I was recently listening an interesting, thought provoking podcast called Namesake. And listening to it combined with a couple of encounters with others reminded me I had wanted to do a post about dogs and names. I’ve posted about dogs…
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…
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…
Silly for the Weekend
Garden Robber
Who me? I caught Tom red tongued, gently picking pea pods off the vines. And here I was blaming the chipmunks!
Not a Traffic Barrel
A lovely morning for a walk. Tom guiding on my left, Dulce spaniel and Zora walking nicely on my right. Nearing the end of the walk, final stretch of sidewalk towards home. I live on the main road through town,…
That moment
That moment when the last dog resisting an afternoon nap finally finds a comfy spot that meets his exacting standards and for the first time since 6:30am you now have 4 sound asleep pooches… And you realize, you have to…
Just Wanna Have Fun
We woke up to a balmy 22’F out today, so a walk was in order! Tom was so so so so so so so (did I mention so) excited that as I put his leash on he couldn’t contain himself…
Pawtraits
For the past few weeks for an hour each week I’ve been teaching a group of friends and their dogs. They all came into the group with varying yet similar goals and have made awesome strides over the weeks. And…
Shoes
I rarely wear shoes in the house. Shoes are for going out. Slippers are for in the house. Or bare feet. For no reason other than my feet really hate shoes. This afternoon I had a couple of appointments so…