Here are some tips on running with your dog to make sure your dog is also in good enough shape to enjoy running with you. I thought this was interesting because it took me a long time to figure out that my dachshund did not like going on long walks, and certainly wouldn’t enjoy a [...]
Take Responsibilty For Your Dog It’s always a good reminder to take responsibility for your dog, even for us owners of small dogs. Believe me, I know it’s hard, I live in an apartment and have no backyard to let my dog loose in, so we have to go out together a few times a [...]
Kody’s about two and a half years old now, although it feels like he’s been with me longer than that. But taking him on a walk is a lot easier now. He doesn’t bark at random stuff, and I’ve even trained him to be calm when other dogs bark, which is amazing. If he sees [...]
This has been a bit of a tough week as I’ve been sick. It’s made me realize that my stress level is way way too high. So I’ve been thinking of things to drop from my life and it feels great. One of the things I’ve decided to drop is any and all frustration with [...]
The fear phase after the Goose incident didn’t last long. Kody led me back to the scene of the crime to sniff around and then on a long adventure walk today. He saw two dogs and barked mildly once and really just wanted to watch them. Since the walk he’s been a wild dog wanting [...]
Kody had been doing so well. Every day we would take a little walk to a patch of grass where I would let the leash go and he could just be free to sniff whatever he wanted. I kept a close eye on him and had all sorts of plans in case there was any [...]
Kody and I have had a great weekend. Since we moved here we haven’t been able to enjoy our backyard, but that all changed yesterday. Kody made it very clear to me that he wanted to be outside, so I put him on the long line and went out to wash and setup the barbecue. [...]
Kody had his best door greeting today ever with no barking whatsoever. However, rather than run to his mat to get a treat, he runs to this corner of the couch. I’m not entirely sure what that means, but it’s a common theme for him. So today, before I let the guest in I got [...]
Tonight I took Kody out for a walk and he was acting very strangely. He was super intense and I didn’t quite know what was going on. Then we ran into some neighbors who were outside with their dogs and I understood. Kody barked and the neighbors asked if Kody wanted to meet their dogs, [...]