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Find the Right Golf Bag – Play Better Golf!

In the past decade manufacturers have made considerable improvements in how golf bags are produced including the materials used and subsequent durability of those bags has increased substantially. The colours, styles and variations now available from golf retailers is truly mind-blowing – with many golf retailers now offering free personalisation on specific brands – players now have the opportunity to coordinate their entire golfing outfit from clothing to equipment.

Sunday Lite Carry Bag

Golf bags come in different guises from the Sunday Lite Carry Bag which is designed to hold a reduced number of golf clubs and equipment – ideal for a quick nine holes after work, these bags are constructed from lightweight materials and are not suitable for carrying a complete set of clubs.

Golf Stand Bag

The stand bag has perhaps witnessed the greatest degree of evolution in the past decade with manygolfers now choosing to carry a full set of clubs – thanks to new lightweight nylon based materials anddual padded straps to distribute the weight evenly across the back and shoulders. Most stand bags now feature lightweight, retractable legs which are spring loaded and extend automatically when the bag is placed down. This process allows straightforward access to your golf clubs at a comfortable angle which is natural for the body.

Golf Trolley Bags

The trolley or cart bag is typically larger than a carry or stand bag and is designed to carry a complete set of golf clubs – most trolley bags include 14 ‘graphite-friendly’ dividers to provide excellent protection in transit. Typically the largest of all golf bags – excluding the Tour bag – the trolley bag is designed for use with a push, pull or electric golf trolley. The trolley bag will also feature an array of pockets which can be accessed without removing the bag from the trolley. Like the stand bag – some trolley bags can be customised with a logo, text or both in your choice of colours – this provides the ultimate gift for any golf enthusiast and would make the perfect addition to a corporate golf day.

Golf Bags - Features

There are a number of features to look out for when purchasing a golf bag – these include amongst others:

- Divided Club Compartments to help arrange and organise your set of golf clubs – modern trolley bags feature graphite friendly dividers to protect delicate graphite shafts.
- External putter holder for convenient access.
- External umbrella holder for quick access in the event of a sudden downpour.
- Velcro glove holder
- Detachable zippered rain hood
- Insulated cooler pocket to maintain the temperature of hot/cold drinks.
- Multiple accessory pockets (front facing) with curved pocket openings for easier access.
- Hidden valuables pocket for the safekeeping of keys, wallet and money.

Golf Travel Covers

Golf Travel Covers are designed to protect your golf clubs and bag from the perils of long distance travel – many airlines recommend golfers protect their equipment with such covers. Brands such as Forgan of St. Andrews produce deluxe travel covers featuring inline wheels to provide a convenient means of transporting the golf bag from the airport to your car. This model also features extra thick padding to provide additional security during baggage handling.

The perfect addition to any golf trip is the holdall or duffle bag. These bags offer substantial storage space for golf accessories including golf shoes, clothing, gloves and golf balls. The Palm Springs Boston Bag for example provides a separate compartment with enough room to protect wet clothes or shoes from spoiling the remaining contents. This particular bag can also be customised to match your entire outfit and provides a convenient way for spotting your luggage on conveyer belt at your destination.

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Japanese Chin

Description

Appearance

Japanese Chin have a distinctive face.

Japanese Chins tend to pant a lot.

Japanese Chin stand about 20 to 27 cm (8 to 11 in) in height at the withers and weight can vary from a low of 4 lbs to a high of 20 lbs, with an average of 7 to 9 pounds being the most common. The American Kennel Club and the Fdration Cynologique Internationale give no weight requirement for the Chin.

Temperament

This breed is considered one of the most cat-like of the dog breeds in attitude: it is alert, intelligent, and independent, and it uses its paws to wash and wipe its face. Other cat-like traits include their preference for resting on high surfaces such as the backs of sofas and chairs, their ability to walk across a coffee table without disturbing an item, and some of the surprising places their owners often find them in. They rank 62nd in Stanley Coren's The Intelligence of Dogs, being of fair working/obedience intelligence. A companion dog, it is loving and loyal to its owner and typically happy to see other people, though a few are distrustful of strangers. Chin prefer familiar surroundings, but do quite well in new situations and are often used as therapy dogs because of this trait and their love of people. Very early socialization of Chin puppies leads to a more emotionally well-balanced Chin that is more accepting of different situations and people.

The Chin will bark for the purpose of alerting the household to the arrival of a visitor or something out of the ordinary, but are otherwise very quiet.

Chin were bred for the purpose of loving and entertaining their people. While typically a calm little dog, they are well known for performing many enjoyable antics such as the hin Spin, in which they turn in rapid circles; dancing on their hind legs while pawing their front feet, clasped together, in the air; and, some even ing, a noise that can range from a low trill to a higher, almost operatic quality noise, and which sounds much like oooo.

