Dog Training Tips

Is My Dog Trying To Manipulate Me?

by Colby on April 1, 2010

Some days it sure does seem like my dog is trying to manipulate me.  I’m sure you’ve experienced it too.  You’re busy typing your latest blog post on the computer and your dog keeps sliding his head under your arm disrupting your thought process resulting in…a pat on the head for Fido…  Did Fido just [...]

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What Are Dog Ear Infection Symptoms?

by Colby on March 4, 2010

I have two dogs with floppy ears (if I include Derby, three) and early on I learned the answer to the question: What Are Dog Ear Infection Symptoms? Only a few months after I was born my parents got a pure bred Golden Retriever, named Kiko.  I wrote a little bit about her in my [...]

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Raisins And Grapes Can Be Toxic To Dogs

by Colby on February 23, 2010

I always worry about the health and well being of my dogs and today I was reminded that raisins and grapes can be toxic to dogs. While reading the Only Official Blog Guide Dogs For The Blind I came across the article: A Grape Reminder.  Here’s a little excerpt from that article: This is a [...]

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Yesterday I was driving home from work when I saw a dog stick his head out the car window.  It was a beautiful Golden Retriever wearing a gentle leader, sniffing the air, and in general just enjoying the car ride.  I pulled out my handy dandy new DROID Phone and snapped a few pictures while [...]

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What To Do If My Dog Gets Car Sick?

by Colby on January 26, 2010

Does your dog get car sick?  Are you tired of cleaning up the vommit in your back seat?  These are two questions I was asking myself when I first brought my puppy Linus home from the animal shelter.  Lucky for us our first drive home from the shelter went quite well.  We had Linus sleeping [...]

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Dog Training Career

by Colby on January 4, 2010

Have you been typing away underneath the fluorescent lights at your corporate job dreaming that a dog training career would someday become a reality?  Do you feel like you should be out in the sunlight with the breeze blowing through your hair helping people learn the intricacies of dog training?  Maybe a dog training career [...]

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How To Puppy Proof Your House

by Colby on September 11, 2009

We miss Derby and were watching some of his first videos and thinking about our first few days together a little over a year ago.  It reminded us of some of the things we had to do in preparation of a new puppy.  In particular I’m talking about how to puppy proof your house. It’s [...]

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Heatstroke and Dogs – Tips for Summer

by Colby on September 3, 2009

It’s still pretty hot out there if you live in Southern California (and I’m sure across the rest of the country)  I know it’s the end of the summer and summer tips usually come at the beginning.  However, I came across a sad article recently that made me want to write about the dangers of [...]

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Is It Time For Pet Insurance?

by Colby on August 19, 2009

If you know me on a personal level then you’ll know that I love to research products, services, including something like Pet Insurance before purchasing.  Most people would not even consider not having health insurance for themselves or their family.  My mother being one of those people has instilled in me the importance of health [...]

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Dog Skin Allergies – My Itchy Dog

by Colby on August 17, 2009

Have you had to deal with Dog Skin Allergies?  This is my first dog that I know of with dog allergies.  I’m sure our past dogs may have had minor allergies that went unnoticed.  However, Stetson’s skin allergies are very irritating for him and definitely require the attention of a vet. Stetson and Linus are [...]

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