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[JoB]

Jimmy G and Flowerpetal, thanks for the input.

You are 100% right, it is important for the dogs to think of us as the leader of their pack.. and they do.

If you could be a fly on the wall in our home, you would wonder what i am fussing about. I have great well behaved dogs who look to us for everything. They even come when they are called which for this breed is amazing. They know all of their basic commands and most of the time, they obey them.

If only i wanted to stay home alone all of the time, they would be nearly perfect dogs.

However, we think it might be fun to go out into public with our dogs or to have people in. This is where things get a little problematic.

I am not so concerned about them having fun with other dogs as them getting to a point where it is not a hassle to walk them past another dog.

Right now, they both want to meet other dogs and cry piteously when they are restrained. One doesn’t know how (and is in class… i can’t recommend Jeff at Sound Animals enough) and the other sniffs fine but then tries to establish dominance too quickly.

And this is when they are being walked alone. When together, they make a terrible fuss and then attack one another.. like two kids fighting over who gets to say hi first.

Shibas are noisy when they act out. They make tremendous mean sounding noise with their lips curled back and hair raising which surprisingly enough scares off other dog owners before they can be corrected and have positive interaction.

I don’t blame the other owners one bit… these are ferocious sounding dogs… it just makes it difficult to expose them to other dogs and train them.

Right now i couldn’t take them to a dog park even if i wanted to… and i am not sure i do. However, they have successfully had other dogs visit in their backyard.

Resources are hard to find. Finding a trainer that would allow these dogs into a dog class was not easy.

Stella Ruffingtons has been incredible with grooming (my boy has to be muzzled to have his nails cut) but they certainly can’t stay there for daycare or overnight boarding.

I finally found a vet who understands the breed, but she is in DesMoine. I would love to find someone closer.

I found one kennel that would take them for boarding (in Monroe), but am concerned about their sanitation and won’t go back. right now they are going to the vet’s for boarding. not ideal.

I am exploring Shiba groups… there is a Seattle group that holds play dates once a month.. but they are mostly puppies.

i found a shiba rescue organization in Portland but again that’s pretty far.

And being newcomers, we don’t have friends who are dog friendly to drop by and ring the doorbell or sit over tea while the dog gets time out for misbehavior and learns that it is good behavior or banishment.

I hired a dog walker and now have someone coming in as a training partner and that helps, but it is slow progress.

I have always had rescue dogs, including an abused Akita… these two are simply the most challenging i have encountered… Yuki’s nickname when he first came to us was Cujo and it was well deserved. He’s not Cujo now, but his behavior is certainly aggressive enough at times to frighten even experienced dog handlers.

Don’t get me wrong, these are good dogs. They play together well. (They sometimes sound like they are going to kill one another when playing, but there is never blood drawn.) They eat within a foot of one another and don’t fight over food. They are leash trained. They are both affectionate with people they know.

They just need the kind of socialization they didn’t get in loving homes… and at two/three it is harder to find than when they are puppies.

We are doing our best to create an environment for them where they can learn those skills… and that will take other people and other dogs.

In the meantime, i am teaching them to like muzzles so they can be out in parts of the world where it is a little more crowded.

I agree that rescue dogs can be pretty trying, but they sure do steal into your heart.

[Ken]

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can be displayed in the code box using either backticks or code open close tag since the editor converts the html1 code tag to wordpress backtics.

however it does not seem to apply a break when used in the forum editor.

Lets see what

this tag does here on first use. Seems to work but it is no longer visible on edit.

Code test line: code test worked first time, but edit filter ate it .

Therefore the accepted code <br> </br> does not apply a break but is not filtered by the editor plugin, the xhtml <br /> will work and stay in the code block as long as I don’t re edit this post.

[Anonymous]

Yeah. I think the circles in the intersections are a good idea. I do have to say, though, that I thought you have to ALWAYS go entirely around the circle, even if no other cars are present.

[Bernicki]

The first place I’d steer you is the West Seattle YMCA. Lots of programs for kids, families, and adults: swimming, sports, dance, etc. They also have occasional family socials–the next one is 3/21. It’s a great place to network with other families in the area.

http://www.seattleymca.org/page.cfm?id=ws

http://www.seattleymca.org/files/22/Family%20brochure%201-08.pdf

[JimmyG]

Keep in mind that off-leash dog parks and play dates aren’t a good idea for the majority of dogs.

