I post a lot of fun things about dogs… dog art, dog videos, dog fashion, etc. I love doing that, but sometimes I need to write about the more serious dog topics that inspired me to start this site in the first place. Today is one of those days. The other day I had a [...]
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Well… we survived three days of Stella and Lex being in the same house. We that that they would be together at Thanksgiving, but it didn’t happen until Christmas. First of all, I have to give a big shout out to Lex for being amazingly patient and wonderful with Stella. She charged him barking enough [...]
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We’re in Iowa for Thanksgiving and I’m SOOO excited to spend time with my parents, my brother, Steve and his wife, Tillie. Steve and Tillie are bringing my fur nephew, Lex… I can’t wait to see Lex because I haven’t seen him since July of 2009. I’m a little nervous though (and by a little, [...]
Do your dogs bark when someone comes to the door? Mine sure do. It’s insanely loud, given that we have hard flooring and vaulted ceilings… everything almost echos. It’s quite an issue actually, because we don’t have a screen door, so I have to sneak outside to talk to whoever is there. I can’t just [...]
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Today was a rough day. It started out so good but quickly went downhill. We went to the Nebraska Italian Greyhound Rescue Meet-up. You may remember that we went last year and Stella had a blast. This year was different though. For some reason Stella was super nervous in the car. She’s usually so chill [...]
I’ve beaten the odds because none of my three dogs have anxiety with storms, fireworks, etc. This can be a real problem for so many people. Dogs can get so freaked out that they hurt themselves. Someone I know has a dog who ran through a window trying to escape from fireworks…luckily the dog was [...]
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Click on the picture above to go to a great video by Petfinder about how to stop your dog from barking for attention. We are totally guilty of reinforcing this behavior in Stella. She will drop her toys at our feet and bark until we throw it…and a lot of the time we give in [...]
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. The other day I picked up some flossies for my dogs. I realized that it was a perfect time to condition Zoey, Leroy and Stella to eat their favorite foods while being touched so that they wouldn’t display food aggression. This is especially important given that Will (my 9 month old son) is now [...]
. I love this article from the ASPCA on how to choose friends for your dog. Good advice that all dog owners can benefit from. -Anne . Just like us, dogs are social animals, and many enjoy spending time with each other. If your dog’s a social butterfly who seems happy—rather than afraid or aggressive—hanging [...]
Dog walking is tough when it’s freezing here in the Midwest and it has been for awhile. Subzero temperatures and tons of snow does not make for a great walking environment for dogs…especially short-haired, small dogs like mine. Zoey and Leroy do really well with just playing around the house…they are pretty mellow. Stella is [...]
Continue reading about Dog Walking: Your Dog and a Treadmill
Stella has this lovely habit of waking us up every night…usually once or twice at minimum. Since Don is a very supportive and kind husband, he doesn’t make me get up to deal with her because I’m so far along in my pregnancy. Usually he will just feed her a little bit of food and [...]
What is it with dogs and ice? Whenever we run our ice machine, all three dogs come running. If it’s hot outside, I take a bowl of water with a bunch of ice on our deck and the dogs go nuts over it. Stella acts like she’s bobbing for apples to get to the ice. [...]
. I think that whoever made this card had Leroy in mind. You see, Leroy is a marker…also known as the phantom pisser. We rescued him at five months and the Humane Society had already neutered him. I always assumed that marking was an issue for unaltered male dogs, but that’s not the case (although [...]
How many nicknames do you have for your pet? Do you think your pet knows that you are talking to them when you use their nicknames? This is a great topic that is covered by Sharon L. Peters of USA Today and is also highlighted in the blog Dogster. I was very interested in this [...]
