{"id":1515,"date":"2009-12-04T19:01:39","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T23:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barbadosbouviers.net\/wordpress\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2009-12-04T19:09:14","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T23:09:14","slug":"independence-makes-way-for-xmas-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbadosbouviers.net\/wordpress\/independence-makes-way-for-xmas-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence makes way for Xmas season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barbados celebrates Independence every year on November 30th.<\/p>\n<p>We have always had close ties to the UK and sometimes over here, Barbados is  referred to as &#8220;Little England&#8221;.  We received our full independence from being a British colony in 1966 and we were first inhabited by the British in 1627. <\/p>\n<p>Now the Independence flags are down along with the blue and yellow trimmings and the focus is on Xmas.  <\/p>\n<p>Instead of snow, some Barbados gardens have beautiful red and yellow poinsettia, and &#8220;snow on the mountain&#8221; plants start to bloom along with the cassia shrub know as the &#8220;candle&#8221; plant.<\/p>\n<p>I came across this video and really liked it as it shows dogs getting into the spirit of Xmas as well.  Also an excellent training job.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AUtPKbMwnRo&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/AUtPKbMwnRo&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>And the dogs share in the duties and work together so well. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s early December but as time flies so quickly, Xmas Day will soon be here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbados celebrates Independence every year on November 30th. We have always had close ties to the UK and sometimes over here, Barbados is referred to as &#8220;Little England&#8221;. 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