https://jamiedolan.com/2009/10/23/dogs-learning-self-control/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/IMG_9960.JPG Dogs Learning Self-Control — Three Shih Tzus Stay Calm When a Chicken Walks In One thing I’m proud of with our dogs is how calm they can stay when something exciting walks right into the room — in this case, a live chicken. These three Shih Tzus are between two and six years old, and all of them came to us with a history of being very reactive. Teaching... https://jamiedolan.com/flashvideos/20091012224156.mp4 163 2009-10-23T22:13:47+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2009/11/11/wiring-a-light-fixture/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wiring-connections-closeup.jpg How to Wire a Ceiling Light Fixture — A DIY Safety Video ⚠ Safety note: I am not a licensed electrician. This post shares my own DIY experience for general information only. Home electrical work is hazardous and is governed by local code. Always shut off power at the breaker and confirm it is off before touching any wires, follow the codes that apply where you live,... https://jamiedolan.com/flashvideos/wire_up_a_ceiling_light_fixture.mp4 417 2009-11-11T19:57:45+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2009/11/15/wire-electrical-junction-box/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/IMG_8890.jpg How to Wire an Electrical Junction Box — A DIY Guide with Safety Tips A step-by-step DIY guide to wiring a junction box safely, with a video showing how to connect EMT conduit to Romex, plus when to use a junction box and the code basics to keep it accessible. https://jamiedolan.com/flashvideos/junction-box-wire.mp4 767 2009-11-15T20:28:42+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2009/11/19/video-review-of-the-new-htc-hero-combo-pda-and-mobile-phone-on-the-sprint-network/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/IMG_9013.jpg Video review of the New – HTC Hero combo PDA and Mobile Phone on the Sprint Network Update (October 2026) Sprint merged with T-Mobile in 2020, and its old 3G network was shut down in 2022, so this phone wouldn’t even get a signal today. Review by Jamie Dolan: “Jamie with Akiva & Vasco” Click here to conact Jamie HTC Hero Review:   The cellular phone market is booming.  They are not... https://jamiedolan.com/flashvideos/htcherovideo.mp4 237 2009-11-19T22:42:21+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2009/11/21/planing-oak-boards/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/thumb_370.jpg Planing Oak Boards for Cabinet Building — A Video from the Workshop A quick look from the workshop: running rough oak boards through the planer to prep the lumber for a cabinet project. I always like watching those first passes peel off the rough surface and bring out the clean, straight-grained wood underneath. Oak is hard and heavy to work with, but it planes nicely and makes... https://jamiedolan.com/flashvideos/planer.mp4 614 2009-11-22T02:19:35+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2009/12/19/back-up-your-data-all-of-it/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Screenshot-2026-06-05-192409.jpg Back-up your data – ALL OF IT! If the article I wrote yesterday wasn’t enough to convince you to back up your data, maybe this will be. I can’t say it enough: back up your data: all of it. Photos, documents, music, the things you’d be heartbroken to lose. Hard drives fail, laptops get dropped, and the only thing standing between you... https://jamiedolan.com/flashvideos/MOV004.mp4 115 2009-12-19T20:42:04+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2010/04/21/electrical-example-videos/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/thumb_1288.jpg Electrical Example Videos — Junction Boxes and Recessed Lighting Basics ⚠ Safety note: I am not a licensed electrician. This post shares my own DIY experience for general information only. Home electrical work is hazardous and is governed by local code. Always shut off power at the breaker and confirm it is off before touching any wires, follow the codes that apply where you live,... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/MOV007.mp4 120 2010-04-22T02:39:45+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2010/10/10/happy-birthday-andy-dolan/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/maxresdefault.jpg Happy Birthday Andy Dolan! Happy Birthday to Andy Dolan! I put together this little video to celebrate — just press play below to watch. Wishing you a wonderful birthday and a fantastic year ahead, Andy. We hope your day is filled with everything you enjoy and surrounded by all the people you love. (Having trouble with the video above?... