September 2008
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By Lindsay Stordahl on September 30, 2008
Josh and I live with the mutt and two cats. Believe me, if I were single I would have at least one more cat by now. I have the potential to easily become the next crazy cat lady. But for now, it’s two people, two cats and one dog in a two-bedroom apartment. We’ll have [...]
Posted in Dog adoption |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 29, 2008
What if your 12-year-old dog needs ACL surgery in order to walk? What if your 4-year-old dog has cancer? What if your puppy is hit by a car and needs emergency surgery to live? There are countless scenarios. When we are unprepared to face difficult decisions, it is easy to make the wrong choice, second [...]
Posted in Dog health |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 28, 2008
For those of you who are sick of hearing about this crazy retriever and his ball, our challenge is almost over. Ace (not pictured) is far from cured of his obsession, but at least we are making progress in the right direction. I took Ace to the dog park on Friday. I went early, hoping [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 27, 2008
Ace and I visited family last weekend, and he had the chance to play some fetch in my grandpa’s backyard (the “family” even posed for this group shot). At first I thought he would be too obsessed to be allowed to play fetch, but he wasn’t too bad. We’d throw the ball for five minutes [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace, Radar |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 26, 2008
A doberman in bunny ears, a pug in a chicken suit, a Bernese mountain dog as King Tut. Wow, who knew dogs other than chihuahuas got dressed up? At first I thought “InDognito: A Book of Canines in Costume” by Karen Ngo would be just another dog-photo book that’s been done too many times. Well, [...]
Posted in Reviews |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 24, 2008
Note: This is a guest post by Radha Deep. Radha manages the blog Dog Care Reviews and also contributes articles regularly to the site Good Dog Food. Did you know that 9.6 million animals are euthanized in the United States every year? According to the American Humane Association, this is the number of animals killed [...]
Posted in Dog health |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 23, 2008
I have never given up a pet, and it is something I can’t imagine doing. I would rather live in my car than give up my dog or cat due to financial trouble or apartment rules. But still, people “re-home” their pets every day. So many of us dog lovers – slightly different than dog [...]
Posted in Dog adoption |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 22, 2008
Whenever my dog comes when called, he should always know he’s a good boy. Coming to me should always be a positive experience for Ace, right up there with winning the lottery. Most dog owners know that, but it’s easy to get angry when we call our dogs over and over and they finally come [...]
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 21, 2008
Since I’ve been doing most of my work with Ace outside, I decided to try working with him indoors. We basically did some of the same exercises we’ve tried before, I just want him to know he is expected to follow the same rules no matter where we are. The next step is to work [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 20, 2008
Ace and I are making slight progress. I’m not sure if anyone else would notice the difference, but I am starting to see some change so that makes it worth it to me. For example, Ace will play with a ball or other toy on his own indoors without obsessively bringing it to me, and [...]
Posted in Dog behavior | Tagged Ace |
