The past couple of weeks have been busy and chaotic. Between a brief VT vacation around labor day, workshops to teach, a steady stream of extra dogs, starting a new volunteer gig (that is Amazing!!), agility trials and oh Tom…
Adopting an Older Dog
This week Rascal is here hanging as one of the crew while his family is on vacation. And Rascal has a great story. A few years back I met with a family who were considering getting a dog for an…
Oh Danny Boy…
the pipes the pipes are calling from glen to glen, and down the mountain side… Been singing this tune all week because we have Danny visiting! Isn’t he adorable?! His family has been doing an awesome job with him, making…
The Pain (and Power) of Shunning
This is Rey Rey can sometimes be a bit of a snot rocket. Really she can be a bit of a resource guarder if you want to get all technical. With other dogs. She’s lovely with people. Except she likes…
Busy, Busy, Busy – Puppies are a lot of work!
I rarely, rarely do board and trains anymore, but when I do they are most often for puppies. Like B.B.! B.B. belongs to some long time clients of mine, and came into his board and train with me specifically with…
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…
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…
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…
Trade!
This happened yesterday. OMG these dogs are ridiculous. (Note there is plenty of anthropomorphizing in this post for humor’s sake mostly) Rock-It minding her own business chewing a toy on the dog bed Zora “I want that” Rocky “yea whatever”…
Too Smart
Sometimes Zora is too smart for her own good *sigh* Well from her perspective she’s just the right amount of smart to get what she wants a number of times before the humans catch on. So I guess she’s not…