Archive for the 'lab' Category

by Lindsay Stordahl on August 2nd, 2009
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To see your outdoor dog photos published on That Mutt, send an email to Lindsay@thatmutt.com with Outdoor Dog Photos as the subject. Thanks to everyone who has submitted photos! Above is Stewie the 6-year-old Jack Russell terrier during a NADAC trial in May. He has competed in agility since he was 18 months old. Make sure to check out his dog agility blog. Here are the other most recent outdoor dog photo submissions ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on December 17th, 2008
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I’m trying to develop a habit of complimenting people on their dogs’ behavior. Not their appearance, size or breed, but their behavior. Like with everything else, people are much more likely to compliment or criticize a dog’s appearance rather than her behavior. Just take a Staffordshire terrier to the dog park and watch people back away because they see the “pitbull” rather than the cal ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on September 7th, 2008
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…………………………………………………………………….. 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, ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on May 22nd, 2008
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I never thought I’d own any kind of Labrador retriever or lab mix. Working at a kennel for seven years and dealing with all the hyper, untrained labs, I never wanted one. Plus, it seemed like every other person owned a lab and that made them boring to me. But when I searched hundreds of dogs’ profiles last year before I adopted my mutt, he was my best match: Mellow, house trained, kennel trained, likes c ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on April 18th, 2008
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With all the hype about dangerous dogs and banning certain breeds, I decided to look closer at some statistics. I was curious as to which breeds were responsible for the most dog-bite related deaths. All the statistics I came across said roughly the same story: pit bulls and rottweilers are the most “dangerous” breeds, resulting in the highest number of fatal attacks. A 2000 report by Vet Med today listed ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on March 20th, 2008
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It does not surprise me that some dogs actually injure themselves from wagging their tail too hard. During my days ...