Posted in General

I've always been a dog lover, even though for a long time all I had was a cat. Now I have what amounts to a lap dog to keep me warm and a great watch dog to let me know if we have intruders, even if most of the time they are squirrels. :) Life is good! read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

This is great! I asked a behavior question and got several good answers. This is a good thing! read more

Posted in In Memoriam

I've had some great dogs in my life, starting with Barney and Mikey when I was growing up. Both were standard poodles. Barney was smallish for the breed and incredibly smart. Mikey was big and sweet, kind of a labrador personality. My first dog as an adult was Mandy, an Australian Shepherd/Sheltie mix. A bundle of energy, and at 25 lbs could r… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

How do you stop a dog from digging? He knows it's not a good thing. I'd pointed it out before to him saying "Bad Dog! Bad Dog!" as I filled in the hole. He seemed to get it since he stopped for awhile. But I've been in and out a lot lately and he's been digging again when I'm not home, so I can't correct him when he's in the act. Someone sugge… read more

Posted in Food & Treats

I've always fed Ruby and consequently Winston, the Pedegree mini kibble for small dogs. Walmart was out the time before last and I was in desperate need of dog food so I got Kibbles and Bits. The dogs loved it. I guess the kibbles must be softer because of the bits in the mix, so it doesn't bother Ruby with her very old teeth. I went back to the … read more