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Sasha is a shepherd mix who is waiting with 4 Luv of Dog Rescue in Fargo for a forever home.
08/03/09 update: Sasha is waiting for a foster or a forever home. Can you help?
This dog loves to jump up and give anyone kisses! She loves all people, and everyone comments about her tail that never quits wagging. Sasha is really optimistic despite all she’s been through. She has not given up on humans.
Sasha has been ...
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Breaking Ace’s fixation
Note: This is part three of a three-part series on my dog’s tennis ball obsession. Click these links to read part one, My mutt has a fixation and part two, 10 signs your dog has a fixation.
Just like any addiction, rehabilitation takes a long, long time. In Ace’s tennis ball case, I have two options. I can either continue things the way they are and allow him to obsess over a ...
My dog running business is officially launched with a new web site, Run That Mutt. If you are looking into starting a similar business, check out my post on how to start a dog walking business.
I can’t stress enough the importance of exercising your dog. From the day I adopted Ace, I began taking him on daily long runs. His behavior quickly improved because he had less pent-up energy. In a short amount of time, ...
1. Start out by walking with your dog and bike.
To introduce Ace to my bike, I started by walking him on my left with my bike on my right. I was in the middle. This was an easy way to get Ace used to the bike, and to teach him that he still has to heel when the bike is involved. I didn’t want my dog to be scared of the bike or too excited by it.
2. Start out embarrassingly slow.
The first time I biked with Ace, ...
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This is part one of a two-part series on how I trained my mutt during the first two weeks he came to live with me. Click here for part two of the series.
Ace came to me kennel trained (supposedly) ...
The German shepherd is one of my favorite breeds. Although I’ve never had the opportunity to own one, I hope to some day. They are one of the smartest breeds, bred originally in Germany to be sheep herders and police dogs. The reason I don’t own a shepherd yet is because of their intelligence. This dog really needs a job to do, and I would feel guilty leaving a German shepherd home all day. It needs a lot ...
My mutt has a few issues with acting overly excited.
He cries in the car. He is obsessed with his tennis ball. He whines if we’re visiting someone’s house and he’s feeling nervous. If we visit his favorite parks, he drools excessively and starts looking for a stick immediately. If we visit my parents, all his training seems to be forgotten as he pushes through the door knocking people out of his way ...
Yesterday was the final day of my 30-day challenge to walk Ace every day. The challenge was a success, and I plan on creating more challenges for Ace and I. However there were difficulties. Time was the biggest problem for me. Walking Ace does not tire him out as fast as running, ball playing or going to the park, so I sometimes didn’t have enough time to give him more exercise other than our walk. In our case, ...
