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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 [...]
Canine Genius “Leo” Dog Toy is Really Genius
Matt
Saturday, October 17th 2009 9:22pm
For two years now, I have been searching for a fun dog treat release toy that my dog would enjoy, hopefully to release his dinner kibble. Kongs have potential, but if I freeze moist kibble it takes a little too long to get out. His tongue can’t reach the last bits and it really frustrates [...]
Today I gave Kody a stuffed toy. It’s a Petco branded toy. He finally ripped it open to dig out the squeaker. I always watch him at this point and trade him a treat for the squeaker because I don’t want him to swallow bits of it. I got the squeaker and it was just [...]
Two Interesting Kody Behaviors
Matt
Thursday, July 16th 2009 3:15pm
Kody and I just went out for a potty break, but before we went out Kody was playing with and then had hidden a bully stick. When I called him to go out, he came over, and then changed his mind. He ran to where he had hidden the bully stick, grabbed it and brought [...]
For Now, No More Bones for my Dachshund
Matt
Monday, May 18th 2009 4:30pm
After recently posting about rethinking bones, I have decided for now that the bones are not a good idea. I’m concerned about Kody’s teeth. He can carry the bone around by putting his bottom jaw in the bone and biting down. After watching him jump on the couch this way a number of times, I [...]
Rethinking Bones
Matt
Monday, May 11th 2009 4:13pm
One day I went to my favorite pet store to buy some more bully sticks. They were out of the brand I prefer which are nice thick ones that last over a day and are cheaper than the others. I was thinking of getting some others when I asked the woman, “Well, you guys recommended [...]