Last seen: Jun 1, 2016
My dog is a doodle (poodle-mix) and that means he has a high maintenance coat. I love that he doesn't shed but there's a price to pay for that lack of...
I ask them about key issues that I feel are important and listen to how they respond. I sometimes pay for an initial appointment slot just to talk to ...
Teach an alternate incompatible behavior or direct her to do something she already knows. For example, if she's sitting, she can't bite your feet beca...
I'm a big fan of alternating between treats and being a post. We used a short lead (only 3 feet long) for loose leash walking when we were training it...
One is him pretending to drive the truck while we waited for my partner. The other is at the beach. He loves the beach. See that loose leash as he sta...
I think some dogs do better in a small space than others. Greyhounds are large dogs...but they're sprinters and don't really need more than a couple o...
I was reading this book series, the Dresden Files, and fell in love with the dog character, Mouse. I found out that the fictional Mouse was based on a...
My dog seems to enjoy wading into water, including streams, puddles, tidal pools and ocean waves, up to about his chest. He will swim if coaxed or by ...
There are benefits, especially to active large-breed dogs, to keeping their hormones. Here's a good link: - The study was done in golden retrievers b...
We keep the kitchen trash can in a cabinet and the bathroom trashcan is the type that you need to step on the pedal to open. Our living room and offic...
The brush I use most often is the hard slicker brush. I also keep a pin-brush (like a human hairbrush) for his tail, an undercoat rake that I thought ...
First, in actual use, a leather leash is often not more resistant than the nylon leads. A real leather leash requires care and conditioning, like any ...
[USER=63]@Frisbee[/USER] I agree that the collars are a concern. Most of the pictures I see are of dogs wearing non-pinching harnesses and leashes att...
My dog isn't large and does not shed so he is allowed to sleep in my bed or on the furniture but he is not allowed to ever complain when a human asks ...