When I was a kid, we almost never had a time where there wasn’t a dog in our home. We were a big dog family, but we were also always going to school, work, and sports practices. That meant that our dogs spent time in their crates more often than not. They never seemed to […]
Before I brought my puppy Maggie home for the first time, I was a mixture of excitement and nerves. I couldn’t wait to see her explore her new home, but I also had no idea what to expect. Sure, I grew up with dogs and saw my parents take care of those dogs as puppies, […]
I love my dogs like they’re my children, but I’m not oblivious to the fact that sometimes they do things that I don’t like. Like when I came home from running errands one day to find Amber eating everything inside our tipped over garbage can, for example. The majority of the time, dogs don’t mean […]
When a neighbor (and good friend) of mine got her first puppy years ago, I was able to to help her out with tips on both leash training as well as crate training which my friend and her new pooch, aptly named Bob Barker, were able to master in no time. The feeling of pride […]
Crate Training Puppies Bear – his registered name was Ursus Americanus – was the second dog I ever owned. An obsidian black Chow Chow without a speck of any other color anywhere. From his black fur to his black nails and every square inch of him. My little licorice jellybean was a fluffy bundle of […]
Puppy Love: Finding the Perfect Canine Companion Of all the animals in the world, there’s no greater variety than found within Canis Lupus Familiaris – better known as the common dog. Big and small, tall and short, fat and thin, hairy or naked, and pretty much any color combination you can come up with, these […]