May 2008
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By Lindsay Stordahl on May 8, 2008
On day six of my 30-day challengeto take my dog to 30 new places, Ace and I walked to a playground we had never been to before. Ace wore his pinch collar, and I had him sit before he got to play on the equipment. He thought it was really hot out that day (65 [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 8, 2008
A golden retriever puppy chases his tennis ball right into a wall several times. It’s so typical of him (and his breed) that his actions actually win him his name. The book “CRASH!” by Mayra Calvani is a children’s story about a boy named Marcelo who receives a puppy as a gift from his parents [...]
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By Lindsay Stordahl on May 7, 2008
The following are commands every dog owner should work to perfect with his or her dog. Of course, the words you decide to use are not as important as how your dog responds to the commands. Other words could be substituted for my suggestions. For example, the word “give” would work just fine instead of [...]
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 6, 2008
Posted in Cats | Tagged Ace, Beamer |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 6, 2008
For day five of my 30-day challenge to take my dog to 30 new places, Ace tagged along on a trip to Wahpeton, N.D., to visit some friends. This was a perfect challenge for him because he had to be in the car for 45 minutes and then try to behave around three people and [...]
Posted in Dog behavior |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 6, 2008
It is possible to get your dog to have good behavior by using kindness, compassion and respect, according to dog trainer Paul Owens. Owens is a dog trainer and best-selling author who teaches step-by-step methods to train a dog or puppy through positive reinforcement. He never uses choke, prong or shock collars. I watched the [...]
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 5, 2008
Note: This is a guest post by Ty Brown, a dog trainer who writes a blog on his training web site, Dog Behavior Online. The rottweiler is a large, powerful breed that originated in Germany in the town of Rottweil. They were originally bred as all around working farm dogs. They rounded up cattle, drove [...]
Posted in Dog adoption |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 4, 2008
Ace visited a kids’ baseball game during day four of my 30-day challenge to take my dog to 30 new places. The boys’ baseball game was distracting to Ace because there were balls flying everywhere and he is a ball nut. He did not reach the excited stage because he was wearing his dog backpack [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 3, 2008
As you can see by his picture, my mutt lives a very stress-free life. It’s because he doesn’t have too many commitments and he allows time every day for fun and relaxation. Me on the other hand, well, I’m full of stress (even though it’s not always apparent to others). One way I reduce stress [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Memoirs |
By Lindsay Stordahl on May 3, 2008
Today was day three of my 30-day challenge to take my mutt to 30 new places. Today we sort of hit up three in one, by walking down a new street and going to two garage sales on that street. Ace wore his backpack and pinch collar, so he was on his best behavior. He [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
