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Weekly question: What dog breed is your favorite?

Weekly question: What dog breed is your favorite?

I don’t have a favorite breed of dog. I like labs and goldens, German shepherds, rottweilers and boxers. I also wouldn’t mind owning a Bernese mountain dog or a pitbull. I guess I should be a good mom and say my favorite “breed” is a lab/pointer/coonhound mix. That’s what I think my mutt is (nobody [...]

Breed profile: German shepherd

Breed profile: German shepherd

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 [...]

Tips for better blog writing

Until I am a full-time blogger, I pay my bills by working at The Forum, Fargo’s daily newspaper. My degree is in journalism, and since college I have been working as a newspaper page designer and editor. Every day I read and edit newspaper stories and/or blog posts. Since a lot of writers read my [...]

Read your way to expertise

I heard that to become a leading expert in any topic, all you have to do is read about it for an hour every day. Well, this is a lot easier than it sounds, but think about it. Anyone can say they are an expert in anything. I could tell you I’m an expert snowboarder [...]

Not like the others?

Not like the others?

Last weekend I took care of Piper, my friend Becky’s great dane. I wanted to show a picture of her because I had never seen a gray and black (blue merle) great dane before Piper. Piper reminds me of how some of the American Kennel Club’s regulations are a bit ridiculous. The AKC recognizes the [...]

Be kind to animals; kiss a rugby player

My mutt isn’t allowed to go to rugby practices anymore. He gets too excited, thinks he is the starting outside center and doesn’t like to sit on the sidelines. And he can’t get enough of that odd-shaped ball. I don’t think anyone has seen me do it, but sometimes I take my rugby ball out to a baseball [...]

Give up TV for 30 days

In an effort to pretend that I have a life outside of my dog, I am going to write nondog-related posts on Saturdays. So now you don’t have to be confused if you were expecting to read a post on dogs. There will be plenty of time for dogs. I want to challenge everyone to [...]

Stupid owners

I want to comment on what one woman did a while back at the dog park. In the fall, my mutt and I visited the dog park often on Sunday afternoons. It was fairly busy at this time, with nice weather and a variety of people and dogs. I am always amazed at how careless dog [...]

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