You want your dog to think of you as it’s pack leader, not other dogs. And you don’t want them to see other dogs as fun and play, you should be the provider of their fun and play. You want them to look to you.

I’m not saying you, but way too many use the off leash parks and doggie play dates as a guilt free way of getting their dog exercise and “socialization”.

Dogs don’t need dogs outside their own pack to lead full happy lives. As flowerpetal says the last thing your sometimes naughty dogs is to be around other naughty dogs.

Outside of your dogs needing to know how to calmly and safely greet a strange dog, they don’t need playdates with other dogs that aren’t going to be members of their own pack.

Good luck, my rescued dogs have tried my patience many a time.

[JimmyG]

For example in my neighborhood at the uncontrolled intersection by my house I have to turn left. I can’t count how many times I’m there with my left turn signal on when someone approaches straight at me after I’ve all ready been at the intersection, and tries to go through without yielding to my left turn.

They need to realize the law treats the uncontrolled intersection as if there are stop signs at all 4 corners. So by my being first to the intersection and wanting to turn left means the other person must stop and allow me to complete my left.

[Anonymous]

We just moved to Seattle from Phoenix and we couldn’t be more happy. We love it here in West Seattle! I wanted to try and reach out to other parents, or just get suggestions, on finding new friends for my daughter. She doesn’t live in Seattle full time yet, that’s a work in progress, so she doesn’t attend school here. She usually comes to Seattle once a month for a long weekend, sometimes twice a month. It would be great to find some other kids in our neighborhood around her age. She is 8. I’ve never been on a blog before, so I’m not sure how this all works. But again, any suggestions would be great. Also, any suggestions on anything in the area that you would like to share with a new resident would be great! Thanks.

[JanS]

Ken…with all due respect…what in God’s name are you talking about? My suggestion…e-mail WSB…ask them about this in private, since it seems that you are the only one that’s really, really concerned about this? It will open a line of communication to help you understand what WSB does or doesn’t do technically. Us simple folks out here simply post..if it works, it works, if it doesn’t , it doesn’t…Geez….

[JoB]

ken, my apologies. i didn’t realize your were having fun.

my hubby would also see this as fun but i am afraid i get irritated by all the details.

those of you who see in binary really do view life differently than the rest of us you know:)

have great fun.

[Ken]

JoB:

I have tested several html and XML markups already. I wanted to give WSB a chance to delineate what he intended the various filters, edit modules and security features to actually do so I would know when to just use what I found or notify him privately if I find something that does not seem to work as intended.

I have already found code that works on the main comments page if the preview is bypassed but gets filtered when using the preview mod. Not anything serious but kinda annoying since paragraph breaks seem to work … whimsically.

Besides docs are available for most of the mods available for WordPress and I am an RTFM kinda guy. I made a living in the old days deciphering the nearly impenetrable Dos 3 documentation (Dos 5 was even worse, rumor has it that the early Microsoft millionaires that were too young to feel they could retire, wrote the docs).

I don’t think of them as “regs” since the complex codebase of wordpress is littered with mods and plugins that generate odd bugs depending on which list of features your trying to install. Every CMS platform either closed or open source, has similar issues.

[JoB]

We are the roommates of two shiba inus (smallest of the japanese spitz) rescue dogs. We rescued them within a week of one another nearly a year ago, not realizing our lives would include moving cross country before they were fully trained and socialized and quite frankly underestimating the challenges of the breed.

We make progress. We have them in training.. both puppy classes and in home work.

But both humans and dogs need some friends who are struggling with the same issues.

so i am looking for other people who have taken on some of our more challenging four legged friends. We are looking for play dates (they need to learn how to play nicely with others.. ), resources and perhaps a bit of mutual training assistance and support.

Any other dog people out there crazy enough to take on some of our more boisterous and/or troubled four legged friends?

