May 2008
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By Lindsay Stordahl on May 21, 2008
I don’t have my own kids (just a needy mutt and a very prissy cat), but I bring up the issue of children and dogs because there are so many preschool and grade school aged kids in my apartment complex. They have no fear or respect for animals. They obviously have dogs of their own [...]
Posted in Dog behavior |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 21, 2008
During day 17 of my 30-day challenge to take my dog to 30 places, Ace and I visited Sheyenne River Kennels in West Fargo. I don’t know if I will ever leave him at this kennel or any other kennel, but I wanted to see what this place was like since it is close and [...]
Posted in Boarding/pet sitting/daycare | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 20, 2008
I have made training mistakes with my dog. I thought a little more about this after yesterday’s post where I talked about controlling my dog at the dog park. We’ve all screwed up in one way or another while training our dogs. But the good news is dogs live in the moment. Today is today [...]
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 20, 2008
On day 16 of my 30-day challenge to take my dog to 30 places, Ace and I visited another new dog park in our area. This park was a lot better than the first one we visited, partly because there were actually dogs at this dog park! I did have an issue with Ace at [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 19, 2008
I don’t have a favorite breed of dog. I like labs and goldens, German shepherds, rottweilers and boxers. I also wouldn’t mind owning a Bernese mountain dog or a pitbull. I guess I should be a good mom and say my favorite “breed” is a lab/pointer/coonhound mix. That’s what I think my mutt is (nobody [...]
Posted in Random |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 18, 2008
Ace and I decided to visit the Moorhead (Minn.) dog park for day 15 of our 30-day challenge. I have to admit, this dog park was really boring. We usually go to the one in Fargo near my apartment, and that one is a lot of fun. The Moorhead park was a big letdown. Even [...]
Posted in Dog exercise, Things to do with dogs |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 17, 2008
Ace decided he wanted to wear my half marathon medal. I thought that was OK, since he deserves it just as much as I do. He didn’t get to run with me today, but boy would he have liked to!
Posted in Dog exercise | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 17, 2008
I’ll be starting the Fargo half marathon at 8 a.m. Wish me luck! I wish Ace could come, but no dogs are allowed on this course. That’s too bad, considering he has ran hundreds of miles at my side.
Posted in Dog exercise |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 16, 2008
On day 13 of my 30-day challengeto take my dog to 30 new places, Ace and I took a new path through a different neighborhood for our morning walk. We saw new people and dogs. Although walks like this aren’t very exciting as a new place to visit, they are important for training Ace to [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 16, 2008
One of my mutt’s favorite things to do is sneak a treat out of the cat box. Yup, my dog likes to eat cat shit, along with other gross things. Ace is far from the perfect dog, and I am far from the perfect owner. Here are 10 other things my mutt gets away with: [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace |
