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Has your dog ever scratched his bed or your carpet before lying down? Jules does this all the time and I was wondering why. I have come to find that most dogs have these compulsive behaviors that are in fact usually instinctive. For most dogs, scratching at the sofa or bed or even carpet, before lying down is what they would do if out in nature bef… read more

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Having sheep dogs and no sheep we needed to get creative on how to make sure the dogs had a job and kept fit. We tried a bunch of toys outside, but nothing works better than a big childs ball for herding. Should you be low on sheep, as we are in this area, the wildlife here is mostly squirels! Try using a ball, herding dogs are amazing. Both Baxter… read more

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This is the time of year the nights get cold, the earmuffs come out as do the UGG boots. This is also the time of year Jenna and I have discussions daily regarding her obsession of UGGS. I cannot leave one of these boots anywhere in her sight or I find them in her bed. First she chews the strap off of the back, them she goes for the inside. Sometim… read more

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I just read and article about amazing dogs that are able to diagnose illness in humans. Some canines have what is known as a life saving sixth sense besides being man’s best friend, the sixth sense is the dogs’ keen ability to differentiate smells and enables some of them to know we’re sick before we even know ourselves. The sixth sense along… read more

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A new study now finds that dogs find human yawns contagious. Yawing is common in many animals, mine are always yawning in my face, now the study finds a yawn in dogs can be triggered by seeing other human yawn. Maybe that explains why my dogs are always yawing, because they see me always yawing for being so tired all the time! I will now have to te… read more