How can shelters decrease barking? Animal shelters are crazy loud, right? The ASPCA’s webinar “Canine Behavior and Acoustics” focused on noisy shelter environments and how the noise affects the dogs. The webinar was presented by Dr. Patricia McConnell, a certified applied animal behaviorist. I was most interested in the section on how shelters can decrease …
Dog exercise
Ace and I have been walking on this trail. How lucky I am to find these paths no matter where I go. If I look for them, there are always paths.
Dog running, hiking and pet sitting Run That Mutt offers pet sitting, dog running and dog walking in Solana Beach and is now accepting new clients. Pet sitting is available by the visit or by the day. Private walks, runs and hikes are up to 90 minutes.
Dog’s first trip to the ocean My family and I moved 2,000 miles across the country last week from Fargo, N.D., to Solana Beach, Calif. How to travel for three full days with a dog and two cats (in one small car) will have to be an upcoming post. For now, here are some pics …
In this post, I talk with a professional dog runner and a veterinarian for some tips on running long distance with a dog safely.
Learn how to get an active dog to calm down. Ways to get your hyper dog to calm down include working on obedience commands and increasing his exercise.
Josh and I got up before light on Sunday and hiked 11 miles with our 7-year-old Lab mix. It was rewarding, after walking four hours, to be home by 8:30 and eating bacon and eggs on the patio around the time most people were just getting up. Some people might worry 11 miles would be …
In this post I share my top 10 ideas for what you need to know to start a dog sitting business. I am a professional dog sitter myself.
Have you ever had to deal with an off-leash dog (or a dog on a Flexi leash) charging you? What did you do? This week I shared a local letter to the editor about a dog on a Flexi leash attacking and biting a runner (thanks Mike, for the link). I am a dog lover, …
Last Wednesday morning I raced a half marathon just because I could. There was no official race event. No official timing system. Just me and my gps watch. I raced against my previous times and although I didn’t top them all, I managed to snag a third place beating all but two. I turned 30 …