I love interactive food toys for dogs. They can be great enrichment, good for boredom busting, and general fun for many dogs. I highly recommend them, and we have a basket in a kitchen cabinet filled with various interactive food…
Dog & Boots
It’s winter, it’s cold, it’s snowy, it’s icy, it’s salt covered everything, what’s a dog to do? Wear boots of course! But as many likely have seen or experienced first hand, for many dogs boots aren’t something they understand how…
Here’s to 2019!
Happy new year! Tom, Zora and I wanted to wish everyone a happy 2019. Here’s to another year of thoughtful, connected, joyous dog training and fun!
New Year, New Coat: DIY Dog Rain Coat
2018 is forecast to head out the door with a lot of rain. so Tom is ringing in 2019 with a new coat. It’s been raining a lot here these past couple of months. While I don’t much care about…
He’s in My Spot
By Tom Doesn’t he know he’s in my spot? The guy human who lives with us. Doesn’t he know? Why is he still home!? And still in my spot?! I tried to shove him out. I tried to sit on…
Holiday with the Hounds
How can you not love this handsome mug? Happy day to all. Arrroooooooo!!
Supporting Loss
It’s been a rough month around here. Between my gram passing away after a long fulfilling life and a few friends in the process of shifting into hospice care mentality for their geriatric dogs, it’s been a rough go of…
DIY Dog Bandana
Over Halloween my nephew wanted me to put a Bandana that had been kicking around in the kid’s toy box on Tom. So I obliged, and Tom sported spooky ghosts and jack O lanterns for the next couple of weeks.…
The Smell
There is a certain series of smells that I’ve come to know well over the years. It begins with a specific permeating offense the fills the car ride home from the park, causing windows to open no matter how chilly…
The Devil is in the Details
I’ve yet to work with a new agility student who didn’t start off thinking agility was about dogs doing obstacles. Little secret: it’s not. A few days ago I started with a great new student who has a really fun…