May 17, 2012

How To Teach Your Puppy His Name

Puppy Running

I’m assuming you already named your puppy. If not check out the article I wrote about how I named my dogs: Lessons From Marley & Me Part 2 – Naming Your Dog. One of the most important things you can teach your dog is his name. It can save his life…literally. How you might ask? [...]

How To Handle Your Puppy’s First Night At Home

Stetson and Colby at GDA

Your puppy’s first night at home. It’s definitely exciting…It’s definitely fun…Here are some things to think about before your puppy arrives at your home. It’s been just about a year since I brought Stetson home from Guide Dogs of America. It made me think of our wonderful first meeting in Sylmar, CA and also the [...]

Puppy Adoption – Black And Tan Coonhound

Dudley the Black and Tan Coonhound

If you are considering puppy adoption, I highly recommend visiting one of your local puppy/dog rescues. In past articles I’ve talked to you about the puppy/dog rescue, Cuddly Canines. I want to do my best to help place these puppies by profiling each puppy, litter of puppies, and dogs on this blog. ***Note this dog [...]

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 2008 – Dog Car For The Off-Roading Outdoorsmen

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 2008

I was filled with excitement as we strolled on over to the Chrysler Jeep dealership. I targeted the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 2008 as one of the front runners for my perfect dog car. Many of you may not know, but beginning with the 2007 models Jeep added the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited which is a 4 [...]

Dog, Cat, and Mouse…Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Tom Jerry and Spike

Friday marks the end of the work week for me and once again this week I wanted to end it with something light. While surfing the internet I came across a few great pictures showing how dogs, cats, and mice truly can get along. If you’re an avid animal blog reader than you may have [...]

Top 10 Dogs Good With Children Part II

Vizslas

This article is a continuation from Dogs Good With Children Part I. If you haven’t already read Part I of Top Dogs Good With Children then I highly recommend you go back and read through the article before starting this one. Once again I’m going to post my little disclaimer: ***The Disclaimer – This is [...]

Top 10 Dogs Good With Children Part I

Bulldog

Many people have asked “Are specific breeds of dogs good with children?” I have often heard that regardless of breed most dogs raised with children and with proper puppy training can learn to be a wonderful childhood companion. However, that being said, some dog breeds are better with children then others. Dog Scoring System How [...]

Puppy Adoption – Mixed Breed

Giggles Bad Hair Day

If you are considering puppy adoption, I highly recommend visiting one of your local puppy/dog rescues. In past articles I’ve talked to you about the puppy/dog rescue, Cuddly Canines. I want to do my best to help place these puppies by profiling each puppy, litter of puppies, and dogs on this blog. I had to [...]

Toyota FJ Cruiser 2008 – Sylish, Rugged SUV For You And Your Dog

2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Exterior

I finally got off my butt and test drove a few cars on my perfect dog car list. The first car I took out for a spin was the Toyota FJ Cruiser 2008. The salesperson did not give me much help on the vehicle (she seemed to know less about the car than I did), [...]

Children Versus Dogs

The Dog Couch

YAY! It’s Friday and I wanted to end the week with a little bit of humor with the classic battle of Children Versus Dogs. This comes from an email I received from a friend who is about to have a baby. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words and in this case [...]