[Jack]

I would like to commend the DPD for stepping up and taking further action on this matter in the face of NUMEROUS other valid complaints all over the city. I was contacted personally by the DPD investigator assigned to this case. The DPD is in the process of resolving this complaint by the means they have available to them. I would like to say that the DPD has the authority to cite but is not given the authority to take any further action against the person in violation. The DPD is taking this matter very seriously, and has been all this time. They are, for the first time, taking a NEW tactic on this kind of violator. I did not tell the DPD about my post on this blog, however they were aware of it. I believe this post is what propelled this case. I would like to thank the WSB for making this forum available to the public. I, for the first time, feel like I have affected change in a very complicated, overwhelmed, bureaucratic agency. I believe this would not have been possible if it were not for this blog. There is power in numbers. If you have an issue that is stuck in a governmental quagmire, I encourage you to speak up and make your challenge public. Thank you again. –Jack

[JoB]

hey guys.. how about the good old fashioned test method.

you post it. if it doesn’t show up or gets deleted.. it didn’t work.

nothing personal… just a line crossed.

maybe if something is deleted, they send you a quick note explaining why. :) sometimes my humor is a bit to dry to always read as humor…

As someone who has tried to moderate before, posting “policies and rules” only encouraged people to find ways to get around them.. it didn’t add clarity.

but maybe this webmaster is far more prescient than i and can navigate the shoals of “regs” more easily… whatever… i am just a passenger on this one.

[Justan]

Burien Natural Gas got the nod. They came out on Monday, provided a reasonable quote and did the install Tuesday.

FWIW, I called Washington Energy services. They were supposed to come out Monday at 9 AM. The sales guy called at 9:15 saying that he was going to be a few minutes late for our 9:15 appointment. After 9:30 and still no show, I gave up on the company. You know it isn’t going to go well when the sales guy starts lying before he shows up.

I found from previous research that there are a lot of scam artists in the furnace install business….

[cruiser]

My contribution to your day,enjoy:)

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years before. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to co-ordinate their travel arrangements, so the husband flew to Florida ahead of his wife, who planned to fly down the following day.

The husband checked into the hotel and, unlike years ago, there was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address and, without noticing his error, sent the message.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from her husband’s funeral, and was reading her emails – expecting messages from relatives and friends. After opening the first message, she screamed and fainted. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and then glanced up and saw the computer screen, which read as follows:

To: My Loving Wife

Date: Thursday 15th November 2007

Subject: I Have Arrived!!!!

Dearest Love,

I know you are surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now, and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I have just arrived and been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow, and look forward to seeing you then.

PS It sure is hot down here!!!

[cruiser]

Good man Ken I was just about to say the same thing:)

[Ken]

Before I start trying different tags and seeing what is passed by the editor and what is purged on re-edit, can the admin (That’s you WSB) toss out a few clues?

What wordpress mods are in use. Are they different for the comments on the main page and the forum? I feel it is impolite to run a script on your host that searches for the php info file. I also assume you have disabled it :)

Have you ever used a tinyMCE plugin with WP? or the wysiwyg upgrade? There are 1400 plugins currently and some are used for posting and editing on other WP sites as well as drupal and scoop.

I understand the reasons and wisdom of limiting code input and filtering code down to a minimum for security reasons as well as estethics, but figuring out what works where is by trial and error and should not be the norm for your average user.

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[Ken]

In light of the lessons taught in that video, here is a little Irony to wash it down with.

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Republicans Speak Out on War

The following quotes were made by Republicans during the Kosovo campaign.

“You can support the troops but not the president.” –

Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

“[The] president is once again releasing American military might on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will cost. And he has not informed our nation’s armed forces about how long they will be away from home. These strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy.” –

Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA)

“American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy.” –

Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

“If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.” –

Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of George W. Bush

“I had doubts about the bombing campaign from the beginning. I didn’t think we had done enough in the diplomatic area.” –

Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)

“Well, I just think it’s a bad idea. What’s going to happen is they’re going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years.” –

Joe Scarborough (R-FL)

“I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now. The president began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our overextended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the president started this thing, and there still is no plan today.” –

Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

“Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life.” –

Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99

“Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” –

Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)

“This is President Clinton’s war, and when he falls flat on his face, that’s his problem.” –

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)

“Bombing a sovereign nation for ill-defined reasons with vague objectives undermines the American stature in the world. The international respect and trust for America has diminished every time we casually let the bombs fly.” –

Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

“I think it’s also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn.”

