May 22, 2012

Training Your Dog To Play Nice With Toys

Ralphie and Gingerbread House Dog Toy

Train your dog to play with a toy?  I know that sounds absolutely absurd.  However, as I’m learning some toys do require training just as you might have to teach your dog to retrieve a tennis ball or sit on command it may sometimes be important to train your dog to play properly with his [...]

Top 14 Reasons Why Men Have Dogs And Not Wives

My mother is always wondering when I’m going to get married. I’ve sometime thought this myself and I really have no explanation for why I’m not married…maybe I just haven’t met the right one. Then a revelation hit me (or rather an email in my inbox). Lets first talk about my dogs…I have 3…Linus, Stetson, [...]

The Cutest Puppy Ever Part I

Linus on carpet

Have you ever thought “my puppy has to be the cutest puppy ever!” That’s what I think and say to myself every time I bring home a new puppy. Now you might be wondering “how many puppies have you brought home?” I was thinking about this the other day and realized in the past few [...]

My Friend Has Spent Over $10,000 On His Dog!

Stetson and Derby

Stetson and I took another trip to the veterinarian yesterday and it cost us $150…eeeekkk.  It got me thinking on my drive home: How much money do you spend on your dog? I know some people buy their dogs lavish gifts and others have very expensive vet bills I’m somewhere in between where I do [...]

VPI K9K Pet Cancer Awareness Walk

K9K Pet Cancer logo

Did you guys read the update on Tink and Pink this week? After reading Johanna’s update on Tink the Dachshund and Pink the pig I got to thinking about poor little Tink and her medical problems. I was hoping that she was going to be okay and that her tumor would not be cancerous. It’s [...]

Dog Halloween Safety Tips

Labrador Retriever Pig

Over the past week I started receiving dog Halloween safety tips in my email inbox and through my RSS reader. I did take the time to scan several of the emails and articles and decided that it might be a good idea to share some of these dog Halloween safety tips with all my doggie [...]

Halloween Dog Costume Parade Coming Soon!

Skunk Dog Costume

Time to break out your favorite Halloween dog costume. If you’re the creative type, time to design and make your  homemade dog costume from scratch. Yep, it’s that time of year again the leaves are starting to change color (not so much here in Orange County, California), the days are getting shorter, and the evening [...]

Ever Wonder How Your Dog Escaped?

Have you ever quarantined your dog to a specific room or area of the house and assumed there was no way for him to get out? However, to your amazement he somehow free’s himself from his special area in attempts to get the ultimate reward (spending more time with you). In the video below this [...]

3 Tips On How To Train Your Dog Like A Guide Dog

Colby and Derby

Aren’t you amazed when you see a Guide Dog in public! They have to be some of the most well-behaved dogs I’ve ever seen. A guide dog has to ignore all the distractions going on around him and concentrate on his job of leading his handler safely to his destination. Have you ever asked yourself: [...]