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Happy Birthday Jenny!!
Today is Jenny's 5th birthday. I only know this because it was on her medical papers when we adopted her from Pug Rescue of New England. She was 18 months old when she came to live with us. I jokingly refer to her as our "gateway pug" since she started a bit of an obsession with the...
Are you DINOS friendly?
Do you know what DINOS is? Dinos stands for Dog In Need Of Space. Now a dog can be a DINOS for many reasons. Maybe they are scared of people, or other dogs. Maybe they are aggressive with other dogs because they had a bad experience. Or maybe they have a medical condition that makes...
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A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog, by Dean Koontz
A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog is the most compelling dog story I have read. Well, duh, you might say–it’s by Dean Koontz. Actually, I almost didn’t download it onto my Kindle because of that. What I knew of him was that he wrote in a genre I avoided. I...
Reality TV, Animal Style
Today I got caught up on some shows I had taped for later. The first is a show on Animal Planet called "American Stuffers". American Stuffers is a reality show that takes place in a taxidermy shop. The catch? They also specialize in "Pet Preservation". Here is the info from their...
Confessions of a weak willed dog trainer
This is a horrible photo I know. I took it with my phone. I should know better than to be without my real camera I guess. I'm sure if I knew how to photo shop at all I could at least fix the glowing eyes. *This morning a co-worker friend called and said she was going to train at Lowes...
Preying on the ignorant ~ Puppy buyer beware!
So last week at work a new client came in with a "Buttercup" puppy. What is a Buttercup you ask? I have no idea. The puppy cost $1200 so it must be a real breed though right? Google wasn't much help either. Tho I did find a discussion of the "breeder" in question. First...
New Year’s Resolutions, Dog-Inspired
1. If I am down, I will cheer up by thinking about dogs. 2. I will remember to be silly more more often. 3. I will get enough rest. 4. I will get plenty...
The Christmas wrap up
Not a creature was stirring..............I hope everyone had a great holiday. I had photos all set for a Christmas blog post and just couldn't bring myself to get online. I probably should have done one up ahead and set it up to post automaticly. As a matter of fact I think I stayed offline,...
Of temperment shots and failing microchip scanners
File this under awkward doctor photos. She's cute tho isn't she? Something happened at work that I felt was important to blog about. A couple of things actually. The first is that a person said her dog didn't need the temperment shot because she doesn't bite people. After...
Wordless (kinda) Wednesday
From the vault: My first dog with my first child about 13 years ago. Read More →
Your Dog or Puppy and the Holidays
I hope your dog is having a good holiday season… I hope you do, too, but here I am more concerned with the dogs! I set out to write a post about not getting a puppy on Christmas Day if it’s hectic with lots of people, and then I thought, wait a minute, didn’t I do...
I take it back!
Maybe I don't want winter after all. Going from 50 degrees, green grass and mud in the yard is suddenly much better than 10 degrees in the middle of the night. Brrrr!! We also got a little snow finally. Jack LOVES it. I have to practically drag him inside now.The girls,...
Thank you Nicole Wilde!!
I want to give a huge shout out to Nicole Wilde for a generous donation of books and a video for our K-9 Corrections program. Our program is very small so donations help us greatly and are much appreciated. *The dogs and handlers are doing great. Here are a couple short videos...
Thank you Nicole Wilde!!
I want to give a huge shout out to Nicole Wilde for a generous donation of books and a video for our K-9 Corrections program. Our program is very small so donations help us greatly and are much appreciated. *The dogs and handlers are doing great. Here are a couple short videos...
Is winter ever coming?
Not that I'm complaining actually. It is nice to not have to shovel to take the puppy out. However green grass and high 40 degree weather in December is NOT the norm for Maine! I am a person who does like snow on the ground for Christmas however. I wouldn't mind some frozen ground...
Is winter ever coming?
Not that I'm complaining actually. It is nice to not have to shovel to take the puppy out. However green grass and high 40 degree weather in December is NOT the norm for Maine! I am a person who does like snow on the ground for Christmas however. I wouldn't mind some frozen ground...
