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The Old Trainer: Electric fences even work over water
Dear Old Trainer: We have a pond that is half on our land. Our dogs all like to swim, and I don't want them swimming out on the other side and straying off. Does the invisible fence work in water?
Columnists
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COLUMNISTS
Daniel J. Solove: Five myths about privacy debate
The disclosure of two secret government surveillance programs — one involving phone records and the other personal data from Internet companies — has sparked debate about privacy and national security. Has the government gone too far? Or not far enough? How much privacy should we sacrifice...
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LUNDEN SOUZA: FITNESS
Lunden Souza: Jump-start your day with 3 tips
A lot of times we can start out our day with the intention of it being productive and great.
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LIVING
Jay Sousa: Fair photo contest a great way to hone your skills
The long tables in the Merced County Fairgrounds pavilion were stacked with hundreds of photographs just waiting for me to judge them.
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LIVING
Sarah Lim: Grads a reason to look back
Recently we held an end-of-year pizza party at the museum for the Merced area high school students in our Museum Youth Volunteer Program. As we thanked them for their hard work and dedication to the upkeep of the museum, we also said farewell to the Class of 2013.
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PETS
Old Trainer: Cancer a huge concern for canines
Dear Old Trainer: Your column on chemicals in flea medications ("Beware mainstream flea medication," May 11) was well done and got me thinking. We use a commercial service to apply pesticide to our lawn. Will that affect our dogs Max and Katy?
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LIVING
Debbie Croft: Yosemite tour guides have a cool job
Letting someone else do the driving on a tour of Yosemite National Park gives visitors a whole different perspective of the Sierra Nevada landscape.
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OLD TRAINER
The Old Trainer: Tricks are easy, as long as dog is willing
DEAR OLD TRAINER: Frisco, our mixed breed, is smart and has learned sit, stay, come and the basic commands fast. I saw a dog at the park doing a figure eight between the owner's legs as he walked to his car. They both had a great time doing it. How do I teach that to Frisco?
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UC MERCED
Dorothy Leland: UC Merced's Project 2020 -- An open letter to the community
As UC Merced concludes its eighth academic year and prepares to award degrees to another outstanding class of graduates this weekend (today and Sunday), I am pleased to provide our neighbors and the greater Merced community with an update on our physical expansion plans in the face of rapidly growing...
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OLD TRAINER
The Old Trainer: Man was trained by wolves?
Note to readers: I promised to discuss ticks and heartworm this week, but readers responded with so much research material, I need time to review it. Look for the information in a few weeks.
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OLD TRAINER
The Old Trainer: Beware mainstream flea medication
Dear Old Trainer: We adopted Hulk, a Rottweiler, last fall, so this is the first year we have to worry about ticks and fleas. Hulk has already gotten several fleas, but no ticks yet. What flea products do you use on your dogs and do they work?
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