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  Christians - Convert me! I'm Pagan!

  by Sirona in

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  following on from terry's thread about mind filters and being open minded....... i'm neo-pagan.

  for a loose definition of my beliefs see here http://www.religioustolerance.org/neopaga1.htm.

  but i'm willing to consider christian belief systems.. just recently i've been studying the jewish kabballah (qabalah).

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  Ok I'm sorry if I sounded harsh, Deputy Dog, you annoyed me.

  You are advocating your "brand" of Christianity, because there are other Christians out there who follow Jesus but in a different way to you.

  As Diamondblue said, I don't believe a God would create us and then expect us to beg and kneel in order to live. Neither do I think that he looks at his children and pick out only certain ones who he wants in heaven.

  I think that all - atheists, Christians, Buddhists, Pagans etc. are viewed in the same way. To say otherwise is an attempt to elevate yourself and other Christians.

  Sirona
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  EX - JW Pumpkin carvers?

  by Billzfan23 in

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  post your pics to this thread.. here's mine from a couple weekends ago.... i used the candlelight setting on my dig.

  camera and it came out ok.... .

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  The reason we carve faces in pumpkins, faces rather than any other symbols, probably relates to the celt's belief that the head was the seat of the soul. They beheaded their victims and severed heads were considered protective.
  
  A Celtic myth I re-read recently in a book "Celtic Myths and Legends" tells the tale of Bran the blessed. He had his head severed and it was placed on a hill in London facing the English channel as a protection against invaders of the "land of the Mighty".
  
  So we put carved "head replicas" out at Halloween as a protection.

  I love Halloween - Samhain.

  Sirona
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  I adopted a very special Puppy. Pics...and do you have Tips?

  by Sirona in

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  don't say "i told you so".. .

  guide dogs for the blind need people to look after puppies until they are ready to be trained as guide dogs (until approx 12 months old).

  the puppy walkers (adopters) need to provide a home and preliminary training for the pup.. .

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  OK restrangled,

  I need to talk to you!

  If you implement these things, does this work when they go to another home?

  I need to be sure because this dog is going to live with someone else in 12 months. She will be a guide dog for a blind person.

  I'm interested in your method for mouthing. Mouthing is a big issue right now, she is biting at us at every chance and she goes for our faces and hands. They told us to ignore it and give her an alternative thing (like a chew toy) but she persists.

  I'd really like your input.

  Sirona
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  I adopted a very special Puppy. Pics...and do you have Tips?

  by Sirona in

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  don't say "i told you so".. .

  guide dogs for the blind need people to look after puppies until they are ready to be trained as guide dogs (until approx 12 months old).

  the puppy walkers (adopters) need to provide a home and preliminary training for the pup.. .

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  Christians - Convert me! I'm Pagan!

  by Sirona in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  following on from terry's thread about mind filters and being open minded....... i'm neo-pagan.

  for a loose definition of my beliefs see here http://www.religioustolerance.org/neopaga1.htm.

  but i'm willing to consider christian belief systems.. just recently i've been studying the jewish kabballah (qabalah).

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  Thanks Annie.

  I wonder if Deputy Dog will reply to this topic?

  Sirona
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  study at Cambridge

  by John Doe in

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  i just attended a meeting this morning recruiting law students to study for six weeks at cambridge during the summer of '08.

  the price is somewhere around $5,000, which includes tuition, room and board, and excursions.

  boy, sure sounds tempting right now.

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  Do it!!!!!!

  If you go to Cambridge, we'd be pleased to meet you.

  Sirona & Diamondblue
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  I adopted a very special Puppy. Pics...and do you have Tips?

  by Sirona in

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  don't say "i told you so".. .

  guide dogs for the blind need people to look after puppies until they are ready to be trained as guide dogs (until approx 12 months old).

  the puppy walkers (adopters) need to provide a home and preliminary training for the pup.. .

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  Marmot,

  The sock in the freezer idea is excellent. Thank you!

  We have a crate. She is doing well with that.

