Lambs And Ivy Luv Bugs 4: December 2013

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Three Basic Dog Training Concepts

There are a few basic rules that apply in all types of dog training, no matter what kind of system you are using. They also apply to anything you try to teach your dog, whether you're teaching your dog to come when you call him, to sit, to stop barking, to stop chewing, or anything else. Understanding these basic concepts is critical to achieving rapid results that are long-lasting. The concepts also strengthen the bond between you and your dog--obviously--because this bond is what allows you to trust each other. Trust means good communication, and good communication means good behavior. Good behavior means less stress, and gives you a happy, peaceful, joyous relationship with your dog--which at base is what we all want.The First Basic Concept--Win Your Dog's MindWhen your dog knows that you are in charge and trusts that you will love and protect him, you have won your dog's mind. He will look to you to make all decisions, and will naturally obey. In my last article, I wrote about the 5 Golden Rules for Becoming the Pack Leader:Calm in the Face of Danger
Shepherd of the Flock
Strong but Silent
Proud Returning Hunter
Controller of the FoodBy establishing yourself as pack leader, your dog will trust you. If you aren't putting these 5 Golden Rules in place, then you are setting yourself up to fail; just at the crucial point where you need your dog to listen they will go and do their own thing, because they don't see you as the leader. Your dog may be obedient 99% of the time, but let you down when you need him to not run into traffic, or get away from another attacking dog. Because of the need for safety, you dog must listen all the time, so winning your dog's mind--his trust--is crucial.The Second Basic Concept--Motivate Your DogMotivating your dog is very similar to motivating yourself. What will you get for your efforts? With people, we want things like money, fame, success, or happiness--virtual concepts. For dogs, you must discover what it is that your dog wants. Does he enjoy exercise, play, food? This will help you to choose the right motivating reward for your dog. If you can make training experience fun and enjoyable, then you will both achieve more and look forward to training.Dogs like tangible, pleasurable rewards that they can experience immediately. Examples of instant rewards my dogs like are:Food--Anything to make training time special. These treats don't have to be big--just enough for a taste they love. I soak my dogs' kibbles, and give them one wet kibble. They love it, and it's inexpensive!
Affection--Pats, cuddles, petting, a song using their name in it. I enjoy singing my dog's favorite song to them, and watching their eyes soften. They also like verbal praise, but it doesn't always motivate them.
Toys--Playing tug of war with their favorite toy, throwing a stick or ball to fetch, playing chase.Remember--your dog is always going to work harder and happier if you are fair and consistent. Even if you use food as a motivator, you should make sure that you him show lots of affection.If your dog responds best to food rewards, then vary the treats you give your dog, it will keep things interesting. Try to not use only food; try to vary the rewards with affection and games. Don't let your dog know what the treat is ahead of time, and if your dog doesn't come first time, don't give him the treat! He'll think about how to get that treat, and will work harder to get it!The Third Basic Concept--PracticePractice makes perfect! Although you should never expect perfection from your dog, using these three basic training concepts will make training a positive, fun experience, with no need for any negative training. You and your dog will both feel good about yourselves!

This article was written by Ninoku T, dog lover. She used to work in dog recovery services, and ended up taking home 6 dogs and 2 cats! Because of this, she has become involved in all aspects of life with pets. Pet dog training is especially important, because without peace in your home, you can't have fun, sing doggie songs, or do anything other than discipline.Ninoku has found one trainer from New Zealand that has helped her the most. If you 'd like to understand more about Being the Pack Leader, and sign up to receive a series of free videos from the dog trainer that brought peace to her house, go to: http://www.dogmusic.org/free-pet-dog-training-videos/"God Bless you and your pets, and I wish you long life and happiness!" --Ninoku TTo find music you and your dog can share, and other fun doggie things to do, go to her fun website at: http://

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Saving a Favorite Guitar Pick

You either buy a guitars pick so that you can play music or because they are pretty cool to fiddle around with when you are talking to people. They will see it and just assume that you play the guitar. There is no need to correct them if you don't want to. And, if you are lucky there might be that moment that a very special person gives you their pick as a memento of one of the coolest nights of your life. It might be the night of a real big, once in a life time concert and it can be the night that your boyfriend's bar band actually rocks the rafters and makes you feel like a star's girlfriend. Even if they don't get two people to notice their music, it might be a special night because it was the first time that he said "I love you." It doesn't matter how or why or when or who, all that does matter is that you have a special guitar pick and you want to save it.So the options for saving your pick are pretty obvious. You can have a very small hole drilled into it and wear it around your neck, keeping your pick near your heart always. Of course, there are other jewelry options, including as an earring or part of an anklet. If that is what your intention is, you have to decide if you are going to leave the pick as is or if you are going to embellish it in some fashion. On the topic of fashion, thanks to super strong and fast setting fabric glues, you can even wear your pick on your jeans, a jacket, a hat or your shoes. If you make it a habit to collect picks, then you can find a great way to showcase your collection, one that is not only funky and fashion conscious but also one that can be expanded as your collection grows.If you collect posters or tee shirts from concerts, you can add the picks to these- adding a little bit of a personal touch to your items on your wall, allowing them to tell a story of music and adventure. On the other hand, if you are not interested in having a bunch of posters on your walls, you can put the picks in a nice cabinet or shadow box for safe keeping. For some people, these are items that would never be parted with, for others it is something that they would be willing to sell for the right price. You would be shocked by how much you could get for an old guitars pick.

