Two Bits of Information–newsletter and new post It is that time again for our quarterly news letter (and by that I mean it’s about a month or so late). I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to sign up for the newsletter if you haven’t
Read more →Spotty Day! Shayne and Rio had a fantastic adventure the other day with one of their good buddy’s, Doc the dalmatian. The three were fantastic together even though it had been about 9 months since they all hung out. We were missing the second spotty, Delta, but
Read more →Originally posted May 2012 DBPM–Do NOT Pet! (repost) Last year I wrote two popular photo blogs about reading doggie body language. I’m going to re-post these this week on this blog while perhaps adding additional images along the way because I think they are important and include
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Congratulations Graduates! We are really excited to announce our two newest Bachelor Degree graduates! Maggie B.A. and Lainie B.A. have worked extremely hard over the last year in several different classes to finally get to this stepping stone goal! Both of these pooches started with me in
Read more →Things Not to Share With Fido There are a lot of things that I like to share with my dogs. I share my bed, my couch, my love, my snuggles, my snacks, and my time with them on a daily basis. For an only child, I really
Read more →DBPM–Who’s Responsible For Preventing Dog Bites? This may seem like a silly question or one with an obvious answer but after reading some ridiculous comments on a self proclaimed dog-bite resource, I felt it was necessary to post. We are all responsible for preventing dog bites. Dog
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Rio Goes To College! Yesterday Rio went to his first Therapy Dog visit to Community College of Allegheny County–North Hills Campus. He was an absolute rockstar and seemed to love all the attention. CCAC even had a FANTASTIC poster announcing his presence and sent out a campus
Read more →Originally posted 5/11/12 What Say You Fido? Learning to read canine body language is a big factor in preventing dog bites. We’ll talk about canine body language quite a bit in future posts. But, perhaps MORE important, besides just knowing how to read canine body language, is
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DBPM–Dissecting a Dog Bite pt 1 (Legalese) ”No, Fluffy has never bitten anyone. She’s snipped at people sometimes and tried to nip a few others but never bitten.” This is what I was told about a dog who, in digging deeper into the conversation had actually bitten 8
Read more →Canine Enrichment Games Class! Do you struggle with keeping your dog physically and mentally entertained? Are you running out of ideas for keeping Fido occupied? Is your stuff suffering because your dog is starting to keep himself busy by chewing, shredding, or destroying your things? Is your dog
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