More like, “How I learned to do both standard and counterintuitive things to help Lewis feel safe and happy on a walk.” I use words like “happy,”“anxious,”“confident,”“fearful,”“worried,” and “resilient” in this post. These are internal states I have inferred from Lewis’ ...
Now, on a daily basis, I interact with strangers. I stop on my walk and we chat. The only reason we do so is to ask each other about our dogs. As all dog guardians will testify, we often come away glowing from beautiful interactions with other doggie-oriented humans. Most of the ...
If the terrier is hunting in your dream, it is a sign that you are missing out on something in your daily life. If there is something you need then think about what it is. You have an obligation to re-examine yourself and find out what it is that you want to achieve and the ...
These dogs require a significant amount of exercise to stay healthy and happy. Daily walks, playtime, and mental stimulation are a must. Training: They respond well to positive reinforcement training methods. Early socialization and obedience training are crucial to ensure they are well-mannered and...
The setting is realistic and readers will feel the bone-chilling cold as Mari trudges through snow and dark Norwegian nights to care for patients in their homes, dodges patrolling soldiers, maintains her strength on a daily diet of clear broth soup with a few bits of carrots or turnips, an...
You can get a good idea of how your dog feels about it by locating a ticklish spot and then observing their body language when you tickle them. If your pet pants, does a happy little sigh,wags their tail, or offers up that area of the body to you again, they probably liked it! Bu...
These dogs require a significant amount of exercise to stay healthy and happy. Daily walks, playtime, and mental stimulation are a must. Training: They respond well to positive reinforcement training methods. Early socialization and obedience training are crucial to ensure they are well-mannered and...
Just my thoughts as I keep moving, daily, towards 50. Until tomorrow, “Ok, I only understood two words: walk and kibble. And I’m all ears.” Posted in50 in 50 days,Accountability|Tagged50 in 50 days4 Comments Fifty Days to 50: Going back to school… sort of. ...
While a daily walk was generally considered a minimum requirement, there were occasions on which the dog owner justified not walking the dog: “I felt guilty about not taking them for a walk, but then I’d kind of look at them and go, “They don’t seem bothered by it. They’re ...
A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones. —Arthur Conan Doyle 125 To me dogs are not the students, not the ones that need training. To me a do...