-George W. Bush, 6/5/99

“It doesn’t make any sense to have a timetable. You know, if you give a timetable, you’re conceding too much to the enemy.”

-George W. Bush, 6/24/05

[JanS]

AndieMQ…from previous post made by DJ, he wasn’t joking…he’s a part time stay at home dad of a small son…so take him up on his offer :)

[WSB]

Forum and comments are different. We’ll write that into our policy too. Thought it was obvious, but maybe not. As already stated in our policy, however, we reserve the right to delete or edit any comment or post at any time for any reason, though we do that quite infrequently. And on the other side, everyone who visits this site reserves the right to decide our policy doesn’t work for them and they don’t want to visit this site any more. We know we run that risk, we would regret it, but we would certainly understand it. We have a pretty open policy; there continue to be news sites that don’t allow comments on most stories at all (Seattle Times, a case in point) and don’t have forums, while other sites tread quite heavily in moderating/editing/deleting comments. 99.9999% of what is posted to this site goes through as is. Also, I am moving this post to open discussion, as it is not a “reader recommendation” post, which is what this section of the forum is for.

[TheHouse]

If you notice, I’ve been very quiet on this Blog the past few weeks. That is because I am pissed off with the fact that I am repeatedly censored (by deletion of posts) despite the fact that I do not make any obscene or patently offensive comments. I truly believe becuase I seem to have a difference in opinion than 90% of the readers out there in my political views that I’m held to different standards.

Case in point…

The last post that I wrote that was deleted was about Christine Gregoire. I called her a “toolshed”. This is a far cry from inferring that the President of the United States is a “Horses Ass”. This is clearly a joke, but so was my statement. If you considered my comment offensive, then how do you not consider several of the above equally offensive?

WSB, I really enjoy your site and commend you for all of the work you’ve put into your site and success that you’ve had. As one of your first readers and contributors, I’d like to stick around for years (and give Jan reason to raise her blood pressure)but it’s difficult being held to different standards.

[Julie]

Sounds like many of you share my frustration, judging from comments today in “Let’s hear it for…” It’s so frustrating at every caucus to be forced to choose a candidate who is not the candidate I want to choose; instead, I have to choose which candidate of the remaining field is most likely to beat the opposing party’s candidate. Essentially, either I am prevented from voting my true choice, or I risk not having my voter preference count.

This is not true democracy. So let’s do something about it!

I’m introducing a resolution at my precinct caucus to support instant runoff voting (sometimes known as ranked choice voting). Under this system, I can rank all my preferences, and if my first choice is defeated, my vote can go to my next choice—and so on, until only two candidates are left. My choice between those two candidates will count, even if neither was my first choice.

Pierce County will be using this system for county and local elections starting this year. King County’s charter is being reviewed this year; with enough support, King County could also use this system for county and local elections. Resolutions introduced at the precinct level will be considered at the County Convention; I figure it’s worth a try to get an IRV resolution introduced at as many precinct caucuses as I can.

If you’re interested in introducing such a resolution at your precinct caucus, please feel free to copy the one I’ve posted at:

http://www.moreperfect.org/wiki/index.php?title=Resolution_supporting_Instant_Runoff_Voting

Scroll down: the resolution for Washington State is below that for Minnesota.

If you log in, you can even edit the resolution (I’m sure it could use improvement!) Please share it with anyone you think might be interested! This version is geared for Democrats, but there’s no reason Republicans couldn’t suitably adjust it and introduce it at Republican caucuses. (One prominent Republican IRV supporter: McCain.)

If you’re unfamiliar with IRV/RCV, you’ll find quite a lot of discussion on the web. Much of it generates more heat than light; voting systems discussion tends to bring out passionate supporters of alternatives. One place you can go for more information on IRV, amongst other election reforms, is http://www.fairvote.org.