A cute video and a puppy update
OK this time I have a good excuse for not posting lately. I am exhausted! The good news is that Zola is feeling pretty good. Her eye has healed so we are done with the daily drops. She will still have a small scar on her left eye but that is minor. It doesn't hurt her anymore. Even...
More on Pet Obesity
I just recently recently blogged about losing weight with your dog, when I got an email from Matt Beswick, creator of this “infographic” on pet obesity, offering it for use on the site here. Hope you enjoy it! Pet obesity graphic produced by Matt Beswick for Pet365 –...
Finding Time for Dog Training
How can you find time for dog training? I have two tips on that today. That question came to me as a comment on my review of Nicole Wilde’s excellent book, Don’t Leave Me, which is on separation anxiety. It led me to an AHA moment, which I’ll get into further down. ...
Torturing Jack for a good cause
Saturday evening was the Festival of lights parade in Rockland. I decided to take Jack and walk with the local shelters float as support. Of course this meant doggy torture before hand for poor Jack. First he needed his feet trimmed, a nail trim, a brush out and then a bath....
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today I am thankful for the 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep I got last night. Having this puppy has jettisoned me back to the days my children were infants! There has been a lot of trips to potty in the middle of the night. I am also thankful that Zola is feeling better. She started...
Puppy video and lessons learned
OK I got a few videos so you can see the true cuteness of Zola. Hopefully blogger cooperates and they load ok. The first one is her at dinner time last night. She is currently getting the Honest Kitchen Keen formula so I have to wait for it to hydrate. She didn't want to wait....
And her name is…….
......... drum roll please..........................Zola! I tried coming up with a good J name to go along with Jack and Jenny but none of them sounded right. She just seemed like a Zola to me. I know a human Zola who is simply fabulous. I think she will find my choice amusing....
Living on the edge
Life has a funny way of giving you things you didn't know you wanted. I got word of a pug puppy with a liver shunt in need of a home in my area. Things got busy after the death in the family and I didn't get a chance to follow up. I heard that the pug ended up in a foster home...
Just when I thought I was safe
Fleas!! Those insidious bastards! I found one on Jenny the other night which prompted an emergency trip into the tub. Flea fighting tip: you don't need a shampoo that is for fleas to kill the suckers. Any shampoo that lathers up will work. Just be sure to start lathering around the...
Calendar girl!
A couple months ago I submitted some photos of Jenny to the Owned by Pugs calendar contest. I am slightly addicted to their blog and saw that the calendar raises money for pug rescue. The photo shown here got chosen! She is just one of many cute pugs seen in "September". Go check...
Never say never
I had a pretty busy weekend with a lot of clients. So yesterday afternoon I treated myself to some fun for me. There was a Flyball tournament in the area that friends were attending to sell their awesome toys at. (Check out The Smiling Frog Pets for some super...
Wordless Wednesday
And the winner is…………
For those who like suspense don't scoll down to far. Instead watch the video to see who the winner of the prize package is. Remember, the package includes: The new "Dog Sence" book by John Bradshaw, the most recent APDT Chronicle newsletter, a new 4 foot leather leash, a metal "WOOF"...
Happy Howl-O-Ween!!
Queeen Jenny was not impressed but tolerant of todays photo session. However she always cooperates since it means earning some treats. I'm sure she thinks I am crazy though. Jack was even less thrilled. He could not even be bribed into posing so I gave up. I hope you all...
Dog books and pug parties and giveaways, oh my!
I really hate it when I get behind in my blogging. Unfortunately sometimes it just can't be helped. This silly family of mine needs attention now and then. Not to mention sometimes I'm just to tired to write after work. (blasphemy right?) I long for the good old days when bartering...
Losing Weight with Your Dog
Losing weight with your dog can be a lot of fun, and very worthwhile for both of you. I recently started a website on weight loss, because I need to lose more weight… have already lost some. When I am interested in a topic, I tend to start a website about it! Anyway, recently...
Halloween and Hugging Dogs: Two Topics from Doggone Safe
Doggone Safe is a terrific website that has a lot of information to help prevent dog bites. Click on the image to read their tips for dealing with Halloween, either as a dog owner or as someone out trick or treating with children. The suggestions are to be quite careful and a lot...
