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You Tube links

I learned my lesson a while ago that posting You Tube videos on my blog can have some undesirable consequences. A rather innocent video about kitty cats having an imaginary conversation had another link attached to it where the same kitties were having a rather foul-mouthed rant.

While it didn't offend my rather tawdry sensibilities, I also didn't think it belonged on a family newspaper's Web site and so I took that one down right away.

But some videos are worth the risk. So, click this link right here for a rather amusing video of a smart dog whose ingenious pet dad had a little too much time on his hands.  Warning: a crass word appears in the corner of the video, in case you are sensitive.

And then reader Linda Smith sent me a link to this video of Gin, the dancing dog, a contestant on the original British show that inspired "America's Got Talent." Nothing at all controversial here, but always beware of the other links lurking below. I did not check them out.

I posted Gin's dance routine to the blog several months ago, but those links were lost when we switched blog software a while ago. I think the performance will make you smile, as it did the normally surly judges Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan, and get you in the mood for the upcoming season of "American Idol," if you dig that sort of thing.

Enjoy.

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  1. Here is a video I did for "Howl O'Ween" and posted on YouTube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS20pwk-7P8

    or

    if link does not work it is on my video bar here:

    http://roanokelocalevents.blogspot.com/

    Comment by Valerie — January 3, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

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The Happy Wag blog is a resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley, a local community forum of news and information about pets. Newsroom manager Nona Nelson's family includes four pets: retired racing greyhounds Dexter and Coral and former stray cats Thai and India. Read more about Nona and this blog

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Bark in the Park

Dog wash held to benefit the Roanoke Valley SPCA in conjunction with a Salem Red Sox/Kinston Indians game. Cost includes a ticket for you and a ticket and bath for your pooch. $20 for dogs under 20 pounds, $30 for 21 and over, $8 for each additional person; dog washes for season ticket holders are $10 for pocket pooches and $20 for big sweeties. Game starts at 6:05 p.m.

Tickets on sale July 27.

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Bark for Life

Fundraiser for Roanoke Valley Relay for Life, part of the American Cancer Society. A one-mile walk led by human and canine cancer survivors, followed by a variety of contests and games. Dog baths and massages will also be available. Roanoke City Police K9 unit will perform a demonstration. A Wall of Hope will be built of purchased paper bones in remembrance of loved ones, human and pets. 

Call 774-2716 or go to www.barkforlife.org to register.

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