Health

A red and white Japanese Chin

This breed's flattened face contributes to a few Chin suffering from breathing and heart problems, as is common with brachycephalic breeds. Because they are a brachycephalic breed, temperature extremes (particularly heat) should be avoided. Luxating patellas (knees) and heart murmurs are other genetically predisposed conditions. The oversized eyes are easily scratched and corneal scratches or more serious ulcerations can result. Mild scratches benefit from topical canine antibacterial ointment specifically for eye application; more serious injury or ulcerations require urgent medical care. The Chin, as with most small breed dogs, can also have a risk of hypoglycemia when under the age of 6 months; this concern can continue in Chin that mature at 4 to 5 pounds or less. Some Chin do have seasonal allergies.

A 6 month old Japanese Chin

Care

The Chin's coat requires nothing more than brushing or combing once every day or two to maintain its appearance, with special attention being given to the area under the ears and legs and to the skirt; they have no coat odor and do not require frequent bathing. Chin are single-coated and single-hair shedders, much like people, and it is very seldom one will find a Chin with an undercoat. Occasionally, a Chin will have a light blowing of their coat once a year. Without fiber in the diet, they may need to have their anal glands expressed bimonthly. The oversized eye orbits contribute to moisture about the face and the skin folds in and around the nose and flattened facial area can trap moisture and cause fungal problems. The face should be occasionally wiped with a damp cloth and the folds cleaned with a cotton swab.

Diet is an important factor in the health and condition of the Chin, with many Chin being very sensitive or allergic to corn. Maintaining a Chin on a high quality kibble that contains no corn will do much to avoid skin and allergy conditions.

Due to low exercise requirements, the Chin makes a perfect condominium or apartment pet. The use of "housetraining pads" is recommended. The Chin is very easy to housetrain with many learning the use of a doggie door (some as young as 8 weeks old) in a day time with assistance from their person. Similarly, it is very easy to train them to the housetraining pads, or even a litter box, by limiting their area until they have mastered use of the pads or litter box.

History

A Japanese Chin puppy with an adult Japanese Chin.

The true origin of the Chin remains a matter of controversy. It is widely agreed that these dogs originated in China. Some maintain the ancestors of these dogs first appeared in Japan around the year 732, as gifts from the rulers of Korea, while others maintain that they were given as gifts to the Empress of Japan as early as the mid-6th century to 7th century, and even some saying they came to Japan as recently as around the year 1000.

The Chin were the dogs of Japanese nobility and each noble house bred to their own standards. Because of this, there are many variations of the Chin in any area from size to coat density, eye set, personality, whether they are compact and well-muscled or slender-boned and fragile in appearance, etc.

Professor Ludvic von Schulmuth studied canine origins by studying the skeletal remains of dogs found in human settlements as long as the 8th millennium BC.[citation needed] The Professor created a genealogical tree of Tibetan dogs that shows the "Gobi Desert Kitchen Midden Dog", a scavenger, evolved into the "Small Soft-Coated Drop-Eared Hunting Dog". From this dog evolved the Tibetan Spaniel, Pekingese, and Japanese Chin`. Another branch coming down from the "Kitchen Midden Dog" gave rise to the Papillon and Long-haired Chihuahua and yet another "Kitchen Midden Dog" branch to the Pug and Shih Tzu.

Though there is some documentation that indicates Portuguese sailors introduced the breed to Europe in the 17th century by presenting some to Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort to King Charles II of England, there is more credible evidence that the first Chin were gifted by the Emperor of Japan to an American naval officer, Matthew Calbraith Perry, when Perry visited the Orient in 1853 to open trade with the East. Perry was gifted with a total of seven (7) Chin; however, only two survived the passage back. Again, there is controversy over whether Perry gave the two to Franklin Pierce, President of the United States, gave them to James Stirling, Rear admiral of the Royal Navy to take to Queen Victoria, or gave them to his daughter, Caroline Slidell, after returning from Japan. Caroline was the wife of August Belmont.

Fictional Japanese Chin

Himechin, from Fortune Dogs

References

^ Chin Information and Pictures, Japanese Spaniel, Japanese Chin

Muszynski, Julie. Henley: A New York Tail. New York: Glitterati Incorporated, 2005. ISBN 1-57687-253-X

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Japanese Chin

Japanese Chin Club of America

Japanese Chin breed information

Japanese Chin Club UK

Japanese Chin Care & Rescue Effort

Japanese Chin kennel - Legenda Koroley

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