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I hope Cathe is resting today and not looking at the boards...if anyone can suggest how to manage this so she doesn't see the thread that would be great. Anyway, I was thinking that Cathe has worked herself half to death getting these new workouts done for us after being seriously injured...

Me! September 16--I can't wait. Seriously thinking about taking a day off from work once I have them.

Hi, my company is now offering pet insurance through VPI, both a standard and an enhanced plan. I am trying to figure out if it's worth it and finding it tough to be sure. What I'd like coverage for is really serious things, like a rattlesnake bite or my dog getting a foxtail up her nose. I...

I have one of these. It does take some of the "wobbliness" out of the ball; it's still a less stable environment than, say, sitting on my high step, but it's more stable than a regular stability ball. I like using it for stretching more than for strength and balance work. I got mine at...

Thank you all for the ideas--I know Inka's vote would definitely be for adding fat to her diet! :9

My 2-year-old Lab has developed itchy skin, especially on her shoulders. I put Advantage on her for fleas and have since she was a puppy, so she doesn't have fleas and she's never had a bad reaction to the Advantage so I don't think it's that. Her diet is the same it has been for a year. Her...

Thank you all, ladies, this is a big help! Have a great day.

Hi everyone, I know I've seen a post, or several posts, that list Cathe's strength workouts in terms of which are more endurance-oriented, but I can't find them via the several searches I have tried. Can someone either direct me to those posts or give me your educated opinion? Many thanks! Kristen

Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone here can suggest a solution to my problem. (well, this particular problem, anyway :)) My Labrador has two tags on her collar: an ID tag and her tag showing she is licensed and is current on her rabies shot. She's very active, and yesterday for the third time in...

I have a 21-month-old Lab who could play all day. A lifesaver for us has been finding other dogs for her to play with, so if you have a dog park nearby or somewhere else where a lot of people take their dogs and let them run and play safely off leash, you'll find that nothing you do can wear...

Hi everyone, I'm actually posting this question on behalf of my fiance. He has recently started running (he's doing about a 30-minute series of 2 minutes of running interspersed with 2 minutes of walking, and about 5-minute fast walk for a warmup and stretch at the end of the run). He is...

I got there by continuing to work on bent knee pushups, as others have said, but I also found doing chest work with increasingly heavy weights (bench presses and flies) really pumped up my pec strength and got me to where I could do full pushups. Working your triceps and your core will help too...

Donna, sending you and Bailey lots of wishes for a quick solution and recovery...we love them so much, don't we, and would do anything not to have them suffer. Let us know how this goes! Kristen

I love it too, especially the second and third combos. Such great dancy moves but your heart is pumping. And Cathe is so adorable!

I'm Kristen. I live in Marin County, California, near San Francisco. I've been a forum member here for a few years but mostly lurked until pretty recently. I've been doing Cathe's workouts since 1996! I'm 43 and living with my fiance and our 17 month old Black Lab. I manage a team of...

thanks to all three of you for your help! I really appreciate it and will give these ideas a try. Happy Friday to you all! Kristen

Hi everyone--may be a sign of how disjointed my brain is these days, but I was hoping to get info from any of you who know on these two completely unrelated topics. First is I'd love a recommendation on a good brush for my Labrador Retriever. I have a wire brush, and that works OK but seems...

Love her too! Try Sara Donati's books--they are set in the same time period (without the time travel element), but while they're not quite as great as Gabaldon's, they're good, and she is obviously referencing Gabaldon's books--in one of the Donati books the characters mention Claire Fraser!

Hi Teddygirl, if you have the larger ones, the easiest thing to do is boil them (you can steam, too, but it takes longer); for the larger ones it takes about 35-40 minutes. I eat them plain after that, or maybe with a little lemon, but if you feel like splurging they are delicious with some...

I think they look sad and humiliated and it's really hard for me to see it. And they're so perfect just the way they are!