Today, Melissa explores other customs, like the "Boomers" who pull Santa's sled in Australia, how a video game about animals has given a place for practicing Muslims to find community in a pandemic, and what a confused Rooster has to do with Christmas in the Philippines.
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Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a science-based dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". She has a dog training channel on YouTube with free classes and lessons for anyone who is interested in positive reinforcement dog training. More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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I got today's information
https://worldstrides.com/blog/2015/12/december-holidays-around-the-world/
https://onekindplanet.org/christmas-animals-around-world/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misa_de_Gallo
https://tinyurl.com/dailymailboomer
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28094561
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23286976
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar
https://tinyurl.com/nationalnewsquraninsects
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/05/15/ramadan-animal-crossing/
https://slate.com/technology/2020/05/what-even-is-animal-crossing.html
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Your host, Melissa McCue-McGrath is an author, dog trainer, and behavior consultant in Southern Maine. She'll talk about dogs all day if you let her. You've been warned :)