One of the things that’s important when you live alone with pets is to think ahead. This week I’m battling a cold, which took a lot of my energy, and I have a board-and-train. Do I stop doing my daily training lessons with my client? Heavens no! But where I have a choice, and I usually do, I do the daily training lessons at home instead of going out on the town. Any behavior I teach a dog always starts {Read More}
Archives for February 2015
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
February 19, 2015 by
I gave some food to a friendly cat that showed up at my house in the neighborhood a couple months ago, and the cat in this photo, who we’ll call Buddy, started showing up in the shadows. I bought enough cat food for two, and shortly after, the friendly cat disappeared. I’ve been feeding Buddy ever since. He shows up regularly, and is getting pretty much two meals a day now. He won’t let me get close enough to touch him, {Read More}
Happy Valentine’s Day To Our Dogs
February 13, 2015 by
We have a special relationship with our dogs, and when Valentine’s Day comes, let’s not forget showing them some of the love, too, in an extra special way. Treats are always appreciated by most fur kids, so why not make a delicious homemade cookie for them and add a twist with a heart-shaped cut! These are going to my students’ dogs and my own. Tuna fudge is always a fine treat, and very easy to cut with a cookie cutter {Read More}
How Dogs Smell
February 12, 2015 by
A client emailed me about his 5-month-old pup suddenly sniffing around the perimeter of the lower floor of the house. This particular breed was developed and employed to work as a retriever as well as to sniff out truffles. After the work was done, the Standard Poodle enjoyed being the elegant companion of his people. Nowadays, this breed has found its place in our lives mostly as a cherished pet. But you will find with any dog, their sense of smell is something {Read More}
Harley, Love Wags A Tail’s First
February 3, 2015 by
We remember firsts for many things. When I opened up Love Wags A Tail Dog Training, my first call was from a woman needing help with her Doberson. She was one of those people who had met up with a couple of unconscionable dog trainers who knew little about behavioral science and a lot about cruelty. By the time I met her and her Dobie, Harley, she’d tried choke, pinch, and shock collars and was also squirting her beloved dog {Read More}
