This winter our weather patterns have been a tad unusual for sure. As a result the panic calls have been coming in March instead of the more typical January. The panic calls that occur often like clockwork about 2-3 days…
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…
Freestyle Shaping
Materials: 1 kitchen chair 1 bored corgi in need of entertainment Handful of dog kibble or small treats 1 tired human 1 comfortable sitting place for tired human preferably warm and with cozy blankets Goal: entertain corgi in silliness and…
Tick Patrol
Tick Patrol reporting for duty! One of the draws for me to Magpie Ducks is their known foraging tendencies. They’ll eat just about any bug they can get their beaks on. Last year I watched one of them crunch an…
Hanging with Dogs and Ticks
Because you know 65’F in mid February in New England is totally typical. So the creepy crawlers are out with a vengeance. That said besides the ticks, it is a lovely day to hang with the crew in the yard…
Off the Side of Normal
I sent a little video to one of my clients of her dog having a great time playing while he was with me. She loved the video and seeing him have so much fun, then she said, “I heard you…
DIY Washable Snuffle Mat
Snuffle mats seem to be all the rage lately in the dog world. If the term ‘snuffle mat’ hasn’t yet made it to your various social media or news feed, let me fill you in. A snuffle mat is essentially…
Just a Dog
Every once in a while someone, like a taxi driver, or waitress or random person on the T will ask me, “Does he ever get to be just a dog?” Does Tom ever get to be just a dog? That…
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…
A Walk in the Woods
I love tromping around in the woods. Any time of year. In the fall leaves, in the winter snow, in the summer bugs (ok my least favorite to be quite honest), in the spring mud. It’s all good and beats…