What a difference a week makes

First let me report that the 5K went very well. Unfortunately Jenny had a sore paw and couldn’t participate. Zola was my substitution. A pinch runner (walker) if you will. I figured if she got too tired she was small enough to carry. She did …

The weekly roundup

First I’ll start with the best news, Brutus has been adopted!! Not just to any home either, he nabbed himself one of the best homes I could think of. I am very pleased. He certainly deserves it.*Jenny and I have been walking more together because I nee…

Drool happens

This georgous boy is Brutus. He is a French Mastiff, also known as a Dogue De Bordeaux. (Remember the dog from the movie Turner and Hooch?) He isn’t the best specimen of his breed and we think he came from a back yard breeder based on his records. But …

Wordless Wednesday ~ Zolas new bed

Yeah, it’s like that.

What I’m watching this week

I love YouTube. I find so much great training stuff on there. (cough cough KikoPup cough) It is also a great place for watching funny videos when you are bored or need a pick me up. This week I have been watching some of the Crufts dog show in England….

Blogger fail! The post where I catch up yet again.

So my co-worker told me the other day I am a blogger failure. She is right. It has been over a month since I have posted! That is a long time between posts, even for me. Ooops! I have been busy working on some personal issues and just got side tracked….

Happy Birthday Zola!!

Today Zola is 1 year old. I found her birth date when I went looking for her rabies certificate to lisence her. We have only had her for a few months but it feels like it has been longer. Because of her small size and antics it doesn’t feel like w…

These boots are made for training

I’ve been taking Jenny to Lowes on Sundays with a friend so we can train out of the cold. I found making time with someone else keeps me on task and less likely to skip it. Skills in dog training are use it or lose it for the dogs after all. Thankfully…

Stop talking and communicate!

I noticed something recently that I thought it might be useful to point out. Some people talk to much. Now this isn’t exactly news. There are all kinds of people on the planet, some talk alot and some rarely speak at all. What I actually mean is that&n…

Wordless Wednesday – Pirate face edition

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…

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…

Wordless Wednesday

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 Preservat…

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 sai…