards. Furio is either one of her regulars or she's a big fan.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
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It's been great being in the same boat with a lot of fun and interesting people who are all afflicted with the compulsion to write.
Salem is a unique small town, it's dedication to it's tourism makes for a comfy, friendly, if expensive, vistit.
New England in the fall is everything I remember and love. Tomorrow is the last day and I'll savor every minute.
Mr./Ms.? Tag up there in B&W is the waiting room concierge at Magika where I had a most wonderful and encouraging tarot card reading today. As if I needed the cards to tell me how lucky I was and how I am loved and protected from beyond. Still, how in the heck did she know that Salvador was my first choice for a first name for my first born? Jimmy was not amused and I conceded. Madam Bruno knew.
Saturday, November 05, 2016
shop stuff
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Wednesday, November 02, 2016
For the first time in my life, I'm not packing the night before I leave. Throwing stuff from one side of the closet to the other and back again. Trying to pack for New England weather even though I don't own (and won't buy) a coat. Ten bucks says I wear the same ratty sweater and jeans all week long.
There was this
Thought about making and taking a small stitching kit. yes, no? Let it be known that I can actually sew on a button? Bet I'm among the very few who can.
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More than a dozen state attorneys general are asking Pres. Donald Trump to throw out recent federal rules regulating the environment for endangered or threatened plants and animals. The states claim the rules, which enlarge the definition of species habitat, give the federal government excessive power over state and private lands.
The rules govern implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and were made a year ago by Pres. Barack Obama's administration. In January the state officials sent a letter to the Trump transition team asking for repeal, arguing the rules will cost states and private land owners billions of dollars by blocking or delaying the use or development of their properties. "It's such a massive land grab by the federal government," Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge says. But at least one study shows implementation of the ESA has affected very few development projects during the current decade.
Rutledge, along with Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (who has since been appointed to the U.S. Senate) spearheaded the letter. Their states and others also filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in November challenging the new rules. Those rules state, essentially, that agencies determining areas critical to the survival of an endangered species should consider two types of land: One is land currently occupied by that species; the other comprises nearby but unoccupied areas that contain resources, like food or shelter, critical to the species's survival, or could become so if the species shifts its range.
The attorneys general want the rules rolled back to language used since 1984. At that time, they claim, the rules stipulated that after listing a species as endangered or threatened, federal agencies designate critical habitat only in areas where the species is found at that moment. The attorneys say the rollback would protect private property owners from the uncertainty of having their land declared critical habitat if agencies believe the land may at some point in the future be needed for the species recovery.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service, along with environmental scientists, say considering both types of land together is important both because the range of an endangered species can change, and nature and human development can sever previously occupied patches of habitat. For instance, a 2016 report from the Ecological Society of America (pdf) noted a large-scale study of climate change on amphibians, birds and mammals showed about half had shifted their ranges to higher latitudes or elevation and about two thirds had shifted toward earlier spring breeding or migration. The same report found that in the U.S. a common threat to listed species is "habitat fragmentation" when land is cleared for farming or economic development, restricting the movement of species and leaving them in isolated spots.
At the same time, regulatory actions had little effect on development, according to a 2015 study. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found no projects were stopped (pdf) or extensively modified as a result of the 88,290 consultations conducted with the Fish and Wildlife from January 2008 through April 2015. Dan Ashe, former director of the service under Obama, downplays the impact critical habitat designations have on land owners. The designation, he says, does not allow the government to take or manage private property but simply requires that actions "authorized, funded or carried out by federal agencies" must not destroy or adversely modify designated critical habitat.
The state attorneys general, however, point to economic impact statements accompanying critical habitat designations that predict major costs associated with the loss of grazing and timber harvesting, along with oil and gas production and mining on the 625 million acres of federal land in 12 western states including Alaska. For example, estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in 2013 put economic losses for establishing sage grouse habitat at between $839 million to $5.6 billion annually as well as a loss of between 5,570 and 31,055 jobs, according to a Western Energy Alliance report (pdf).
The bird, whose habitat covers about 165 million acres in the West, ultimately was not listed as endangered or threatened after federal, state and private interests agreed to a national planning strategy that provided stronger protection for 35 million acres of the most important habitats on federal lands.
In the U.S. there are 1,652 plants and animals—from ferns to frogs—listed as endangered or threatened. Critical habitat had been designated for 704 of the species as of January 2015, before the new definitions were made final. The largest proposed area is for Arctic ringed seals, which would protect more than 226 million acres in Alaska's Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas—an area more than twice the size of California.
