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Tennis Court Progress and Kody’s Brilliance
Matt
Thursday, January 28th 2010 11:20pm
Kody is really starting to like our tennis court work. He’s learning that when bikes or people or even other dogs walk by it’s okay. Today a dog walked right by the tennis court, and although he did walk that way and bark, it wasn’t very intense. Then he came over to me when I [...]
Funny Scent Reactive Barking
Matt
Wednesday, October 21st 2009 9:26pm
I said in a recent post how I opened the door one day and Kody let out a jarring howl/bark that rattled my nerves. Right before I started writing this we went out so Kody could relieve himself, which he did. Then a stranger walked right next to him, almost touching him, and he was [...]
Two Good Walks and a Canine Genius
Matt
Tuesday, October 20th 2009 8:34pm
I’m really proud of myself for picking up on this attention situation with Kody. By rewarding him for paying attention to me, we now have darn near perfect walks. It’s really amazing, but also a little scary how frighteningly difficult it was to get here (and we still have more to do!) When I first [...]
I can't help but feel a little embarrassed to tell this story. Like many other people, I cook for my dog. Just the morning meal, but I still do it. I'll admit, I definitely have the crazy gene that all of us who cook for our dogs have. Yes, I'm concerned about additives and hormones, especially for a small dog. And we've had stomach issues in the past I'm not eager to repeat, so I guess this might help. But honestly, I don't think my cooking is significantly better than the high quality dog food Kody eats, but he loves it so much I just can't stop.
The Responsibilities of Being a Dog Parent
Matt
Monday, August 3rd 2009 6:23pm
Kody seemed to have recovered very quickly from throwing up yesterday, let’s hope it lasts. But I did make one more change, and I have no idea if it’s related. I was at Costco, and I decided to buy the organic hamburger for Kody. I still eat the regular stuff, but I figured he eats [...]
Today after doing fine for a number of days Kody threw up his lunch. There wasn’t any blood this time, so at least that’s good. Maybe this is just a regular throw up, not indicative of an issue. Nevertheless, I gave him some of the antacid the vet prescribed. I’m at the end of my [...]