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10 Steps to Puppy-Proof Your Home

July 17, 2011 / Dog Training, Dogs in General / By Karen Shanley / Leave a Comment

You’ve wanted a dog since forever. You’ve wished, and researched, and compared, and dreamed, and looked and looked, and finally found your perfect 4-footed companion.

Since you’ve taken the time to educate yourself, you know how important establishing a good bond and training is for long-term mutual enjoyment. So you’ve planned to bring home your bundle of joy when you have the time to give it consistent attention for the best start.

Summertime, especially, is a great time to bring … Read More

PetFlow Delivers Dog (and Cat) Food to Your Door

July 3, 2011 / Dogs in General, Finnegan the Coon Cat, My Dogs and Me, Tech Tips & Product Reviews / By Karen Shanley / 1 Comment

You guys know me, I’m all about the sharing — and convenience. So let me share this great website, PetFlow.com, where you can order all your pet food needs and have them conveniently delivered to your door for one flat rate of $4.95 per order.Â And don’t worry about selection because they carry just about every brand there is.Â (I use four different high quality brands that I usually have to traipse to three different stores to buy and … Read More

Dog CPR

June 19, 2011 / Dog Training, Dogs in General / By Karen Shanley / Leave a Comment

Good to know how–because you never know when…

Two Essential Questions

June 5, 2011 / Dogs in General, Funnies, Life / By Karen Shanley / 9 Comments

A friend with dogs and kids sent me one of those “Been there, done that” emails. It read:

Life really boils down to two essential questions.

1. Should I get a dog? Or…

2. Should I have children?

I’d have to say on behalf of those of us who have “been there and done that,” having a dog first definitely helps to develop important skills you’ll need later as a parent. At the very least, there’s a good likelihood your … Read More

10 Ways to Marry a Dog Lover

April 2, 2011 / Dogs in General / By Karen Shanley / 3 Comments

So you’re thinking you might want to throw in with a dog lover? Let me share a few helpful DO’s and DON’T’s to help smooth the way.

Do marry thinking that your dog lover (DL) will want to share with you all the myriad ways in which DL’s dog is the most amazing, the most astounding, the most intelligent, the most funny, the most lovable thing since fill-in-the-blank.
Don’t marry thinking that eventually you’ll be able to change DL’s behavior

Part 2: What You Can Do to Avoid Getting Bitten By a Dog — Learn How to Read a Dog’s Body Language

February 13, 2011 / Dogs in General, The Mail Bag / By Karen Shanley / 12 Comments

Continuing with Andrew’s question for The Mail Bag: In my last post, I talked about some of the different factors that could trigger a dog to bite when on its own property. It boiled down to roughly three categories: a dog protecting its turf (including people, objects, and food); a dog undersocialized and/or uncertain or afraid of novelty (whether processed through smell, sight, or hearing); a dog in pain.

More than 4.5 million people get bitten every year, in … Read More

Part 1: What You Can Do to Avoid Getting Bitten By a Dog –10 Common Mistakes People Make Greeting Dogs

February 6, 2011 / Dogs in General, The Mail Bag / By Karen Shanley / 21 Comments

From the mailbag: Andrew writes: “In just the last couple of months I’ve had two scary run-ins with dogs and wish I knew what the reason was. The first incident happened when I was visiting a client for the first time and the dog came out and bit me hard on the leg. This was chalked up to the family’s new baby as it must have been protecting the family. But then today – visiting another new client and an … Read More

Providing for Your Dogs in Case of Delay or Death

January 16, 2011 / Dogs in General, Finnegan the Coon Cat / By Karen Shanley / 9 Comments

Most of us have wills providing for our significant others and children in the event something happened to us. But what about our animals?

If you were in an accident, or delayed from getting home from a trip, or you suddenly died, what would happen to your animals? Do you have a plan in place? Do you have people lined up and willing to step in and help? Have you set aside the resources to pay for food, vet care, … Read More