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/andy.mp4 38 2010-10-10T14:53:47+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2010/12/24/luminaries-in-neenah-wi-christmas-eve-2010-12-24-2010-900p-m/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Fullscreen-capture-12242010-104504-PM.jpg Christmas Eve Luminaries in Neenah, WI — December 24, 2010 Every Christmas Eve the neighborhood here in Neenah lines the streets with luminaries — candles glowing inside paper bags — and it looks great. I took this video on Christmas Eve 2010, around 9:00 p.m., to catch the rows of soft, flickering lights running up and down the streets. It’s one of my favorite holiday... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Luminaries-in-Neenah-WI-12-24-2010.mp4 618 2010-12-25T04:49:07+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2023/03/26/snakes-scorpions-owls-birds-and-more-our-visit-to-mtoxins-venom-lab-llc-oshkosh-wi/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230326_133241-scaled.jpg Snakes, Scorpions, Owls, Birds & More: Our Visit to MToxins Venom Lab in Oshkosh, WI (1) The short version: MToxins Venom Lab was a small Oshkosh, Wisconsin facility — one of only nine of its kind in the world — that kept around 580 venomous animals and milked their venom for medicine and research. This post shares our first-hand visit, with 20 photos and four videos (including a live venom extraction),... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230326_144030.mp4 32 2023-03-27T01:08:52+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230326_133241-scaled.jpg Snakes, Scorpions, Owls, Birds & More: Our Visit to MToxins Venom Lab in Oshkosh, WI (2) The short version: MToxins Venom Lab was a small Oshkosh, Wisconsin facility — one of only nine of its kind in the world — that kept around 580 venomous animals and milked their venom for medicine and research. This post shares our first-hand visit, with 20 photos and four videos (including a live venom extraction),... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230326_144327.mp4 28 2023-03-27T01:08:52+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230326_133241-scaled.jpg Snakes, Scorpions, Owls, Birds & More: Our Visit to MToxins Venom Lab in Oshkosh, WI (3) The short version: MToxins Venom Lab was a small Oshkosh, Wisconsin facility — one of only nine of its kind in the world — that kept around 580 venomous animals and milked their venom for medicine and research. This post shares our first-hand visit, with 20 photos and four videos (including a live venom extraction),... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230326_155139.mp4 25 2023-03-27T01:08:52+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230326_133241-scaled.jpg Snakes, Scorpions, Owls, Birds & More: Our Visit to MToxins Venom Lab in Oshkosh, WI (4) The short version: MToxins Venom Lab was a small Oshkosh, Wisconsin facility — one of only nine of its kind in the world — that kept around 580 venomous animals and milked their venom for medicine and research. This post shares our first-hand visit, with 20 photos and four videos (including a live venom extraction),... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230326_155828.mp4 16 2023-03-27T01:08:52+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2023/05/21/akc-shih-tzu-dog-show-oshkosh-wi-5-20-2023/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230520_135603.jpg AKC Shih Tzu Dog Show – Oshkosh, WI 5/20/2023 We spent the day at the AKC dog show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on May 20th, 2023 — running from about 10:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon, with a club raffle and prizes throughout the day. If you’ve only ever seen a dog show on TV, going in person is a real treat.... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230520_135348.mp4 62 2023-05-21T13:48:13+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2023/12/21/christmas-train-2023/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1000024170-scaled.jpg The Christmas Tree and the Train — A Family Tradition at My Parents’ House No Christmas at my parents’ house would be complete without the tree and the train. Every year a big fresh tree goes up, and every year it disappears under what has to be decades’ worth of ornaments — glass figures, lights in every color, tinsel, and keepsakes that have been hung on these branches longer... