September 2008
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By Lindsay Stordahl on September 8, 2008
Ace took and passed the Canine Good Citizen test Friday. Passing the test itself is not all that important, but the concepts in the test should be goals for every dog owner. The test was a fun way to compete with my dog and get recognition for my work. I like that the AKC encourages [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Canine Good Citizen test |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 7, 2008
I started Ace in agility last year at this time, so I’ve had agility on my mind lately. This is another attempt of mine to get at least one more person involved in dog agility. Apryl DeLancey writes the blog, Women Like Sports, and interviewed a dog agility trainer, Estelle Robinson. Estelle is the vice [...]
Posted in Dog exercise, Things to do with dogs |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 6, 2008
Some people have made it clear that I am nuts for trying to stop a Labrador from being obsessed with a ball or that what I am doing is wrong. But I think it’s because people misunderstand my goals. My dog is part lab, and that means he will always, always love playing fetch and [...]
Posted in Dog behavior |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 5, 2008
Dogs can teach us a lot about happiness, forgiveness, love and loyalty. I’ve written many times about how much I learn about life and happiness from my mutt Ace. In the book “Bliss to You,” golden retriever Trixie Koontz (not pictured) narrates her steps for finding bliss with some help from her owner Dean Koontz. [...]
Posted in Reviews |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 4, 2008
Note: This is a guest post by Rachel Duncan who writes the blog, Bakedblog. Her story proves that just because a dog has had a rough start doesn’t mean we have to feel sorry for her. If we can move on and give a dog a second (or third) chance, the dog can move on [...]
Posted in Dog adoption, Dog behavior |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 3, 2008
Ace and I just got back from a two-day trip to visit family where Ace had the freedom to run in a big yard. The problem with that is it was harder to control him when he wasn’t on a leash. Sometimes he brought me sticks, totally fixated on them. All the toys were put [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 2, 2008
Emily from My Lime had this question, What is the silliest game you play with your dog? I don’t have a lot of games I play with Ace, but I like to goof around with him and make fun of him. One thing I do is throw a blanket over his whole body, spin him [...]
Posted in Dog training, Things to do with dogs |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 1, 2008
I have been good at not playing fetch with Ace for the last 30 days, but I have not done much else to break him of his obsession with tennis balls (and other objects). However, taking away the source of the problem is not going to make the problem go away. When Ace sees someone [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training |
