I know this is unrelated to dogs, but can anyone tell me why a group of male ducks would gather together in my yard? … And remain there for hours? ...
I am teaching my mutt Ace the “touch” command.
I have a silent competition with my friend Maren to own the dog that knows the most tricks. Ace is now learning “touch” because Maren’s dog already knows it. She was nice enough, though, to help Ace and I.
The touch command seems pointless at first, a modified version of “come.” The goal is to have my dog touch his nose to the pa ...
I know I’m not the only one who has a dog with a tennis ball obsession. Or, you could call it a retrieving obsession. It gets pretty annoying when my dog is obsessing over crumbled pieces of paper or hair ties or a stuffed animal. He will toss objects to me over and over, hoping I might throw them for him.
For the most part the mutt has mastered the “leave it” command. So at least when I tell him to ...
To see your outdoor dog photos published on ThatMutt, send an email to Lindsay@thatmutt.com with Outdoor Dog Photos as the subject. Above is my mutt Ace and (a new girlfriend?) Addie, the Pomeranian mix.
The following are the most recent outdoor dog photo submissions:
Emma the black Labrador retriever
Emma (9) lives with Tawna Whitford in Ephrata, Wash.
Gus the bloodhound
Gus (4) is sizing up the competition for ...
My friend Maren and I won the Fargo half marathon.
Both of us.
Unfortunately, no dogs were allowed on the course.
I finished the race in about 2 hours and 6 minutes. Not my personal best, but faster than last year.
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A few months ago I took a dog to an adoption event. The dog I handled was an American pit bull terrier named Jesse. I was careful when introducing him to new dogs, because we weren’t sure how he would do.
Jesse is pictured below and is up for adoption. He was a very good boy at the adoption event and did not cause any problems. Still, I was amazed by how careless some people were when introducing their pets to ...
Note: This is a guest post by Tawna Whitford, who just so happens to be my boyfriend’s mom. Tawna and her big black lab Emma live in Washington.
I was oblivious to the jingling of Emma ...
At about 8 p.m. April 30, Ace and I completed our 101 miles. We reached exactly 101 miles and then quit. We did not even go .01 miles more!
My miles were broken down close to this:
Walking: 50 miles
Running: 30 miles
Biking: 21 miles
I have to admit, at about 6 p.m. April 30, Ace and I had 6 more miles to go. It was dark, cold, extremely windy and raining a bit. The weather made it miserable to go outside. If the wea ...
Giant breeds are often outnumbered by smaller dogs at the dog park. Almost always gentle, these powerful breeds still make the owners of smaller dogs nervous. I’ve experienced it more than once – my friend and I show up with my mutt and her dane and the place clears out. Our dogs stand there looking at each other like, “Well, we could’ve just done this at home. ”
All dogs need socializat ...
A puppy born with a cleft palate already has a strike against him. Sometimes breeders kill pups with birth defects. Right or wrong, I personally know breeders who do it. They know few people will want to buy a pup with defects.
But strike two for this particular pitbull named Steve was when his family lost their home, according to 4 Luv of Dog Rescue in Fargo. Steve was dropped off at a boarding kennel and remained t ...
