Ball Fetish
Happy Super Dog Bowl!
February 2, 2013
We share a serious obsession with our canine friends: a passion about moving round things. Balls. Balls of all sizes and colors and textures incite incredible excitement from both species.
Training
Leashed Dogs Shouldn't "Say Hello" to Each Other
Leashed interactions = bad mojo
February 21, 2012
Diana's Bad Rule
"Why aren't dogs allowed to meet and greet on leash?" is a familiar question I get. I have a rule against dogs interacting on leash - even in my puppy classes. Some people are not pleased at all with my rule, but I know the dogs were very appreciative of it, and it is written uniquely for them!
First of all, why should they have to? Besides their humans getting misplaced warm fuzzies about how cute it is for their dogs to "make friends," meeting on leash doesn't offer a lot of positives from the dogs' perspective.
A Standard Poodle Embarks on a Life of Crime
January 23, 2012
Oh, it was such unconventional thievery – while young Sophia was looking the other way, Astro cunningly approached her, found the wallet in her jeans back pocket, carefully pulled it out and brought it to me. Good boy!!
This could be a nice sideline for my 2.5 year old Standard Poodle. It would be great if the dogs could pay for their own room and board; now perhaps there’s a chance!
Please… Don't Fully Train your Dog!
January 10, 2012
Hmm…. that must seem rather odd for me to say, given that I'm a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and make my living training dogs and their people. Huh? What's up with this anyway?
