National Pitbull Awareness Day

It is National Pitbull Awareness Day today and I couldn’t let this pass by without a bit of a blog post. I am a huge fan of Pitbull type dogs, I think they are incredibly loyal, can be amazing athletes (or amazing couch potatoes depending on the...

Back in the swing… sort of!

We’re Back! Sorry for the nearly two week absence, I had gotten quite busy with work and then I got quite sick so blogging just wasn’t going to happen. There were a few days I was lucky to get up and get a drink (mostly this was motivated by the need to...

Just Ignore The Bad Behavior

“Just ignore the bad behavior” is something that is often told to people dealing with problem behaviors like jumping and barking. This phrase, while it has merit, is overly simplistic and not entirely true. Ignoring, or more technically speaking, not...

A winner and some housekeeping tidbits…

First and foremost, we’ve got a winner for our Impromptu Weekend Giveaway! Sarah Gulla was the winner of our weekend contest for a free ready-to-tug toy! She was chosen by the the rafflecopter program through random.org. Thank you to everyone who played and...

Impromptu Weekend Contest

a Rafflecopter giveaway Yep, random contest. You could win a “ready to tug” Tugs by Tena toy! This contest is open to US residents only this time around (sorry my Canadian and international friends!). The contest is going to be a very quick weekend affair!...

Socialization … quality over quantity

While at Dogtoberfest this past weekend, I saw some really great things and some really concerning things. This event is not huge by any means but it is quite dense in terms of lots of people and dogs jammed into a pretty small space. There are plenty of people of all...