August 2008
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By Lindsay Stordahl on August 31, 2008
Ace and I practiced some weaving last week. He still needs me to guide him through the poles somewhat, but he has gotten a lot faster and more accurate (still a klutz, but getting better). We hadn’t done any agility in two months, so I got his poles out to see how he’d do. I [...]
Posted in Dog exercise, Dog training, Things to do with dogs |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 30, 2008
I often use Ace as an example of someone who is happy because he pretty much gets to do what he wants all day, every day. This mutt goes for a walk or run every morning, gets to play at a park several times a week and goes to agility class. He also takes at [...]
Posted in Memoirs, Random |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 29, 2008
The leaders or role models I admire most are people who are relaxed and assert direction without yelling or becoming emotional. This is the type of person I am most likely to follow, and this is how I like to lead others. Think Oprah Winfrey or the coach who calmly explains to her players what [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training, Reviews |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 27, 2008
Note: This is a guest post by Jenny Gregorich, owner of Poochieheaven, a web site that carries luxury dog items for dogs of all sizes. I wrote a previous post about German shepherds, but failed to mention the coated German shepherd. So Jenny volunteered to write about this very important shepherd. When most people see [...]
Posted in Random |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 26, 2008
Lora from It’s the Dogs’ Life has a good question this week: How do you deal with leash aggression and what causes it? She asks because her lab, Apollo (not pictured), acted aggressive while on the leash at a public dog event. As soon as he was off leash, he was everyone’s buddy like normal. [...]
Posted in Dog behavior |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 25, 2008
You could have your dog find anything. Treats or a toy work well. The reason I taught Ace this game was to challenge him to search for an object rather than play fetch where my dog obsesses over a ball. To teach Ace “find it,” I had him sit outside in a baseball field. There [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 24, 2008
Most Tuesdays I write a post that asks a question on anything related to dogs. Usually the question is related to training or behavior, but it could be anything. Most of my readers are dog owners and with all of us combined we have come across almost any dog issue you can imagine. Together we [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 23, 2008
To make it easier to find information on a particular breed, here is a list of all the breed profiles currently on my blog. If you would like to write a profile on any breed of dog that hasn’t been done yet, send me an email at Lindsay@thatmutt.com. I will use pictures of your dog [...]
Posted in Random |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 22, 2008
Before I say how well bitter apple spray works to stop a dog’s bad habits, I also want to say that really all it is doing is covering up the problem. Bitter apple spray is a bad tasting liquid you can spray on furniture, leashes, your hands and dogs’ bodies to get them to stop [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog products, Dog training, Reviews |
By Lindsay Stordahl on August 20, 2008
I remember I did a report on the dachshund in fourth grade. I wish I could see that now! I used to be a pretty big fan of the “wiener dog,” but now they are not one of my favorite breeds, mostly because of their awkward bodies and tendency to bark. However, people love these [...]
Posted in Random |