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The Perfect Music Press Kit Part One - Preparing the Perfect Demo

One of the toughest things to do, as far as getting signed goes, is to earn the chance to present your stuff to an A&R. Once you finally get that chance, the last thing you'd want to do is blow it by not having the best of the best materials you have to offer presented to him or her. When opportunities knock, they won't repeatedly ring the doorbell. They'll just proceed to the next potential resident. Nor will they wait as you get dressed. You need to be ready at all times. In this first installment of this "The Perfect Music Press Kit" article mini series, I'll be showing you how to have music that will blow ANY industry executive away.First and the most important step, do you have great music? Do you have your music theory together? What about your song writing? Making great songs involves a lot of creativity especially to stand out, but it must be good creativity. If you have clashing notes or chord progressions that suck, no one would make it past your intro. Start from the theory and your songwriting will improve also. In my own words, songwriting is divided into two parts. The notes and rhythms(the theory mainly) and the lyrics. If your notes are sounding amazingly and your rhythms are very catchy, you can get away with mediocre lyrics 80 percent of the time believe or not. Just listen to the songs that you hear on the radio that have you thinking "I could do that so much better." The verses are simple and so is the hook, but by the end of the song most people, even you, remember it. Now listen to a song that you truly love. One that you consider to be the best as far as you're concerned. I bet it has the elements I've mentioned. Not only are there great melodies and theory period, it has lyrics to match. Theory is 80 percent and the lyrics are 20 percent. Not the rule just my opinion.Secondly, you must make sure you have a great recording. Now for a demo, you should definitely get the music mastered but here's the key. What I'm about to tell you will be the most important thing you'll learn as far as making a demo goes. Never choose quickly. If you can afford it, and many people can, put together your own personal studio so that you can make songs and mix them well. Not master but mix them well. I say this for two reasons. One, with your own studio, you can record and test out as many songs as you want on your own time. Two, the better the mix, the less you spend on mastering. Now this is how the two work together. Record at least 20 songs. If you can't come up with at least 20, you're not ready for a career in music I'm sorry. Make sure you have them all mixed well and copy written. Now take a week and let as many people as possible listen to them. Why? Well these are your kids so you love everyone of them. Strangers and 3rd parties have no problems calling your babies ugly because they don't belong to them. That harsh truth is what you need. The top six should be taken out and then you and your band should sit down and choose three or four for your demo. Those songs should be mastered. You save because the best are taken care of and the other 16 will be screened by the label if they're interested in your act. If they're any good, they'll master them not you. Actually, anyone music they like will be re-recorded. The point is, no one writes a great song every time. Good but not great so the more ears to critique them the better.The next step to staying prepared for that A&R? Reading the next installment of "The Perfect Music Press Kit." In that article we'll cover pictures and how to have the best with minimal money required.

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Monday, December 2, 2013

8 Cloud Computing Companies To Watch In 2012

Cloud computing today is more popular than ever before. Over the last few years, nearly all leaders in technology jumped right into cloud computing market. Cloud computing firms that have potential to lead in 2012 are discussed below.GoogleThe way we search information was completely improved since Google joined the industry. The search giant again improved the way we use our application software with their Google Apps that provide cloud-based email, calendar and documents for small and mid-sized enterprises to large companies. Google recently released Google Music Beta. It is a service which allows you store your music on the internet and provides instant access without having to sync between devices. It was also speculated that Google may be resurrecting their cloud storage project, GDrive.AmazonAmazon claims itself Earth's biggest selection. I thought it may also be one of the best cloud computing companies on this planet. Cloud computing, cloud storage space, cloud data bank, content delivery, payment, monitoring are examples of their services leading in the market. You need to look at Amazon.com's AWS if you are seeking an outstanding cloud service provider with competitive price.AppleApple's answer to cloud computing market is to deliver iCloud service to their customers. Using iCloud, people can sync a variety of contents such as pictures, music, movies, documents etc. to cloud, and open or play it from any Mac, PC, iPhone & iPad. Having millions of existing loyal customers, iCloud will probably be a huge success. It was reported that Apple tried to acquire popular cloud storage company Dropbox for $800 millions, but their offer was declined.MicrosoftSome people believed cloud computing is the threat to Microsoft. Realizing the changing trend, the OS giant is attempting to gain ground among the lead cloud computing companies with Windows Azure. Windows Azure is now really popular among their loyal Windows users.Salesforce.comSalesforce.com provides customer relationship management (CRM) products to enterprise consumers. It is one of the most successful cloud providers offering PaaS.DropboxDropbox, Inc. provides cloud storage to end users. It offers a variety of user clients across diverse mobile and computer OS. Using Dropbox clients, users can easily store and distribute files to others through the internet. Users may also stream audio and video from their Dropbox accounts to mobile Dropbox clients like Android, iPhone and iPad. Free customers can enjoy 2GB of free storage. They can get up to 8 Gigabytes of free online storage by referring other people to Dropbox. Paid account starts from $9.99/month for 50 GB. Dropbox also has 100 Gigabyte plan and large quota subscription.SugarSyncSugarSync is an online storage company which offers software application to synchronize documents, graphics as well as other media among multiple computing devices (both Mac & Windows), and even automatically back them up online. SugarSync provides 5 Gigabytes of free online storage to every customer.Box.netBox.net is a content management and online storage company. Box.net now provides 5 GB to free user, whilst the competitor Dropbox offers only 2 Gigabytes. Nevertheless, Dropbox's users can get as much as 8 Gigabytes free of charge should they recommend their friends to sign up Dropbox. 500 GB of online storage costs $15/month in Box.net whilst Dropbox will cost you $9.99 for 50 Gigabytes. That is a huge difference. Yet, Dropbox has larger variety of client software - Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone, Blackberry etc.

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