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Review: Spill Proof Suspended Travel Waterbowl
For about two months or so I have been using a spill-proof suspended water bowl in my car for the dogs. When the weather allows, I love bringing my dogs with me everywhere I go. They love getting out of the house and I love having some company when I'm out and about...
Wordless Wednesday
*apparently my wordless Wednesday postgot very messed up and it "saved" without all the photos I put in.. so it's a little late but here's my post...
Tuesday Timeout
So, I was going to have the pups wear their Steeler Jerseys (our NFL team) during our demo (and with the chilly weather expected I may still have them wear some Steeler gear)... then I wanted to have them in some cute costume... then I was going to have Shayne in a...
Tricky Week
Well, this week will be devoted to a class graduation and preparing for my nosegames/tricks demos this coming weekend. It should be a fun but busy weekend. I'm trying to figure out just what all I'll need to bring with me... and this list is just GROOOWWWING. 2...
No more Premier, so now what?!
In 2010 Premier Pet Products, maker of Ez-Walk Harness, Tug-a-Jug, Busy Buddies toys, and many others, was sold to Radio Systems Corporation for some huge sum of money. Radio Systems Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of shock collars and other...
5 Ways You Can Train Like a "pro"
I've been trying to give all of my students some tips to improve their mechanical skills as trainers. Over the last few sessions I have come up with my "5 Tips to Successful Training". These are just very simple changes in the mechanics that can make the world of...
More fun than a barrel of monkeys
I have a few gift cards for stores like Petco and Petsmart that I need to use--since I don't generally shop there it's a bit of an "out of the way" adventure. I don't feed any of the food or treats they carry... and their toys and stuff are so over-priced that I...
Dogtoberfest…
Well, my world is going to be full of trick training over the next two weeks... perhaps to a fault. I'm hoping to keep up on my blog posts... but I may end up using some videos and photos...which I've been told is not a cop-out. This year I'll be doing two demo's for...
Surviving the Cone Of Shame
Would you believe me if I told you that when I have to bust out the Cone of Shame that I have two dogs who run toward me with wagging tails? Well, it may be a BIT of a stretch... until this week, I only had one dog who did this...but now I have two. Bandit has been...
There's WHAT in your Kong?!
Tonight I discovered a Kong mixture that stumped Rio and eventually made him give up--Shayne has now been working on it for 2 hours and there is still some left inside. So what exactly has given my dogs hours and hours of entertainment? Well, I lined the Kong with...