Monthly Archives: March 2010
Puppy love
“In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.” – Edward Hoagland
The trouble with self-rewarding behavior: Part 1
Emmett and Lucas do wonderfully with the clicker. Emmett has been able to learn a number of tricks, and we’ve overcome a lot of Lucas’ troublesome behaviors using the clicker and slices of American cheese. But, unfortunately, both boys have … Continue reading
Help! Training tips to achieve “back up”??
Emmett has an extremely solid default sit. Early on, we taught him to sit at the door, sit for his food, sit for a treat, sit, sit, sit. It’s a wonderful default behavior. It’s reliable to the extent that when … Continue reading
Puppy love
“A dog doesn’t care of you’re rich or poor, big or small, young or old. He doesn’t care if you’re not smart, not popular, not a good joke-teller, not the best athlete, nor the best-looking person. To your dog, you … Continue reading
How to Make an Eco-Friendly Dog Toy
Between Lucas’ playfulness and Emmett’s love of chewing, chewing, chewing, we go through a lot of toys around here. But with the cost of dog toys and the amount of waste we toss each time they destroy a toy, I … Continue reading
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Puppy love
Every short dog is bold in the doorway of its own house. –an Irish saying today in honor of St. Patty’s Day!
The coyote next door
Across the street from our house is a big open field lined with trees and a small creek. In the last few weeks, two coyotes have moved in across the street. We were so surprised to hear them the first … Continue reading
Chaos: Vaccination Clinic and Daylight Saving Time
Chaos. That’s the theme of the past 72 hours. Complete and utter chaos. It started innocently enough with a shift at the low-cost vaccination clinic here in town, something I do monthly, usually with very little to report. I arrived … Continue reading
On little dogs and guest blogs
This is Stanley: Stanley is utterly adorable. He’s also very, very small. Here’s Stanley next to Lucas: He spent the day with us yesterday. Little Stanley is only 8 pounds, literally 1/10th the size of Lucas. It was a great … Continue reading
Puppy love
“The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” – Konrad Lorenz
