May 2008
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By Lindsay Stordahl on May 15, 2008
For day 12 of my 30-day challengeto take my dog to 30 places, Ace and I visited Petco. I put in my free advertising on my blog for PetSmart a few weeks ago. Now it’s Petco’s turn. Ace sat at the door before we entered and wore his Gentle Leader in the store. He was [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 15, 2008
Teeter terror: The hardest agility obstacle My mutt and I have been going to agility classes for about eight months. The first couple weeks, Ace had no issues with the teeter totter. He ran across it with no fear. He ran across it so fast that my instructor encouraged me to get him to slow [...]
Posted in Dog behavior |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 14, 2008
Ace tagged along on a car ride for day 11 of my 30-day challengeto take him to 30 new places. Since we were visiting family, we were in a new town Ace was unfamiliar with. My brother and I drove to a Chinese restaurant with Ace in the back seat for about a 30-minute round [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 14, 2008
This is Sophie’s blogging debut (pictured below). Sophie is now 2 years old, but look at her as a puppy. There are not many dogs cuter than a springer spaniel puppy. She belongs to my parents, and Ace and I visited her last weekend. Ace and Sophie have a great time whenever they are together. [...]
Posted in Random | Tagged Sophie |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 13, 2008
On the tenth day of my 30-day challenge to take my dog to 30 new places, Ace and I traveled to Wisconsin to visit family. That in itself was something fairly new, but Ace has been to my parents’ house many times. On the way though, I made sure to stop at some new places [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 13, 2008
When violence occurs between family members, pets are often victims of abuse. I read a lot of articles about pets, but one in particular struck me this week because it touched on an issue I have never thought about before – pets battered during domestic violence. The article in this month’s (June 2008) “O, The [...]
Posted in Animal humane issues |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 12, 2008
On day nine of my 30-day challenge to take my dog to 30 new places, Ace and I drove to a soccer field. He was very anxious to get out and run around but had to wait until he was calm. On the field, we practiced the recall and some other commands. Then I tethered [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 12, 2008
Every week, I am going to ask a dog-related question. Since this blog is intended for a wide community of dog lovers, we should be able to help one another out. Basically, I am looking for a lot of input from dog owners on various topics. I don’t care if you’re an “expert” or not. [...]
Posted in Dog food, Dog health, Dog products |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 9, 2008
Does your dog come when called, only to run right up to you and dart away again? Or does she come to you and run by you? Or maybe she just totally ignores you, or comes if she feels like it. Here are 10 things to consider while training the recall: 1. Teach your dog [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 9, 2008
Ace and I visited a local grooming shop on day seven of our 30-day challenge to go to 30 new places. We only had to walk a half mile from our front door in order to get to Fancy Paws Pet Salon. It’s interesting how I find so many places I’ve never been to before, [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
