by Lindsay Stordahl on February 21st, 2008
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I want to introduce myself, and my mutt, Ace. I know people like to talk a lot about their pets. My goal for this blog is to provide you with experiences I’ve had with dogs over the years. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes, share your stories, or at least be entertained. This ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on February 19th, 2008
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A 13-year-old Pomeranian bit a 2-year-old child in the face last ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on February 13th, 2008
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My mutt is not perfect, even though he has a perfect owner. OK, I guess if I were truly perfect, my mutt would be perfect too. Unfortunately, he’s not. Here are, in my opinion, some of the most annoying dog behaviors. I’m not including biting, mauling and attacking people in this list. I think that would be a little beyond annoying. My mutt is guilty of at least half of these and probably all of them at o ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on February 6th, 2008
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One difference between dogs and humans is dogs live in the present. I am always worrying about the past or the future, but my mutt is worried about what is happening at that very moment, whether it’s getting his head scratched or chewing on a bone. I often find myself stressed out because no matter what I’m doing, I’m concerned about what I have to get done throughout the day. After I get out of bed ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on January 25th, 2008
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What kind of New Year’s resolutions did you set for your dog? I have to admit, I did not set any. But I did write a list of goals before the new year, and some of them included my mutt. One of these goals is to enter my mutt into an agility competition. Notice I said enter him in a competition, not place in one. Another goal is to give him a bath every month. This is something I just haven’t taken the tim ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on January 17th, 2008
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I take my mutt for a walk every day. I’ve had him for almost a year and we’ve gone for a walk every day except for a few days when we traveled and also during the two-week road trip I took without my mutt. I live in Fargo, N.D. There is currently a windchill advisory predicting temperatures of -45 degrees. Officials are recommending no driving. When I walked my mutt this morning it was easily below 0. My ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on January 16th, 2008
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by Lindsay Stordahl on January 12th, 2008
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I decided to foster a senior dog in November. I wanted an older dog, one that wouldn’t require too much exercise and could be left alone when I went to work. I chose an 8-year-old Staffordshire terrier (pitbull) named Ginger. She was sweet, got along fine with my mutt and tolerated my cat. She seemed like the perfect foster dog at first. I drove her home from the shelter and she sat calmly in the back seat of m ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on December 16th, 2007
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It is possible for a dog lover to become a cat lover. I did not know this until I adopted a cat. At the time, I was transitioning between dogs, and the apartment I lived in did not allow dogs anyway. I was lonely. I needed a pet to cuddle with, to come home to after a stressful day at work. A cat fit my lifestyle better than a dog. Along came Scout. It happened this way: A friend of mine said she was taking care of s ...
by Lindsay Stordahl on November 15th, 2007
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For the past few years I have wanted to foster a homeless animal. It ...