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Show Pleasant Grove Review New Utah - ThursJav. October 17, 2002 - Paire 4 Teaching old and new dogs: trainer loves giving praise By Harlow Clark Lindon's Don Willett has been breeding dogs and training dogs for nearly 30 years. He's also raised a family in that time and sees a lot of connections between training dogs and training children. One of the things he's learned is that immediate correction is very important. impor-tant. "If you can't make the correction immediately it's better not to make it," Wil-let Wil-let said. Praise for proper decisions deci-sions is also important, as is- choice. "You've got to give the dog a choice and act on the choice for a correction to be effective," he said. "In other words, let the dog start for the cat then give the correction." Consequences are important for both dogs and kids as well, says Willett. Wil-lett. But praise is also . essential. You can reward a dog with treats, Willett says, ' but they shouldn't be a substitute for praise. The dog should work for praise and get lots of it. And if you're training and the dogs breaks a command, com-mand, give the correction immediately, then another command so the dog can keep it and earn your City plans Pumpkin Fest Oct. 30 Pleasant Grove Recreation Recre-ation Dept. will sponsor a "Great Pumpkin Fest" on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Community Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $2 per person and those under 3 are free. There will be a dinner and bring a pumpkin to enter in the Great Pumpkin Contest and Fashion Show. Activities will include pumpkin carving, a costume cos-tume contest, guessing games, pumpkin toss, pumpkin seed spitting contest, con-test, orange maze, and . much more. They promise fun for the entire family. Tickets can be purchased at the Community Center by Oct. 25 and you name will be entered in a drawing held during the fashion show. Legacy Elem. hosting Value Pumpkin Walk Legacy Elementary School in American Fork will host the 5th Annual Value Pumpkin Walk on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23 and 24. One thousand thou-sand pumpkins, in 34 classroom displays, will be decorated to represent healthy life choices and values. Each child in the study body will have the opportunity to decorate a pumpkin. The displays will be open to the public from 2 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 23 and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 24. Flood lamps will illuminate illumi-nate the displavs after dusk. The pumpkin walk will be a safe place for children to enjoy Halloween and learn about good choices. Everyone is invited and admission is free. Ages 9 to 14. Call Ultimate Sports for more information. 796-1130 praise. Kids also need immediate immedi-ate correction, but can't be expected to work for praise alone all the time. Willett has five lawnmowers and has his grandkids mow in tandem (the property is about an acre), and whoever whoev-er comes over to mow "splits 20 bucks." "All dogs need to be trained," Willett says, because dogs don't have a conscience and will do things people don't like if they aren't trained. "A dog doesn't perceive chewing up the garden hose I leave out here as bad. It's just something to do. We think it's bad because we have to buy a new hose. But it's my fault for leaving it out." In his training Willett uses a choke chain and short and long leashes. He says some trainers don't like choke chains, but the chain is not meant to choke, only to provide some gentle unpleasant pressure pres-sure on the neck, and only long enough that the dog associates "the sound of the chain and the snap of the chain" with something unpleasant. But a choke chain should never be used to tie a dog up. "Never leave a dog i i. i - s ) , ..Jt. 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But luckily, lucki-ly, cataracts are also one of the most curable causes of vision loss. Cataracts are the clouding of the eye's lens, like a vindow that is "fogged" with steam. They are not a growth or a film. When the lens becomes cloudy, light rays cannot pass through it easily and vision becomes blurry. Cataracts form slowly and cause no pain. Some stay small and don't affect vision very much, but if they do become large, thick or affect your vision, they can be removed by surgery. "Cataracts are one of the leading lead-ing causes of blindness around the world; however in most cases, vision loss from cataracts is reversible, said Matthew R. Parsons. M.D. ophthalmologist at Excel Eye Center of Provo. There are no drugs or exercises to make a cataract disappear, and contrary to popular myth, cataracts are not removed using lasers. Cataract surgery is most often done as an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia. 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Fixed rate mortgages bring safety against interest rate fluctuation. fluc-tuation. If you're cash poor, or intend to move from your home within 5 years, an Adjustable Rate Mortgage might be for you. This type of loan has a fixed interest rate at the beginning of the loan, and adjusts up or down after that But it's a gamble. The interest rate on an ARM is tied to an economic index such as Treasury securities. So at the end of the fixed term of the ARM, usually one. three, or five-years, the interest rate will adjust. If rates have risen substantially during the fixed period of the ARM, the rate could jump substantially. sub-stantially. You could end up paving pav-ing much more in interest compared com-pared to a fixed rate mortage over the life of the loan. When shopping for a loan, consider con-sider your situation carefully. If you are in the home of your dreams, and never intend to leave, look for a fixed rare loan. If you expect to occupy the home for a relatively short time 'five or less years or need a smaller payment pay-ment in the short run, an ARM could be the answer. To fix or not to fix.. ..Life's a gamble. Jessica Ehgn fall is for gardening The fall planting season is upon us. September Highlights. . . If you want a lush, green healthy lawn, now is the time to achieve it! Apply Master Nursery Fall and Winter Feed for great results. Plants that provide color and interest this month include mums, asters, anemone, ornamental grasses, ornamental peppers, ornamental cabbage and pansies. Spring blooming bulbs are just arriving. Hurry in for the best selection. Now is the time to plant for a blaze of glorious color in the spring. Choose from the traditional favorites including tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, or something a little more unusual such as allium of scilla. Use Master Nursery Bulb Food for huge blooms and try Master Nursery Bone and Blood Meal to add more nutrients and protect your bulbs from hungry critters. Plant your bulbs in clusters and layer with your pansies on top and enjoy next spring. Don't forget our feathered friends. Add a bird feeder near a window and keep them visiting all winter September is an ideal time to plant trees, shrubs, evergreens, perennials, sod and grass seed. Fresh shipments of the finest plants are arriving w-eeklv. Plants that get established in the ground this winter will be ready to give you nice new growth next year. Don't Forget the RootMaster Root Stimulator when planting anything all year long. If needed, repot plants before bringing inside for the winter. Use Master Nursery Potting Soil to provide nutrients and get the best results. Check for insects and spray if necessary. Remember spring will be here again before you know it and if you prepare now you will be able to sit back and enjoy. 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And rest assured that they not only see your sadness, sad-ness, but have suffered right along with you. If you doubt this is true- ask them. The danger of prolonged sadness sad-ness or grief is that it can eat away at the most meaningful relationships in our lives. It's disabling. It can cost you your vibrant self. It removes the sparkle form your eye and the smile on your face. It's almost like another personality evolves. Without a doubt, people close to you remember the old you before the loss, and they want you back. The most effective way to resolve sadness over loss of hearing is by making a positive change. This includes everything from getting hearing aids to using special devices designed to make hearing hear-ing (and therefore life) easier. 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