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For many of us, every week is National Dog Week, but this week (September 19-25) is the official one. Here are some fun facts thanks to the ACVIM:

• 1 million dogs in the US have been named as the primary beneficiary in their owner's will
• Dogs have 2x the number of muscles in their ears compared to humans
• A dog's hearing is 10x more acute than a human's
• A dog's sense of smell is more than 100,000x stronger than that of a human
• A dog's nose prints are as unique as a human finger print

Recent news stories regarding canine parvovirus outbreaks should encourage you to ensure your dog is current on vaccinations. If not, or if its vaccinations are nearing their end dates, be sure your dog is seen as soon as possible by your vet.

 

The American Veterinary Medical Association has a website with excellent information regarding canine parvovirus.

 

You can view it here.

One of the many features of the Retriever Results website is profiles on dogs, handlers and professional kennels. The dog profile includes:

From The New York Times' Metropolitan Diary

Me: "I would like to pick up a prescription."

Pharmacy worker: "Patient's name?"

Me: "The prescription is for a dog."

Pharmacy worker: "Date of birth?"

Me: "Not sure of the date of birth, but the prescription is for a dog."

Pharmacy worker: "Date of birth?"

Me: "Sorry, but I don't know the dog's date of birth."

Pharmacy Worker: "Can I use January 1?"

Me: "O.K."

Pharmacy worker: "Does the patient need any counseling on the use or have any questions about the medicine?"

Me: "The prescription is for a dog."

Pharmacy worker: "I need someone to sign that the patient does not need any counseling."

Me: "Can I sign for the dog or do you need him?"

Pharmacy worker, without a hint of a smile: "Please sign here."

While it's great to see your dogs respond to the snap in the air, it's important to remember ways they can get in to trouble.

You can read more here.

Barcum's Tick Tac Zoe MH Eric Barcum CLF 5.7 yo 
Bdm's East Bound And Down MH Mike Larery YLM 4.3 yo 
Bear Country Jewel Of The Desert MH Sherie Catledge BLF 3.6 yo 
Bella's Black Magic Girl MH Janet Griffith BLF 2.9 yo 
Bellburns Rocky Mount MH Barbara Corbelli BLF 6.7 yo 
Bok Risky Business MH Will White LM 3.3 yo 
Buck's Beau Of Stoneridge MH Donna Smith BLM 3.3 yo 
Cajun Shasta Daisy MH Joe Cox BLF 3.9 yo 
Candlewoods Tuff Diesel MH Charles Olsen BLM 3 yo 
Cane Creek's Black Beauty Belle MH Donald Jenkins BLF 3.3 yo 
Cody's Cold And Ready MH Cody Parish YLM 2.7 yo 
Downtown Ruger's Willie Dustin You MH Duane Jordan BLM 3.5 yo 
Harness Creek's Consider Me Gone MH Lisa Neel CLF 3.7 yo 
Healmarks Sam I Am MH Marc Healey BLM 1.4 yo 
Healmark's Xena's Little Buddee MH Marc Healey BLM 1.5 yo 
Hillcountrys Aces Jaded Dream MH Steve Hoppas CLF 2.7 yo 
Life Of Riley MH Ted Kohankie YLM 6.3 yo 
Mighty Miss Gaby Cocoa Latte MH Robert Mccarley CLF 2.5 yo 
Mo Jo's Maid Buttons MH Benjamin Ber BLF 6 yo 
Ms Annabelle Of Green Acres MH Dennis Hicks BLF 3 yo 
Ruffwinds Good As Gold MH Jeff & Teresa Rooney YLM 1.8 yo
Sandhills Rookie Of The Year MH Adam Reeder CM 8.8 yo
Stonebrook Orion's Betelgeuse MH Jason Ottinger BLF 2.4 yo
Washita's Lone Ranger MH Jeff Chesnut YLM 2.5 yo
Washita's Miss Independence MH Scott Biggs LF 2.3 yo
Whisper Wind's Peppered Grade MH Ed Ruf BLM 3.8 yo

