Information on living with, training, and loving Dogs
If you love to walk and have a puppy, or a small, sick, or old dog, you’ll want a dog stroller. The freedom it will give you to get back outside and enjoy some fresh air is not to be underestimated. Depending on your needs, probably one of the two strollers below will work well for you.
When Wink was too old to walk, I got … Read More
Housetraining quickly, and teaching Potty and putting it on cue is not hard. But it does require dedicated consistency on your part to help your puppy get it quickly.
This is what good house training should look like after one week. The word “Potty” has been put on cue and Riley solidly knows that outside is for doing his business. So when I say, “Go Potty,” he quickly gets down to business.
I’m typing this post with one hand. I could blame this on Riley recovering from a routine puppy visit to the vet. And that would also coincidentally be true. But the fact is this is his favorite spot in the house.
All you people out there wanting lap dogs, be careful what you wish for…… Read More
I really really tried to wait a year. Best laid plans… The cycle of life begins again.
Meet Riley.
I admit it. I have dogs on my brain. I’ve made it a whole 9 months without a dog. That’s closing in on a new record for me. It’s not that I don’t miss Finn, too. I do. But cats don’t fall into the “can’t live without” category for me.
So I was curious. Where do most people fall in the “can’t live without” category? Looks like it depends on what country you live in.
I’m often asked if there are benefits to having multiple dogs. I’d have to say it depends on the number of multiples you’re considering. For instance, is having two dogs … Read More
…Two dogs ago.
When I saw that tagline, I laughed and thought, yep, that was me. I used to be normal. Before I started adding more dogs and a cat to our animal family. My life used to be sane back then.
But life often has other plans for me. You can read about a couple of those plans here and here.
You see, as I have often written about, two dogs are the perfect number. For so … Read More
A big box from Amazon addressed to me showed up today. This deluxe dog bed was inside.
I did not order it.
Amazon has no record of sending it.
No one I know thinks it’s a good idea for me to get another dog so soon. And so no one I can think of who might have sent it, admits to it.
A sign from the universe that somewhere there’s a dog being that wants to come share its life … Read More
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