The Democratic Party traditionalists (Hi, Ivan!) are skeptical about IRV. Many of them downright hate it; they’re concerned it will erode the power of the party. I have at least two answers to this: 1. Many powerful Democrats do see the need for it; (Chairman of the Democratic National Committee) Howard Dean, and Barack Obama all support IRV, and, 2. the parties still retain control over who runs with the party label–and how many can run with that label. The parties can still caucus to select those candidates. Democrats aren’t using the Washington primary, anyway–so they can hardly claim it’s needed. Furthermore, if the power of the party isn’t serving democracy well, it deserves eroding.

I don’t think IRV alone will fix our broken election system; we also need to change the way we conduct and finance campaigns, and we need proportional representation. We need a press that actually educates voters. But IRV is one helpful step, and it addresses my repeated frustration with not getting to vote for MY candidate, election after election.

[credmond]

Ken, Al

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One thing which may not have been mentioned at the RR meetings is that in two years, after the present alignment issues are resolved, KCM will hold a second round of community meetings to gather input for the redirection of existing WS bus resources. At that time it’s entirely probable that the 22, 21, 51, 37, 57 and other local routes will be re-routed more efficiently. There’s additional discussion internally at Metro – based on WS feedback on the possible Westwood Village end-of-line, that the 125 and 60 lines could be extended from White Center to Westwood. That would make Westwood a real transit center and would provide an end-of-line stop for the RR system. Delridge corridor already has nearly-RR like service. The 120 was an early beneficiary of the Transit Now funding and that line was increased in service to every 15 minutes, Monday through Saturday and 30 minute service on Sundays, for a daytime duration of 20 hours service (5:30 am through 1:30 am). Metro is also looking for ways to link the 120 with the RR, maybe looping the 120 through Westwood also.

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Anyway, the point is that Metro is thinking ahead, does realize that WS needs and wants more service, are themselves somewhat stuck with “how” to get to downtown because the whole Viaduct issue has yet to be resolved. And, they are well aware that the spoke system of downtown-oriented buses which worked so well during the 70’s, 80’s, and part-way through the 90’s is now seriously out-of-date. There is a slow evolution within Metro that downtown isn’t the same destination point it once was.

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And, keep writing and commenting to Metro because opinions do count and we’re pretty aware of our transportation options here in WS and Metro knows that.

[Ken]

Kayleigh:

You are not alone. If you had looked at the King Co Dems website over the last few months, Edwards caucus training and meeting info was prominently displayed. The 34th Dems were very enthusiastic about Edwards and you will not be alone at the caucus if you try to get people to choose to join you for Edwards. It may not go anywhere since by the rules I think you can only choose delegates for candidates that have not dropped out… I will have to check.

But you could round up the Edwards people in your precinct and vote for a delegate for “uncommitted”.

I might do the same in my precinct if there are enouogh uncommitted for a delegate. It depends on how close the super tuesday stuff goes.

[JoB]

Call them..

and you may not have to. I hear that the party is calling around trying to get people to donate. my friend had a long talk with the person who called her and was given a “special” number to call to voice her concerns.

i don’t now if the caucus is a good place to talk about platform issues, ken could tell us… but if so, that’s a great reason to attend. At the very least, you would have an opportunity to meet someone who you could talk with about platform issues.

and even if your candidate is no longer viable, the reasons you supported that candidate are… so keep talking to anyone who will listen to you about what matters to you. talking with people and actually listening to what they say is the most subversive act possible. that’s why i like it so much:)

and of course, vote. even if the democratic candidate was not the candidate of your choice… vote. and encourage everyone you meet to vote.

we need to pull out a landslide vote. regardless of who gets the nomination, the election of the democratic candidate is not a given and as democrats, we need to send a clear message to those democrats currently holding office that we care about our issues and we expect them to care too.

and you might want to come to support obabma if that is your second choice. We only get to choose out of those left standing when we make our choices clear. you wouldn’t want to end up stuck with hillary because you didn’t stand up for obama when you had the chance:)

yup, you read that right.. i encouraged you to come out and support obama even though i am a hillary supporter.

I think it is important for all of us to make ourselves heard. Investing in the process is the greatest gift we can give to our children/grandchildren/nieces/nephews/neighborhood kids/ourselves.