Acedo's Maya JH Maribel Acedo CLF 1 yo
Ashway's Black Pepper JH Bill Ash BLF 4 yo
Bayside's Storm Chaser JH James Bartell YLM 0.9 yo
Bearpoint's Hunter - In - Chase JH Mike Gaskin YLM 0.8 yo
Brio's Always Gets The Last Mark JH Dawn Fleming CCF 2.5 yo
Candlewoods Soul Train At Rockin-x JH Alice Xander BLF 1.3 yo
Cross's Titan Of Maxxus JH Brandon Cross BLM 2.3 yo
Denney's Rikki Tikki Tavi JH Veronica Denney YLM 3.3 yo
Duks R Us Get'n R Done Spectra JH Brandon Reynolds BLF 1.3 yo
Emmagonahunt JH Dale Wittler CLF 1 yo
Fernhills Wild Ryde JH Summer Lee GM 8.1 yo
Flyway Farm's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang JH Alexandra Latta FCF 1.6 yo
Grasslands Riparian Rebel JH Mike Vanfleet BLM 0.8 yo
Hook's Sophisticated Lady JH Robert Ritchie BLF 1.7 yo
Hpk's Lagavulin 16 Year For Grizzly JH Nathan Hamblin CLM 1.6 yo
Iowa Pointing Labs Maximus JH Mike Clegg BLM 0.9 yo
J And D's Annie Oakley JH Deborah Blessing CLF 1.6 yo
Jet City Thunderbird JH Rodney Fowler YLM 1.4 yo
Jigger Of Tanker Lean JH Wade Hairfield BLF 1.1 yo
Kb's Hot Coco JH Diane Mclaughlin CLF 1.6 yo
Kerrybrook's Cooper JH Chris Aleshire YLM 1.8 yo
GCH-CH Kyraco Kyrabean Black Pearl JH Lisa Lewis CCF 4.4 yo
CH Legasea's Call To The Post JH Carrie Eberhardt YLM 5.3 yo
Meglyn's Lil Miss Sureshot Cgca JH Don Smith BLF 0.9 yo
Milano's Ellie Mae JH Stephen Milano YLF 1.7 yo
Oaklines Busy Signal JH Lee Wyker GM 3.4 yo
Pipe Creek's Tru Blind Faith JH Nick Inglis YLF 0.7 yo
Ricky's Reckless Rookie JH Bob Bates BLM 2.5 yo
Rio Emberain Back To Bree JH Ed Ryska GF 3.6 yo
Rockin X's Fire In The Hole JH Alice Xander GF 1.4 yo
Ruger Rebel's Little Surprise JH Vanessa Stoddard BLM 1.8 yo
Salt Marsh Mother Of Dragons JH David Gossom GF 1.3 yo
Springvale's Run A Muck JH Kathy Houchins NSM 2.4 yo
Ttf Jeremey's Miles N Miles O' Retrieves JH Jeremey Turner BLM 1.8 yo
Ttf Ten Foot Tall And Bulletproof JH Kevin Jacobson BLM 1.3 yo
Walden Farm's Transcontinental Racer JH Maryann Minner CCF 3 yo
Ward's Sds Waylon Of Jennings JH Brian Ward YLM 1.3 yo
Wiseman Wildfire Grayling Fish On JH Stacey Dean GF 2.2 yo
Woodland Pond Lexie Lou JH Mark Kurtz YLF 2.2 yo 

Congratulations to the dogs, owners and handlers qualified. Name in red is youngest dog. For more information visit the website or view the report.

Learn more about the event here.

We're trying out a new feature. Below is the list of the top dogs with Master passes for 2014 (calendar year).

Is this list useful? Should we list by Master National year instead? Should we not do this at all? Let us know.

Most Master Passes (1768 dogs)

Lab's Unlimited Shoot Me A Triple MH, LM, 19 passes
Adams Acres Kelli MH, LF, 17 passes
Wolfs Diamond MH, LF, 16 passes
Lab's Unlimited Pick Up Girl MH, LF, 14 passes
Raney's Super Sarah Del Rio MH, LF, 14 passes
Peaks Hidden Agenda MH, LF, 14 passes
No No Bad Dog Summer MH, LF, 14 passes
Raney's Stone Cold Fever MH, LM, 14 passes
Sunnyview's Ironwood Beckett 2 MH, LM, 14 passes
Lab's Unlimited Hunters Dream Girl MH, LF, 13 passes
Lance's Do You Wanna Dance MH-MNH4, LF, 13 passes