Elvis In Las Vegas - Location Spotting Around Town
You looking for Elvis? You've come to the right place. The main association Las Vegas has for most people is the 1970s jumpsuited King in concert, but he had ties with the city long before he donned a sequinned cape.
Todays Las Vegas remembers Elvis with its many impersonators who can carry out a wedding or renewal of vows ceremony for you at many of the citys wedding chapels. Or why not check out Big Elvis an impersonator with a free lounge show at the Barbary Coast Hotel.
But if you want a little more real Elvis history, take a look at some of the locations below:
* The Aladdin Hotel. Elvis and Priscilla tied the knot here in May 1967. A new Aladdin now takes its place, but you can still have an Elvis wedding of your own in a suite (just as Elvis did), or in the hotels chapel.
* The Flamingo Hotel. In Viva Las Vegas, Elvis was a poolboy here. It hasnt changed much since.
* The Little Church of the West. A Las Vegas landmark for over 50 years, this is the chapel where in the 1963 film Viva Las Vegas, Elvis and Ann-Margret married in their very own happy ending.
* The Hartland Mansion. Once home to Elvis, and the venue for weddings and celebrity parties ever since. It can be toured by groups of 50 or more just call direct to arrange this with the current owner.
* The Las Vegas Hilton is where Elvis used to perform during his Las Vegas heyday there were 837 consecutive sold-out performances between 1969 and 1977.
* The Golden Steer Steak House was one of his favourite haunts during his Vegas heyday, and was a hangout for the Rat Pack and John Wayne during their visits to the city.
* The Imperial Palace Auto Collection has one of Elvis's old cars - a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe.
* Cirque du Soleil are planning a new show based on Elvis and his music, due to open in a new Las Vegas casino in 2008.
Find out more about what Las Vegas has to offer at http://www.las-vegas-weddings.co.uk
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Training Your Dog Not To Chase People, Bicycles, Joggers, Etc.
Dogs by nature are predatory animals, and all predatory animals share the motivation to chase fleeing objects. While this may be a natural instinct, it is not appropriate when those fleeing objects are joggers, bicyclists or the mailman.
Training the dog not to chase people and bicycles is an important thing to do, and it is best to start that training as early as possible. Starting when the dog is still small and non-threatening is important, particularly with breeds that grow very large, or with breeds that have a reputation for being very aggressive. Many people respond to being chased by a dog, especially a large dog, with understandable fear, and it is best for yourself and your dog that he be trained not to chase before he reaches a threatening size.
Some dogs are easier to train away from chasing than others. Breeds that have been used for hunting or herding often retain much more of their chasing instincts than other types of dogs, for instance.
No matter what breed of dog you are working with, however, it is important to not allow him off the leash until his chasing behavior has been curbed. Allowing an untrained dog off the leash is dangerous, irresponsible and illegal.
Before you expose your dog to a situation where he will want to chase someone or something, be sure to train him in a safe, controlled area like a fenced in yard. It is important for the dog to be able to focus and concentrate on you, and for him to understand what behavior you want. The dog must be given the opportunity to repeatedly perform the behavior you want while in this controlled setting.
The training session should be started indoors in the dogs home. The dog should be put on a leash and the owner and the dog should stand at one end of a hallway or a room. The owner then waves a tennis ball in front of the dog but does not allow him to touch it. After that, the tennis ball is rolled to the other end of the hallway or the room, and the command Off is used to tell the dog not to chase the ball. If the dog starts out after the ball, use the command Off once again and give a firm tug on the leash.
When doing this type of training, it is vital that the dog not be allowed to touch the ball. If he actually reaches the ball, he may think that Off means to get the ball. This exercise should be repeated several times, until the dog has learned the meaning of the Off command. When the dog responds correctly by not chasing the ball, he should be rewarded with a special treat.
After the dog seems to understand his new game, move to another room and try the same thing. Repeat the exercise in several rooms of the house, in the garage, etc. After the dog has seemingly mastered the game and learned the meaning of the Off command, you can work with him without the leash, but still only in a safe area like your own home or a fenced in yard. It may take some time for the dog to fully master control of his chasing instinct, and it is important not to rush the process, or to leave the dog off leash until you are sure he is fully trained.
To test the training in the real world, enlist the assistance of a friend to pose as a jogger. It is important that the dog does not see and recognize this person; he has to assume that it is a stranger in order for the test to be valid. Stand with the dog on his leash and have your friend jog by a couple of times while you do the Off exercise. If the dog does as he is asked, be sure to provide lots of praise and treats. If he starts after the jogger, give a firm reminder by tugging on the leash.
Burt Cotton
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