A number of years ago an amazing product came onto the market. It was one that allowed a user to put into the machine a bunch of stuffed kong puzzle toys, then it would dispense the Kongs on timed intervals…
KONG Cleaning 101
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…
Garden Robber
Who me? I caught Tom red tongued, gently picking pea pods off the vines. And here I was blaming the chipmunks!
Set ‘Em & Forget ‘Em Dog Treats
I think it’s safe to say, Tom and Zora both like treats. And I use them a lot in training. Lately our dog treat budget as been looking a bit wonky. Treat prices are increasing significantly! So I decided to…
Perception
I’ve been in dogs a long time, and more importantly I’ve worked in dogs a long time, and in a variety of capacities. As such, I’ve seen a lot. And worked with a lot. For many years in private practice…
Obese Dogs and Food Rewards
Every once in a while when I was teaching more (and sometimes still when out and about) people will say something like, “If I use food for training my dog will be obese!” or “My dog loves food so much,…
Happy 3 to Me!
Zora here and today it’s my birthday!! MY Birthday! Me me me Corgi dog ALL DAY! It’s My Day! Mum said so! So as it’s my birthday I have many requests. First more breakfast! What? You say no!? But it’s…
Laughter in a Can
We were in the grocery store a while back and my husband always likes to check the clearance rack. Where a can of spray squeeze cheese was sitting on discount. Shockingly he had yet to experience the hysterics of dogs…
NADAC Agility trial – Gush!!
We still have another day of trialing to go tomorrow, but today was SO AMAZINGLY AWESOME I just couldn’t wait to post. I want to remember this feeling. Awesome! Today, for the first time ever, we tried some bonus boxes. …