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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 it worded, or...
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 want to...
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 ... crazy. We have a...
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 for the...
Magical Mystery Mutts… revealed
So after yesterday's mystery mutt tour, I figured I would give you my guesses for breeds. Rio: That's right folks.... My best guess would be a Australian Cattle Dog and Whippet mix! Whippet people see Whippet (or Italian Greyhound) and the Cattle Dog is pretty...
Magical Mystery Mutt Tour
Awesome folks have organized a Blog-Hop event especially for Mutts! People will post photos and basic information about their favorite mutts and blog-hoppers will give it their best shot to "guess the breeds". When I heard about this event, I just had to enter with...
Tired dog is a happy dog!
Exercise is not an option for many dog breeds. While there are some breeds that are satisfied with a 30 minute walk each day... the vast majority of dogs require significantly more. It shouldn't surprise me that in a society that is often under-exercised, the dogs...
Don't let me fail…
I love working in dog training classes. I have an absolute blast working with so many dogs and so many people--after 3 hrs of classes I leave energized because of how much fun I have. There are, however, moments that really irk me. I'm super even-tempered and am...
Silly Saturday List…
Yesterday I was playing outside in the snow with the dogs. There was about 2 inches of fresh powder on top about 3 or 4 inches of semi-packed down snow. After "losing" two tennis balls in the snow, I busted out the big 10" Tug-n-Toss Jolly-Ball. We were having lots...