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231221_203938.mp4 22 2023-12-22T03:07:10+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2026/06/07/akiva-and-his-duck-toy-in-2007/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/akiva_duck_featured_1280x960.jpg Akiva and his duck toy in 2007 Akiva must have been around four years old when I took this video back in 2007. That little duck was his absolute favorite. He had a whole basket of toys to choose from, but he always came back to the duck. He would toss it up in the air, give it a good shake, and... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Akiva-and-the-duck-1.mp4 112 2026-06-08T02:46:06+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2026/06/07/vasco-and-henreitta-2007/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Vasco_and_the_chicken_featured.jpg Vasco and Henrietta – 2007 (1) Click play to watch the video — or tap the play button in the bottom-left corner. Click play to watch the video — or tap the play button in the bottom-left corner. Vasco was around three years old here, back in 2007. This rubber chicken, who we named Henrietta, was one of his favorite toys.... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Vasco-and-the-chicken.mp4 100 2026-06-08T03:04:28+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Vasco_and_the_chicken_featured.jpg Vasco and Henrietta – 2007 (2) Click play to watch the video — or tap the play button in the bottom-left corner. Click play to watch the video — or tap the play button in the bottom-left corner. Vasco was around three years old here, back in 2007. This rubber chicken, who we named Henrietta, was one of his favorite toys.... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Vasco-and-the-chicken-short.mp4 28 2026-06-08T03:04:28+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2026/06/14/singing-squirrels-in-neenah/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/singing-squirrel-featured.jpg Singing Squirrels in Neenah We get plenty of squirrels at the feeder, but this one really committed to the job. I walked out this morning and found him stretched flat across the top of the peanut cage, helping himself, completely unbothered by me standing a few feet away with my phone. He did not even pause. So naturally, I... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Make_the_squirrel_dance_and_si.mp4 10 2026-06-14T19:34:02+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2010/03/05/raw-dog-food-recipes/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/akiva_and_vasco_dogs_eating_raw_natural_diet.JPG Raw Dog Food Recipes: How I Feed My Dogs a Balanced BARF Diet A quick note before you read: I first wrote this back in 2010, and I’ve fed my dogs a raw diet for many years. I’m updating it now, in 2026, with a more balanced view than I had back then — what has genuinely worked for my dogs, what I’ve changed my mind about, and... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/akiva-eating-raw-meat.mp4 9 2010-03-05T23:54:28+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2012/10/05/akiva-with-his-new-toy-video/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/image-331-small-400x265-1.jpg Akiva with his new toy (video) Akiva and his new toy. We handed it to him expecting the usual chewing and tossing, and instead he did the most Akiva thing possible: he tucked it right under his chin and settled in. “Oh, Akiva, you got your new toy, and you’re using it as a chin rest!” It is one of those... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/akiva-new-toy-2012.mp4 15 2012-10-06T04:59:56+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2009/11/24/10-tips-keep-dog-safe-thanksgiving-holiday/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/IMG_8964.CR2.jpg Top 10 tips for keeping your dog safe this Thanksgiving Holiday 2009-11-23 7:54:56 There are only 39 short days left until this year is over, the days seem to pass by more quickly each year.  With Thanksgiving only a few days away, we’re officially starting the holiday season, which will continue past the New Year into January.  The holidays are going to be even busier than... https://jamiedolan.com/flashvideos/How%20to%20keep%20your%20dog%20safe%20this%20thanksgiving%20holiday.mp4 159 2009-11-24T20:35:43+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2010/12/31/roasting-cofee-on-the-behmor-1600/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hqdefault.jpg Roasting Coffee on the Behmor 1600 — A Full Video Walkthrough Behmor coffee roaster from Sweet Marias Coffee.  The coffee I am roasting in this video is also from SweetMarias Coffee. This video shows the process of roasting green coffee beans in the Behmor 1600 cofee roaster (drum style).  this video shows the process including the cooling stage.  