Rudi's #3 post Catch up on Rudi with his first post and #2 post. Just a reminder, Rudi is up for adoption. He's looking for an active, fun-loving human or family. Message me if you are interested. Day 11, April 20 Rudi has been progressing nicely. Lots of good, a little bad. He’s very … [Read more...]
Rudi’s First Week
Rudi Post #2 Catch up on Rudi's first post here. Rudi is looking for his forever home, meanwhile he's living life with me, Mick & Romeo. I would be very happy to find him a good home, so please contact me if you are interested. Day 2, April 11 Rudi is itching constantly! I find tiny ticks … [Read more...]
Rudi’s Roadmap from the streets of Bakersfield to an RV travel dog
Rudi the Foster Dog #1 post Rudi is looking for his forever home, meanwhile he's living life with me, Mick & Romeo. I would be very happy to find him a good home, so please contact me if you are interested. Here’s a little background on Rudi and how he came into my life. I checked in to the … [Read more...]
Advocating for your Dog
As someone who studies the behavior of dogs and people, I am a very keen observer when it comes to humans with dogs. I see things sometimes that are down right disturbing that the average person wouldn’t give notice to. Just like if you are a house painter you can see discrepancies all over the … [Read more...]
Trick or Treat Giveaway! Learn a Trail Trick!
Welcome to the Trick or Treat Giveaway Hop. What is it you ask? Well...... 15 dog bloggers have gotten together and each have written an article teaching their favorite trick. You visit each blog and gather entries to win some amazing prizes listed below. First of all, let's talk prizes! All … [Read more...]
The Perfect Dog Leash
Leashes, you wonder which one is right, or you have only 1 and it’s not always right, so what’s the best leash? The answer is several! I too have struggled with a variety of leashes. In my former life, I usually drove to a trail head and then hiked off leash. So my dogs lacked good leash manners, … [Read more...]
How to Prevent a Lost Dog
There is nothing more scary than not knowing where your dog is, believe me, I’ve been there. My Mick Dog is a rascally dude and there were a few times in his youth that he became a lost dog, and thankfully all times he was returned safely to me. From a dog trainer’s perspective, I take a … [Read more...]
Pet safety this 4th of July
Think about if from a dog’s perspective, the world is coming to an end when the sky is booming! Thunderstorms usually give warnings to dogs with clouds, change in barometric pressure and sometimes rain. But fireworks come out of the blue for a dog. It only takes one time for your dog to get scared … [Read more...]
Leave it – Teach your dog to NOT eat stuff.
“Leave it” is one of the most useful behaviors you can teach your dog and it’s relatively easy to teach the fundamentals. When I taught classes, people would marvel at how fast we could teach their dog to look away from a treat on the ground, usually in just a few minutes. Many people teach this to … [Read more...]
Go to Bed – How to teach your dog
Go to your bed, to your spot, to your crate is a very useful behavior to have in your tool box with your dog. Your dog might be dirty, you need to take a phone call, there’s a knock on the door, it’s time for your dog to settle. The trick is to make “going to bed” a very rewarding and fun … [Read more...]