  Sirona
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  I adopted a very special Puppy. Pics...and do you have Tips?

  by Sirona in

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  don't say "i told you so".. .

  guide dogs for the blind need people to look after puppies until they are ready to be trained as guide dogs (until approx 12 months old).

  the puppy walkers (adopters) need to provide a home and preliminary training for the pup.. .

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  Sad emo,

  Just one thing with the home made toys - when she gets older she'll only be allowed specific toys with a bell in, so it might be helpful to her to get her used to only playing with toys which have a bell inside

  I didn't know this!

  Guide Dogs are great, they have provided me with training info, but you know, nothing is as good as hearing from those who have "been there, done that!"

  Let me tell you the training I have to do with her.

  She has to learn to wee and poo on command. So when she wees or poos I have to say "busy busy" so that she associated that command with the action. She only does this at home, on concrete, preferably nowhere else.

  She eats four times a day. When I feed her I get her to sit (she already knows sit...she got that really quickly) and I have to blow a whistle three times before giving her the food. This is so that they can use the whistle later as a training aid.

  She comes when she is called, but I'm reinforcing that all the time.....as she comes to me I say her name and I try not to use her name too much otherwise. When she comes she gets tons of praise and / or a treat.

  If she bites or mouths we have to give her something else to chew and ignore the action. Occasionally if she bites and it hurts we are allowed to say OW! in a loud voice. to let her know it is wrong....they learn that in the pack apparently.

  She jumps up and bites our toes / ankles / trousers etc. LOL and we are supposed to ignore it.....how easy is that?

  She tries to eat the coals in the fire. She tries to chew my sofa. She eats the hinges on the doors, the brass door dividers, the fireplace (which is already showing her chew marks). We never leave her unsupervised.....

  She has an "indoor kennel" - cage to you and me. She goes in it at night and when we are out - at the moment I never leave the house for more than 1.5 hours at the very most. She is fine in the kennel, but overall I think the issues surround her having lots of energy because I can't walk her yet.....and wanting to eat everything.

  OK everyone who wants this to be purely JW talk on the forum sorry, but I have friends here who could help!

  Be charitable. LOL

  Sirona
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  Who's Paired Off On This Here Board?

  by snowbird in

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  let's if i can put them together.. bobbi/para bumble bee/memario exwitless/ldb blondie/irreverent angharad/simon missanna/bigdreaux sweetpea/pubsinger.

  did i miss/mismatch anyone?.

  sylvia.

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  Sirona (Dawn) and Diamondblue1974(Gary)
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  I adopted a very special Puppy. Pics...and do you have Tips?

  by Sirona in

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  2. friends

  don't say "i told you so".. .

  guide dogs for the blind need people to look after puppies until they are ready to be trained as guide dogs (until approx 12 months old).

  the puppy walkers (adopters) need to provide a home and preliminary training for the pup.. .

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  Sirona

  Ok
  
  Don't say "I told you so".

  Guide Dogs for the Blind need people to look after puppies until they are ready to be trained as Guide Dogs (until approx 12 months old). The puppy walkers (adopters) need to provide a home and preliminary training for the pup.
  
  The puppy we adopted is Poppy. She is sponsored by the Royal British Legion. She is the cutest thing in the whole wide world!!!! See pics here: http://sirona.fotopic.net/c1391289.html
  
  Well she is 8 weeks old on Wednesday. She turned into a demon last week. All of a sudden she got all sassy and naughty. She developed into "Legion" this week. (for an explanation of Legion, see this link http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205:2-10;&version=31; )
  
  ROFL.
  
  Today I took her to the local shopping centre, and everyone crowded around and stroked and hugged her. It was quite cool actually. As an estimate I think about 50 people stroked her and some talked to me.
  
  We came home and she slept for a long time.
  
  I have found these last two weeks such hard work, but overall, when I gave her a cardboard shoe-box to play with earlier.....and I saw her tail wagging in joy as she played....my heart melted again.
  
  I would warmly welcome any dog training tips. Particularly how to make / provide home made toys. She has lots of toys which were bought, but they always want something new.
  
  Thanks from Poppy's tired mummy,
  
  Dawn (Sirona)