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		<title>&#8220;Drop the ball, Jake&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2010/04/21/drop-the-ball-jake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything written here is true. The first part happened in the real world. The second part played out in the other real world, my mind. Ron the guy and Jake the dog squared off. Wagging forefinger vs. growling snout. Man vs. miniature poodle. On the pink silk sofa in Sally’s living room. I was dog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Alpha Dogma: Good-bye to All That&#8221;: The Greatest Hit</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2010/04/17/alpha-dogma-good-bye-to-all-that-the-greatest-hit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boulder Dog Blog is one year old today and to commemorate the occasion I&#8217;d like to share with you Boulder Dog&#8217;s greatest hits. Now, there are a few ways we can sniff out the best posts. I could highlight the most popular posts according to the number of views they received from you, my readers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And another thing&#8230; Kindness Trumps Dominance!</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/12/10/and-another-thing-kindness-trumps-dominance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is all aflutter. Tweeps are tweeting and re-tweeting good news for dogs! Since my last post was all about the insanity of dumbinance, ah, dominance, I couldn&#8217;t pass up this opportunity offer some refreshing good cheer.  Within a few minutes of each other earlier today, some terrific dog tweeps I follow (and you should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonfire of the Insanities: Dumbinance Strikes Again</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/11/24/bonfire-of-the-insanities-dumbinance-strikes-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/11/24/bonfire-of-the-insanities-dumbinance-strikes-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boulderdog.net/?p=1109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dominance theory, or dumbinance theory as I prefer to call it, reared its howling head again, this time as a prescription for child rearing—“Becoming the Alpha Dog in Your Own Home.” (As of today, the most popular article in the NYT.) Meet Cesar Millan, the new no-nonsense nanny. Here. In the New York Times. Again. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Doggie Wizard</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/10/11/the-doggie-wizard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sadie and I cruise around Boulder nearly everyday running errands and socializing, socializing, socializing. During our adventures we’ve encountered many dog-loving Boulderites, and more than a few who fancy themselves as having near magical powers with dogs. Some say outright, “You know, I’m a dog whisperer. Dogs listen to me like they do the guy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>L&#8217;Shana Tova: Wishing You a Good Year</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/09/19/lshana-tova-wishing-you-a-good-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/09/19/lshana-tova-wishing-you-a-good-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the new Jewish year 5770. I should tell you that I am not Jewish. My husband, Ira, is. Through him and his family, over the years I have come to appreciate the spirit of this holiday&#8211;its joyousness and its call for reflection. So whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And another thing&#8230; Do You Suffer from &#8220;Alpha Anxiety&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/08/16/and-another-thing-do-you-suffer-from-alpha-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/08/16/and-another-thing-do-you-suffer-from-alpha-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Stilwell]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boulderdog.net/?p=714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(updated below) Do you no longer invite friends to dinner because you worry they will learn the truth&#8211;that Maximus is the real Top Dog and you are a sorry wimp because he has commandeered the living room couch and carved his name into it with his teeth? Are you concerned that Brunhilda is vying for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dismantling Cesar&#8217;s House of Dominance</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/07/18/dismantling-cesars-house-of-domimance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/07/18/dismantling-cesars-house-of-domimance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.boulderdog.net/?p=585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m feeling a little sick to my stomach this morning having just spoken with a friend who has a friend who worships Cesar Millan. Let&#8217;s name her Melissa. Melissa has totally bought into CM&#8217;s simplistic and wrong-headed belief that just about all the problems you have with your dog can be ridiculously reduced to one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And another thing&#8230; I Do Not Want My Dog To Be &#8216;Calm-Submissive&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/06/14/and-another-thing-i-do-not-want-my-dog-to-be-calm-submissive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/06/14/and-another-thing-i-do-not-want-my-dog-to-be-calm-submissive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today begins a new series of blog entries entitled &#8216;And another thing’—brief &#8216;shout outs&#8217; shorter than my typical blog post and too long for a tweet. Some things grind away at my thoughts like a dog that refuses to give up gnawing a bare bone. Others things make me feel so happy, I swear could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Dogma: Goodbye to All That</title>
		<link>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/05/20/alpha-dogma-goodbye-to-all-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.boulderdog.net/2009/05/20/alpha-dogma-goodbye-to-all-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 05:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Flick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alpha dog here, alpha dog there, alpha dog everywhere. I thought, if I hear one more shout-out to showing your dog that you are the alpha leader of the pack by all manner of growling and man-handling, surely I will take Karen Pryor&#8216;s advice to not shoot the dog, and shoot myself instead. Then, I [...]]]></description>
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