The video is narrated and explains the stages... https://jamiedolan.com/video/Coffee%20Roasting%20Behmor%201600%2012-29-2010_12-29-2010.mp4 2252 2010-12-31T17:22:16+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2011/01/01/plants-growing-under-indoor-lights/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image-51.jpg Plants Growing Under Indoor Lights — My Basement Setup for Bonsai and Succulents My plants growing under florescent light fixtures I have setup in the basement.  Hoya, Pothos, Philodendron, Desert Rose, Jade, Euphorbia milii, Various Cactus, and Rosemary,  among others.  This indoor growing light setup has turned out to be very effective and the plants look great.  I water almost all of these plants every other day.  They... https://jamiedolan.com/video/2011/Plants%20Growing%20under%20Lights%20in%20Basement%201-1-2011.mp4 250 2011-01-02T03:14:58+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2011/01/02/shih-tzu-dogs-eating-their-raw-chicken-dinner/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/thumb_1813.jpg Our Shih Tzus Eating Their Raw Chicken Dinner Mealtime at our house. The dogs are big fans of their raw diet, and this video catches the boys digging into raw chicken dinner. They take it seriously — a lot of crunching and not much looking up until the bowls are empty. Raw feeding has worked well for them. https://jamiedolan.com/video/2011/Dogs%20eating%20raw%20dinner%201-1-11.mp4 75 2011-01-02T22:25:42+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2011/01/02/coffee-roasting-sweet-marias-new-classic-espresso-blend/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Coffee-Stash.jpg Home Coffee Roasting on a Behmor, and a 2008 Coffee Show in Minneapolis Here is a home coffee roast from back in the day: Sweet Maria’s New Classic Espresso Blend. The video below shows the whole roast from start to finish, and this batch came out really well. I always let the beans rest a few days before brewing, since that resting time lets the flavor settle, which... https://jamiedolan.com/video/2011/Coffee%20Roasting%20-%20New%20Classic%20Espresso%20Blend%201-2-2011_1-2-2011.mp4 2244 2011-01-02T23:43:59+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2011/01/06/cleaning-the-behmor-1600-coffee-roaster/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image-91-small.jpg How to Clean the Behmor 1600 Coffee Roaster: A Quick Maintenance Guide 1-6-2011 The Behmor 1600 Coffee roaster needs to be cleaned about ever 5 times that you roast. More frequently if your making very dark roasts. When cleaning the unit, you will wipe down the inside parts of the machine with a rag that has Simple Green on it. Then you will do a Dry Burn... https://jamiedolan.com/video/2011/Cleaning%20and%20Dry%20Burn%20on%20The%20Behmor%201600.mp4 1528 2011-01-07T00:49:34+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2011/01/06/vasco-and-hera-sitting-together/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vasco_hera_thumb.jpg Vasco and Hera Sharing a Chair My dogs Vasco and Hera sitting together in the chair. Hera was a little snippy when Vasco first jumped up next to her, but she settled down fast, and the two of them sat there together for a good while. Nice to see them get along. (That’s Akiva you’ll spot toward the end of the... https://jamiedolan.com/video/2011/Vasco%20and%20Hera%20in%20Chair.mp4 13 2011-01-07T00:57:57+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2018/04/24/akiva-over-the-years-various-photos/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/17434822_10154838857090617_8003654876746200058_o.jpg Akiva over the years – various photos Akiva has been with me for a long time, and going through the photos from over the years always brings up a lot of good memories. He’s been there for everything — the apartment years, the early blog days, countless walks and car rides and naps on the couch. That photo of young me hugging... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FB_VID_5397971703745766660.mp4 70 2018-04-24T16:04:05+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2022/11/11/karen-and-bogey-late-fall-2022/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-1.jpg Karen and Bogey – Late fall 2022 Just a few favorite photos of Karen and Bogey from late fall of 2022. Bogey is our scruffy little Shih Tzu, and he has never met a camera he didn’t like. Here he is getting some love from Karen, then posing like a champ in a big pile of bright yellow maple leaves, and finally... