Volume 6: Balancing Doggy Instinct With Class.

This morning, being as pleasant as it was in Nashville, I took my dog for a walk. Before we made it out of the yard, she discovered some evidence of a rabbit in our yard. Not only did the evidence make it clear a rabbit had been there recently, it was enough evidence to suggestContinue reading “Volume 6: Balancing Doggy Instinct With Class.”

Volume 5: Teaching Dog To Respond Favorably.

My dog is over a year old now. For whatever reason, OK, I was intimidated by the task, I never taught my dog to come to me when I call for her.After teaching basic commands like sit and shake, I mustered up the courage to overcome my fear of rejection or failure and teach her theContinue reading “Volume 5: Teaching Dog To Respond Favorably.”

About Getting A New Air-Conditioner

Today I went home for lunch. Not an untypical event on a week day. Since I became a dog owner, I go home to let my dog out of her crate for a little while. Today was different though. Attention was focused on my home’s teenage air-conditioner. The life expentancy of an air-conditioner is aboutContinue reading “About Getting A New Air-Conditioner”

Layers

Just got back from taking my dog for a walk. It’s so cold outside. She’s by the heater now. I know, it’s February, it’s supposed to be cold. But it’s my choice to like it or not, and I choose not. Consider this a personal invitation for you to come baaaaaack! Yes, I’m talking toContinue reading “Layers”

Volume 4: Sharing Problems with Dog

Everything I learned about solving problems, I learned from my dog. Take a look at how the puppy in this video follows a simple step by step process on solving problems. There’s a simple formula clearly demonstrated in the video. In order to grasp how the beagle handled the above scenario, it’s necessary to breakContinue reading “Volume 4: Sharing Problems with Dog”