Dog Training….Unraveled

Family pics by the fire

This is where we have spent most of our vacation - in front of the fire! Warm and toasty! I would have to say, the best part of winter is having a good excuse to stay in and lounge by the fire, cause it’s too darn cold to go out and do anything else! Once […]

California Dogs meet Snow!

We decided to visit my parents in Wyoming for the holidays. Of course we brought the dogs, and the cats. You know, when people hear you are traveling with four dogs and three cats, they often look at you like you’ve just suggested that they join you in snorting a line of grape Kool Aid. […]

A question answered

All of us who work in any kind of pet rescue often wonder — Who does this? Who just lets their dog run away and doesn’t look for it? Who dumps an old dog who has given their best years off at the pound? Really, who is it who moves and can’t take the dog? […]

More of Jester’s adventures

Continued from “Jester’s Adventures”
Same day, same place, just a few minutes later. Pug boy decides to go “over there,” wherever that is. I’m thinking, “he’s already pooped, what else could he possibly need up on those cliffs?” And off he went, and of course, I stood there and took pictures. Perhaps he’ll do something even […]

Pug cuteness

Just thought I’d share this incredibly cute picture of baby pugs. The little black one is my mom’s dog, Piper. She will be 3 this spring!

Puppy training

I currently have several clients who have puppies that are just touching adolescence, like about six or seven months old. They have all done a great job of working with their puppies, teaching them their commands, and introducing them to new situations.  
The problem is, people often get frustrated about now, they have been working with […]

Grosser than Gross

Ok, I’m going to date myself a little here, so bear with me. When we were kids, we played this dumb game trying to make each other hurl, come up with something nasty, and your pals top it with something even blechier. (Like that? I made it up myself, right now!!) So here was our experience […]

Jester’s adventures

We went to a lovely little place called the Schoolhouse Creek Inn for our honeymoon earlier this year. I had dreamed of a place where we could take the dogs, someplace near the woods, like a little cabin by the lake where it would be just us. When I saw the ad for this place […]