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AQM3Wl6blD3mXpYjRv4ayKDZRqWSzul3VOdKbWJc95x8r-UO6G0vNCU5UOYKPGZiWirlHtBVi5sFsjGbic-XR4FW.mp4 38 2022-11-11T19:38:04+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2026/07/08/fourth-of-july-fireworks-over-the-neenah-harbor/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/neenah-fireworks-2026-05-scaled.jpg Fourth of July Fireworks Over the Neenah Harbor (1) The Fourth of July has looked about the same for me for as long as I can remember. Once it gets dark, you make your way down toward the water in Neenah, find a patch of grass, and wait for the first shell to go up over the harbor. I have been watching these fireworks... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/neenah-fireworks-2026-park-1.mp4 121 2026-07-08T12:31:01+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/neenah-fireworks-2026-05-scaled.jpg Fourth of July Fireworks Over the Neenah Harbor (2) The Fourth of July has looked about the same for me for as long as I can remember. Once it gets dark, you make your way down toward the water in Neenah, find a patch of grass, and wait for the first shell to go up over the harbor. I have been watching these fireworks... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/neenah-fireworks-2026-park-2.mp4 82 2026-07-08T12:31:01+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/neenah-fireworks-2026-05-scaled.jpg Fourth of July Fireworks Over the Neenah Harbor (3) The Fourth of July has looked about the same for me for as long as I can remember. Once it gets dark, you make your way down toward the water in Neenah, find a patch of grass, and wait for the first shell to go up over the harbor. I have been watching these fireworks... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/neenah-fireworks-2026-backyard.mp4 7 2026-07-08T12:31:01+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2026/07/26/night-air-show-and-fireworks-at-eaa-airventure/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260725_221621-2-scaled.jpg The Night Air Show and Fireworks at EAA AirVenture Some things you just have to go see in person, even if you are watching from a distance. Saturday night I went down to Oshkosh for the closing night of EAA AirVenture. If you are not from the Fox Valley, AirVenture is the big one. Every July the Experimental Aircraft Association takes over Wittman Regional... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/eaa-airventure-fireworks-2026.mp4 130 2026-07-26T22:46:09+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2026/07/29/riverside-park-tornado-damage-neenah/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260727_180122-scaled.jpg Riverside Park, Two Days After the Tornado (1) This is the last of the four. That Monday evening I made a loop of the lakefront parks, my own yard first, then Fresh Air Park and Kimberly Point, and I finished at Riverside. Of all of them, Riverside is the one that stopped me. Riverside is the old one. The city bought the land,... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260727_175707-web.mp4 47 2026-07-30T02:13:13+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260727_180122-scaled.jpg Riverside Park, Two Days After the Tornado (2) This is the last of the four. That Monday evening I made a loop of the lakefront parks, my own yard first, then Fresh Air Park and Kimberly Point, and I finished at Riverside. Of all of them, Riverside is the one that stopped me. Riverside is the old one. The city bought the land,... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260727_180030-web.mp4 47 2026-07-30T02:13:13+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2026/07/29/kimberly-point-lighthouse-tornado-neenah/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260727_181022-scaled.jpg The Kimberly Point Lighthouse Survived the Tornado After Fresh Air Park, with the evening light getting long, I drove up to Kimberly Point. Of all the places the tornado had come near that day, this was the one I most wanted to see with my own eyes. If you have spent any time in Neenah, you know Kimberly Point. It sits right... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260727_180954-web.mp4 92 2026-07-30T01:57:57+00:00 yes https://jamiedolan.com/2026/07/29/fresh-air-park-tornado-damage-neenah/ https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260727_174037-scaled.jpg Tornado Damage at Fresh Air Park in Neenah A couple hours after the tornado went through and things had settled down, I drove over to Fresh Air Park to see how the lake looked. I have been going to that park my whole life. If you are not from Neenah, Fresh Air Park sits on the west shore of Lake Winnebago, over on... https://jamiedolan.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260727_173752-web.mp4 53 2026-07-30T01:44:03+00:00 yes