One thing I can’t stand from a dog is when he barges past me to get through a door. It shows that the dog has no respect and that the dog thinks he’s in charge. Although I always walk through a door before my dog, I don’t think this is absolutely necessary with all dogs. …
Dog behavior
Breaking Ace’s fixation Note: This is part three of a three-part series on my dog’s tennis ball obsession. Click these links to read part one, My mutt has a fixation and part two, 10 signs your dog has a fixation. Just like any addiction, rehabilitation takes a long, long time. In Ace’s tennis ball case, …
Cairn terriers are more than just the “Totto” dog. They love children and can make a great family pet, but they also require a long walk every day along with mental challenges. Cairn terriers were originally bred in Scotland during the middle ages to kill mice and rats, according to the Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds …
10 signs your dog has a fixation Note: This is part two of a three-part series on my dog’s tennis ball obsession. Click these links to read part one, My mutt has a fixation, and part three, Breaking Ace’s fixation. Dogs develop fixations for many reasons, often as a result of a lack of exercise, …
My mutt has a fixation Note: This is part one of a three-part series on my dog’s tennis ball obsession. Click these links to read part two, 10 signs your dog has a fixation and part three, Breaking Ace’s fixation. You’ve heard me joke about it, complain about it and then half-heartily try to fix …
I come from a family of dog lovers – my mom, dad and two brothers are all crazy about dogs like me. But while visiting my family last weekend, I realized that nondoglovers put up with a lot from their family members who do love dogs. Take my grandma, for example, a nondoglover who must …
I make the mistake of giving my mutt a command more than once. For example, I tell him to sit more than once if he doesn’t do it right away. It’s usually something like, “Sit…SIT!” And then he sits. What I am doing is training him to sit on the second (or third) command, which …
Ace did something bad last night. He bit my boyfriend in the face. This made me realize I cannot tolerate any aggressive behavior from my dog. The bite was a small puncture wound on the side of Josh’s nose, an inch or so below his eye. A small puncture wound, yes, but the nip was …
OK, I’d heard this so many times that I believed it: Female dog urine kills the grass and male dog urine does not. I actually thought about this today and realized this is absolutely ridiculous. So I decided to do some research and see whether this is true or not. Someone has to stand up …
Tips to stop your dog from crying, whining or barking when left home alone all day. Tips include increasing his exercise and leaving him a Kong toy.