Finding Fido that Fits Your Family…pt1

Alright… I’ve written and deleted about ten attempts of a post about choosing the right dog for your family.  I give up.  I’m just going to go for it in short little sections–what I end up with will probably not be perfect, exactly how I want...

Testing our skills…

While I may not shop there frequently, I sure spend a lot of time at my local Petsmart.  It is a favorite place to take the dogs to work in a real-life, high distraction environment.  I go there so frequently that most of the managers and employees know me.  Sometimes...

Seriously, some dogs NEED jobs…

“I’m at a loss of what to do.  I bought a Border Collie and she is impossible.  She gets a walk everyday, I play fetch everyday in the yard, and her job is herding and chasing a big ball in the yard.  After all this, she is a nightmare at night when I just...

No "No doggie"

“No, no, no, no, no!”  I’m not going to lie and say it never pops out of my mouth… in the heat of a dangerous or scary or shocking moment it does.  Not too long ago I was outside shoveling snow off of our front porch when Shayne did something...

Superbowl Sunday–Go Steelers!

This Superbowl is pretty special for our family.  My dad grew up in Wisconsin and is a huge Greenbay Packers fan… but… he has lived the last 25 years in Pittsburgh and is a huge Steelers fan.  So, I’ve learned, from the time I was a wee baby to root...