Arkansas's Rutledge expects to reach receptive ears in the Trump White House, because the president campaigned on repealing federal regulations whose public good is outweighed by harm to industry and jobs. White House spokeswoman Kelly Love says the administration has indeed ordered agencies to set up task forces to review regulations with an eye on simplifying or eliminating them. But Love says the White House does not yet have enough information to take a position on the critical habitat rule.
Advocates for protecting endangered species do anticipate the new administration—as well as a Republican-controlled Congress—will be hostile to the expanded habitat definitions. "It's still early but we are gearing up for a long difficult fight," says Brett Hartl, government affairs director at a nonprofit conservation group, the Center for Biological Diversity. Federal agencies will be more passive than in the past, he believes. "Given the new climate politically, it is unlikely we will see Fish and Wildlife take the initiative but are likely to sit on their hands more."


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Wildfires Are Destroying Our Air Pollution Gains
The new mega fires raging across the West are polluting the air above states like Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming the worst
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Americans today are breathing cleaner air than they have in decades. Our cars run 100 times cleaner than in the 1960s, and we burn less coal for power in favor of natural gas and renewables—changes with a huge impact on our health. But in areas across the West wildfires threaten to undo much of that progress.
Climate change has made the West hotter and drier, and that, combined with decades of fire suppression, has led to larger wildfires and a longer fire season. Between 1984 and 2011, in fact, the area burned in this region increased by almost 90,000 acres each year. These massive new fires are sending huge amounts of particulate matter in the form of noxious ash into the air, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And some of the worst affected areas are much of northern Utah and Nevada, parts of California and Oregon, and most of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
"This is a more rural part of the country, but that area includes cities like Salt Lake City, Reno, Boise, and Spokane," says Daniel Jaffe, an atmospheric scientist with the University of Washington and one the study's authors. "There are a lot of people who live in the areas that are being affected."
To track trends in air quality, the scientists tapped into data from a series of monitoring sites, most of them located in national parks and forests across the U.S. They looked at levels of fine particulate matter—particles like smoke, metal, or organic compounds 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter—from 1988 to 2016. Pollution this fine often comes from smoke or burning fossil fuels, especially coal, so to differentiate the two researchers compared levels of carbon versus sulfur. Sulfur emissions—a main source of which is burning coal—went down across the states. But carbon—an indicator of wildfire—showed increasingly big, summertime spikes in the West.
They then measured the increase of carbon matter in the air during the worst 2 percent of days, because even such a short period is considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to have the potential to harm health. The impacts of particulate matter—including smoke—to our health are well-documented and include asthma, shortness of breath, and, as Jaffe puts it, "various assaults on our cardiovascular system, up to and including loss of life." Young children and the elderly are hardest hit, but at high levels it's bad for everyone, no matter the age, which is another reason why the increase during the typically most polluted days is concerning.
The study was focused on air quality up to 2016, but with last year being one of the worst wildfire seasons on record the amount of particulate matter in the air and the area impacted will probably have grown. According to climate models, this will all only get worse. While the U.S. has done a lot to limit particulate matter from burning fossil fuels, the country is still spewing a lot of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, which is speeding climate change. That, in turn, makes wildfires more severe.
"There have been a number of computer simulations on climate that predicted this—saying that in 2050 it's going to be hotter, there's going be more wildfires in the Western U.S., and we're going to have more smoke," says Jaffe. "Well, guess what: the future is here now."


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Tousley Brains Stephens' attorney Chase Alvord has become a Fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America, one of only 18 in Washington State and 1,200 practicing Fellows world-wide. The Society is a construction lawyer honorary society with selective membership by invitation only.
Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in construction law and closely related specialties such as insurance, and are only selected after being evaluated for effectiveness and accomplishment in construction law, along with ethical reputation. The number of full Fellowships has been kept at an exclusive limit by design, allowing qualifications, diversity and inclusion to align effectively.
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Hemp, the common name for a variety of Cannabis (family Cannabaceae ) has been cultivated for thousands of years. From ancient times, people have utilized hemp for a wide variety of purposes including making rope, twine and cloth. Hemp proved vital for early seafarers. Riggings and sails were all made from the versatile hemp fiber.
But use of the plant also found its way into ancient, as well as later day, medicinal use for a wide variety of conditions and ailments. In fact, tinctures of cannabis were widely available in apothecaries throughout the developed world as late as the early 1900's.
Today, even cursory searches of the internet will yield countless indications that cannabinoids, the active ingredients in hemp-type plants may have significant benefits. But the same cursory searches will also quickly inform the reader that THC is the cannabinoid responsible for the "high" humans experience when ingesting or smoking. Hemp versions contain little or no THC.
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