November 2008
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By Lindsay Stordahl on November 8, 2008
One problem with our new neighborhood is there are not many interesting parks nearby. Ace’s worst leash behavior comes out when we are in more exciting areas, so today I will be driving him to a park and maybe the dog park to practice loose-leash walking with more distractions. It’s awfully cold in Fargo already [...]
Posted in Dog exercise, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on November 7, 2008
“Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs” is a collection of 101 dog stories originally published in other Chicken Soup books. I have to admit that after reading so many books on dog behavior and training and spending so much time thinking about life from a dog’s point of view, it was hard for [...]
Posted in Reviews |
By Lindsay Stordahl on November 6, 2008
Ace has done very well on loose-leash walking in our new neighborhood. He is already at ease with his new surroundings, and I credit that to walking him often. Heeling well down the sidewalks is no problem for Ace with a flat collar. I have been keeping the choke collar on him, but I haven’t [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on November 5, 2008
Last weekend I moved from my apartment to a townhome across town. Although it went pretty smoothly, it was still a little stressful for Ace and the cats, not to mention Josh and I. Ace is taking it easy in the pic above with his dane friend Piper who came to visit once we moved [...]
Posted in Dog behavior |
By Lindsay Stordahl on November 4, 2008
I have to ask this question because so many people let their dogs do whatever they want in the car, and it looks so dangerous. Ace sits in the back seat of my car. That would be why there is a towel back there and tons of hair and drool. The windows are also covered [...]
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on November 2, 2008
I’ve wanted to have a dog that walks nicely on a leash without a pinch collar or Gentle Leader for a long time. So this month I am really going to crack down and spend more time working with my mutt on proper heeling. Eighty percent of the time Ace does well on a flat [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
