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Counter Conditioning–Grooming Bandit Edition
Counter Conditioning--Grooming Bandit Edition About 6 months ago, our groomer of Bandit for the last 10 years retired (she's also our neighbor). She has kept a barebones shop together so I (and a few others) can utilize her stuff to groom our pups. Yesterday I...
Life Changes Can Be Problematic
Life Changes Can Be Problematic Stress effects dogs in much the same way that it effects people and if you've been following this blog over the years, that should come as no surprise. What we are sometimes surprised by is that events that are seemingly innocuous to...
DBPM–To Pet or Not To Pet
Here is a repost of a very popular Dog Bite Prevention Month post from 2011 To Pet or Not To Pet Yesterday I wrote about the rules that we has humans (and especially children) need to follow when interacting with dogs to keep things as safe as possible. One of the...
Two Bits of Information–newsletter and new post
Two Bits of Information--newsletter and new post It is that time again for our quarterly news letter (and by that I mean it's about a month or so late). I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to sign up for the newsletter if you haven't already. It will be sent...
Spotty Day!
Spotty Day! Shayne and Rio had a fantastic adventure the other day with one of their good buddy's, Doc the dalmatian. The three were fantastic together even though it had been about 9 months since they all hung out. We were missing the second spotty, Delta, but they...
DBPM–Do NOT Pet! (repost)
Originally posted May 2012 DBPM--Do NOT Pet! (repost) Last year I wrote two popular photo blogs about reading doggie body language. I'm going to re-post these this week on this blog while perhaps adding additional images along the way because I think they are...
Congratulations Graduates!
Congratulations Graduates! We are really excited to announce our two newest Bachelor Degree graduates! Maggie B.A. and Lainie B.A. have worked extremely hard over the last year in several different classes to finally get to this stepping stone goal! Both of these...
Things Not to Share With Fido
Things Not to Share With Fido There are a lot of things that I like to share with my dogs. I share my bed, my couch, my love, my snuggles, my snacks, and my time with them on a daily basis. For an only child, I really figured out this sharing concept pretty well!...
DBPM– Who's Responsible For Preventing Dog Bites?
DBPM--Who's Responsible For Preventing Dog Bites? This may seem like a silly question or one with an obvious answer but after reading some ridiculous comments on a self proclaimed dog-bite resource, I felt it was necessary to post. We are all responsible for...
Rio Goes To College!
Rio Goes To College! Yesterday Rio went to his first Therapy Dog visit to Community College of Allegheny County--North Hills Campus. He was an absolute rockstar and seemed to love all the attention. CCAC even had a FANTASTIC poster announcing his presence and sent...