Blog The Change For Animals–Dogs in Danger

SURPRISE!  A Saturday Post!   Today is the quarterly Blog The Change for Animals event.  I really wasn’t sure what I wanted to write about.  I decided that I would highlight a website that aims to spread the word about dogs that are in high-kill shelters looking...

What should you do ifyou find a dog…

A few years ago, while living in New York, I was driving home from my life guarding job in the summer and I saw a dog in the middle of a busy (though residential) street.  I turned onto a side street and grabbed some treats and a leash from the back of my car...

Tugging for Training…

I’m of the opinion that most dogs who have highly arousing jobs (herding dogs, hunting dogs, police dogs, performance dogs) must learn how to work while in drive mode.  Border collies learn that they must have some impulse control around stock, that they cannot...

The Proof is In the Pudding!

This past weekend was a “holiday” weekend in the US.  It was Columbus Day… though to most of the US, it’s just another day off and a reason for shopping the big weekend sales (and really, I can’t say I want to celebrate what Columbus...

Tuesday Timeout

Here’s a teaser post for tomorrow…the post is about what we did over the weekend…. What do this: And This: Have in common? Look closely and there should be enough clues!

We have winners! (and lots of laughter!)

Thank you for everyone who entered my contest!  I purposefully didn’t read all the comments until today (Sunday), I wanted a bulk amount of laughter, not just a little spread over a few days.  I was so very pleased with the great submissions! The First Place...