Which dog training method is best? There is no dog training method that will work for every dog/owner pair. Every dog is different. Every owner is different. Every situation is different. The best dog trainers recognize that. I don’t like when I hear someone say something like “You should never put a shock collar on a …
Note: Thanks to Jon Dunkerly for sharing his training experience. As a visually impaired person I should be more vigilant when it comes to making sure the floor is clear of anything that could cause pain when stepped on – marrow bones being the perfect example. Lars is totally spoiled when it comes to the number of …
Welcome to ThatMutt.com! With the new site design comes a renewed focus. Most of the posts here will be related to dog behavior and dog training. Of course, it’s still easy to relate these to dog exercise, dog rescue and cat behavior from time to time 🙂 The mission of ThatMutt.com is to help as …
Black lab mix for adoption Who remembers the good boy named Dex I featured a while back? Dex is a playful lab-type dog currently up for adoption with 4 Luv of Dog Rescue in Fargo, N.D. While he waits for someone to adopt him, Dex is living at a dog boarding and training facility where …
Ace here! Last Friday was a big day for me. You see, that was the day Josh officially became my real dad! I’m here to tell you how it went down: First of all, I was sooo excited because so many of my favorite people were there for my big day! My mom was so …
In April I filled out a volunteer application with a local shelter … I listed that I was available for cleaning morning and night and interested in fostering. I filled the form out at the shelter and physically handed it over. A month rolled around, then a few more weeks, and I never heard anything back. …
Sometimes making it just a little easier for someone to adopt a pet will go a long way as far as getting more pets into homes. Pets will be available at discounted rates this weekend at the Humane Society of Fargo-Moorhead during its impromptu “adopt-a-thon” June 8, 9 and 11, according to the shelter’s web …
In a fantasy world, no one would every consider re-homing a pet. No one would need to. But in the real world, sometimes good owners need to responsibly re-home their cats. The scenarios are endless. Someone loses a job or a house or a spouse. Someone must move overseas or to an area that does …
I wonder, sometimes, what it means to make good art. I wonder what good art really is. Josh’s grandma paints beautiful landscapes, and when I see them I am almost there – hiking those mountains, crossing those streams. That is good art. A relative gave me a set of handmade coasters, and her thoughtfulness reminded …
Our gray tabby cat Scout has had issues with the litter box on and off. Scout is a very sensitive cat – sensitive to change, picky about his food, fussy about being held, and yes, a princess when it comes to litter-box cleanliness. I’ve hopefully managed to get Scout’s habits under control by keeping his two …