Puppy In Training Progress Report

As you all know I’m raising a Pure-Bred Black Labrador Retriever named Stetson to be a Guide Dog for the non-profit organization Guide Dogs of America. One of my duties as a Guide Dog puppy raiser is to fill out a puppy raising monthly progress report. I’ve been wanting to share the information I [...]

Commands Not To Use With Your Dogs Name

There aren’t many of them, but there are a couple commands not to use with your dogs name.
It was not long ago that I was reading my guide dog puppy manual for the first time. Our group leader Tammy came to visit Linus and I at my townhouse for both a home inspection and [...]

Puppy Adoption – Abigail The Australian Shepherd

I notice I profile quiet a few Australian Shepherds and Aussie mixes on my website. I think I have a soft spot in my heart for the breed because my shelter puppy Linus is an Australian Shepherd mix (even though he looks like a Labrador Retriever with a curly tail).Anyhow, as most of you [...]

Guide Dogs Of America Bowl-A-Thon

Guide Dogs of America has several fundraisers throughout the year and for the past couple months I’ve been selling raffle tickets to help raise money for GDA.
From the GDA website: Join us (Guide Dogs of America) April 13th, 2008 for the GDA Foundation “Annual Bowl-A-Thon” in Canoga Park, CA
We’re having a Bowl-A-Thon to benefit GDA [...]

Dog Tags Keeping You Up At Night? Try The Pet Tag Silencer

I’m not a light sleeper and in general my dog’s collar tags do not keep me up at night. Occasionally I’ll hear the jingle of tags in the middle of the night, but I have no problem falling back asleep.
So why do I need the Quiet Spot Pet Tag Silencer? One reason…the [...]

Puppy Adopotion Event

Cuddly Canines is having an adoption event this Sunday, March 29th at the Muttropolis in Newport, CA. I try to highlight at least one dog or litter of puppies from the Cuddly Canines website here on my blog every week.
If you haven’t read some of my other posts, I’ve worked as a volunteer foster parent [...]

How And Where To Purchase Canine Good Citizen Tags

If you’ve been reading through this blog then you know that several weeks ago Stetson passed his Canine Good Citizen test. I already ordered his certificate and received it in the mail and also just recently received a link from our good friends Anne, Jim, and Dustin. The link goes to the ePetTags.com [...]

Will This Ball Launcher Be The Next Hot Product For Dogs?

Take a look at this Dachshund receive tennis balls from a ball launcher. Could this be the next hot product for dogs? I know a lot of Labrador and Golden Retrievers who would love to play fetch all day with their very own ball launcher.
Unfortunately, our guide dog puppy’s would not get much [...]

The Latest News on Piglet Adopted by Dachshund

If you’ve been following this blog then you’ve probably read my articles on the piglet, Pink adopted by the Dachshund, Tink. If you’ve missed out on this adorable story then take a look at my first two articles:
Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet
UPDATED Pics and Story: Dachshund Acts As Mom To Baby Piglet
Pink [...]

Puppy Adoption – Australian Shepherd

 
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 [...]

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