June 2008
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By Lindsay Stordahl on June 18, 2008
It’s finally summer in Fargo. It was 80 degrees yesterday and sunny and my mutt thought it was way too hot. If I had my own yard, the first thing I would buy him would be a pool. You’d be surprised how many dogs become water dogs just from swimming in one of those five-foot-across, [...]
Posted in Dog products, Things to do with dogs |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 16, 2008
OK, I’d heard this so many times that I believed it: Female dog urine kills the grass and male dog urine does not. I actually thought about this today and realized this is absolutely ridiculous. So I decided to do some research and see whether this is true or not. Someone has to stand up [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog health, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 15, 2008
Kennel training a puppy or dog is one of the most useful things to teach them. Jon Katz summed it up nicely when he said a dog left loose in the house will find trouble eventually. I like to leave my mutt out of his kennel as much as possible. When I go to work, [...]
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 15, 2008
Posted in Random | Tagged Radar |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 14, 2008
I would like to do a new 30-day challenge that others are interested in reading about or participating in. Just leave a comment with your ideas.
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 13, 2008
There’s one guy in my apartment complex who is out walking his dogs every day of the year. That’s saying a lot in a state that snows for seven months and is either 90 degrees and humid or raining for the other five. There are approximately four nice days in North Dakota every year. I [...]
Posted in Dog exercise |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 13, 2008
Jazmin over at Jazmin Personified interviewed my cat Scout for her blog today. I can’t give all my attention to Ace, can I? Check it out here.
Posted in Cats | Tagged Scout |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 12, 2008
I recently completed these 30-day challenges: Take your dog to 30 places, Walk your dog for 30 days, Teach your dog five new commands and Breaking a dog’s ball obsession. My most recent challenge is Loose-leash walking. To make them more beneficial to people, I grouped all the links to the challenges together here: Walk [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 11, 2008
Would you ever buy an indoor potty for your dog? I don’t see any reason to ever have to train a dog to pee in the house. If I am going to be gone so often that my dog has to pee on fake grass in my living room, then I should own cats and [...]
Posted in Dog products, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on June 10, 2008
Note: This post has been expanded into a guide with more tips to stop your dog from crying and barking all day. Stop your dog from barking and crying all day when left alone Most dogs or puppies will settle down and stop crying or barking within a half-hour after they are left alone. However, some [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training |
