Posted in Health & Wellness

So Humphrey, the intrepid Jack Russell I am now fostering, is getting adjusted tomorrow, and I'm not talking about letting his pants out or his getting acclimated to some new environment. Now not only will be able to get adopted right from my home, I might also get him to stop with all the freakin' spot marking. If his slight case of Napoleon's… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

So my foster buddy Humphrey gets to sleep on my bed at night. Not a big deal for me. I've let foster dogs sleep on my bed in the past, and Humphrey has apparently chosen my sleeping area as the one place in my home he doesn't need to mark. I go to bed last night sleeping basically in the middle of hte bed like normal, with Humphrey sleeping ne… read more

Posted in Adoptions

So an interesting thing happened at work today. I spoke with a young lady who wanted to return the dog she adopted from us 9 months ago in exchange for something else. The dog, a pug/beagle (Because Puggle sounds too made up for me) was 2 months old at the time of the adoption. Now I would consider a pug/beagle to be on the small side of med… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

So I've recently made an addition to my homelife. I am now the foster parent of Potter, a 10-month old, wire-haired Jack Russell Terrier. I'm not actually calling him Potter. My roommate's name is Potter, so I'm calling the little guy Humphrey. I haven't decided if it's after Bogart or Hubert H. as yet. Humphrey was actually on the danger … read more

Posted in General

Hello friends and welcome back to your semi-daily dose of feel-good socialism. Today's topic: Tips on the naming of your new dog. While I fully realize of one's pet is an important and personal thing, and essential in the socialization of said dog; I've noticed many people fall into the same traps. This pitches originality out the door, and I l… read more