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I know I must have written "DOGS DO NOT LIKE HUGS" about 10 times during dog bite prevention week.  All the while I was writing this I knew that while dogs don't like hugs from strangers, and MOST dogs don't even like hugs from their own handlers, there are some dogs...

I've been hesitant to write it for fear of jinxing our progress, but I have to update you all on Dexter's car chasing.  Words cannot quite explain the changes I've seen in him.  It's been a crazy good 2 or 3 weeks in terms of his car chasing.  I think something just...

Image Courtesy of Grisha Stewart. Click Image to be redirected to the pre-order page! Can you guess the theme for today?  Yep, that's correct BAT or Behavior Adjustment Training.  BAT is a behavior modification protocol developed by Grisha Stewart who trains out of...

Yeah, we've had threat of storms pretty much daily and Bandit, while not overly dramatic, does become crazy clingy.  Last night (Tuesday night) was no exception.  It was very windy and he got spooked by the drapes blowing and came running into my bed.  He decided the...

On Monday, I was outside taking photos for yesterday's post about the garden hose tug toy when I started getting some nice shots.  I figured I'd share some of the photographs I took.  It's totally off topic--sort of--would anyone be interested in a few posts on tips...

Again, after last week's heavy content I wanted to keep things light and fun... and less wordy this week. So, I figured, what's more fun than talking dog toys!?  In a house with multiple dog, I've found myself buried under toys sometimes.  I often have to get...

After a very serious and word-heavy week last week (and just being quite drained right now) I'm starting this week off with a crazy brief but relevant blurb. This past weekend I was outside doing lawn work and tending my garden.  I was working in the back yard where...

Some final thoughts on Dog Bite Prevention Week.... Be Your Dog's Advocate You are your dog's best advocate.  If you will not stick up for them, who else will?  If you feel your dog is uncomfortable stand up for him/her and tell people, "Thanks for asking, but he's...

Aside from some Nordic and Spitz breeds, most dogs are not capable of verbally saying NO (okay so they don't really say "no" but they can Arooo in a way that sounds like it)!  They use their own physical language and rely on us to understand it--or at the very least...

Yesterday I wrote about the rules that we has humans (and especially children) need to follow when interacting with dogs to keep things as safe as possible.  One of the rules is to Ask first, Ask twice; the second part of that is to make sure you ask the dog if he/she...