Note: This is a guest post by David Sutton of Sutton Studios. David is a photographer from the Chicago area. His company photographs dogs, cats, horses and other animals, as well as kids and families. Portraits include anything from pets to families to commercial work. If you want to catch your dog’s spirit in photos, …
Lindsay Stordahl
Years ago, my family had a purebred golden retriever. This was before I owned a mutt, before I got involved in dog rescue and before I knew what a blog was. I’d never even thought about dog agility, starting a dog running business or fostering a pitbull. But each dog that enters my life really …
Well I can add a new obsession to Ace’s list – golf balls. Nothing frustrates me more than when my dog is so focused on a ball that he won’t respond to the most basic commands like come, heel, sit. So last week while Josh was hitting golf balls in the back yard (we’re fortunate …
Volunteers participating in the 19th annual FM Humane Society Paws walk are now collecting donations for the Fargo humane society. Money raised will help care for the animals that stay at the humane society until they find forever homes. A 15-minute fun walk is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at the main shelter in …
How to potty train a puppy or newly adopted dog, and what not to do.
Every decade or so criminals get their hands on a particular breed for fame, money or status (all the wrong reasons to own a dog) and tarnish the image of the breed. Dog whisperer Cesar Millan writes on his website, “in the ’70s they blamed Dobermans, in the ’80s they blamed German Shepherds, in the …
A dog does not have to be abused or traumatized by kids in order to be afraid of them. It could be that the dog simply has not been around kids enough and therefore sees them as loud, unpredictable and confusing.
One of the ways I help rescue dogs is to bring them to adoption events. Sometimes some of the more “challenging” dogs do not get out enough, and that makes them even less likely to be adopted because they are not out in front of people. At adoption events, the dogs generally sell themselves as …
My tip for the day: Throw away the puppy pads and train your dog to pee outside. Puppy pads create an extra, unnecessary step in housebreaking. If the ultimate goal is to get your dog to pee outside, then why do people insist on training the dog to pee inside? No wonder so many small …
Taking your dog biking is a great way to have fun and get some exercise, but it is dangerous if the dog is not under control. A hands free bike leash makes sure the human is the leader, not the dog.