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The Cost of Canine Sports
I know I'll probably get some flack from people about this but it is what it is. I love canine sports, I love the bond it creates, I love the communication it builds, and I love the positive outlet for natural drives. I think sports are so great for the canine human...
Big Changes In The Wings…
I wanted to give everyone fair warning that in a few weeks my blog is going to be making a drastic change. When I started my journey into blogging, I told myself that if I was able to continue to blog reliably for 6 months that I would buy a URL, find hosting, and run...
Why It's Hard Living With an ACD/Whippet #3
Inspired by a bunch of comments from yesterday's post, I figured I'd write just how sensitive my Ri-monster really is. He really wears his feelings on his sleeves but even more than that, he shows even the tiniest bit of stress in noticeable ways which is so very...
Mistakes I've Made
Mistakes I've Made I'm not perfect--not even close. I have personal faults and I've definitely made mistakes with my dogs. I really try not to make the same mistake twice and I do generally learn from my mistakes but I'm human. I've been fortunate enough to have...
Earrrthhhquuaakkkeee…
I'm sure most people in the states know, but perhaps those outside of the states don't know, earlier this week there was an earthquake in the eastern US. This is a very atypical place for earthquakes (I've live in this part of the country for 25 years and had never...
dropped the ball… but I make it up to you!
Alright, so last night was a crazy night. I finished my training classes and was on my way home at 9:18pm--my ride is normally 20-25 minutes long which has me arriving home around 9:45. I grab a bite to eat and generally sit down to start my blog post for the...
If my dogs could only learn 4 behaviors…
Sit, down, stand, spin, other (other direction spin), bow, relax (lay on hip), here!, shake, touch, pretty, get-that, roll over, scoot, weave, backwards weaves, go to your mark, take off my socks, but said socks in the laundry basket, open your crate, go in your...
SOMEONE didn't read my dog-bite-prevention series…
This past weekend I went to this huge canine event. There were dogs and people and kids and golf carts all over the place. I would say the vast, vast majority of dogs were being walked on prong collars or choke chains. I'd say about half of the dogs were pretty...
Good Citizen? Yep… apparently so!
Yep you heard that right! I know I mentioned it in July that Shayne was going for her CGC... well I was a bad dog-mom and missed the sign up date. I had planned on waiting until the next test at that facility in October but an event I went to this weekend decided to...
Why I'm glad I'm one of THOSE dog people
Okay, I admit it (as if I even have to admit to this, I know you all already suspected), I am one of those dog people whose car is a glorified canine cab. I drive a Ford Focus ZX5 (the 4 door hatchback)... it was the ideal dog car when I lived in NY. It was big...