Honey sure slept well. You’d think that after napping in the car during the seven hour drive to BlogPaws she’d be bouncing off the walls all night. Luckily she got a mix of mental and physical exercise to tire her out. Mental Exercise for Dogs So what’s tiring out Honey’s brain at BlogPaws? Seeing new …
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What a Naked Man on an Island Can Teach Us About Dogs
Life wouldn’t be much fun without fantasies. But what does it take to make a fantasy come true? Ask the naked man on the beach. An Island Dream Tom Neale wanted to live alone on a South Seas island. Well, not entirely alone. He did take two cats with him for company. He wrote about …
Doing vs Being – Good for the Dog; Good for You
Puppy “To Do” List When there’s a puppy in the house, I get nothing done. Well, that’s not quite true. I vacuum to promote socialization. But it’s hard to clean a whole room when you’re throwing treats around the whole time. I did have a conference call the other day. But I had to leave …
Interpreting Puppy Cries
The hardest part of having a short-term foster puppy? Learning to understand her unique puppy sounds. Silent Honey Puppy Honey was pretty quiet. She had two cries: I’m hungry. Feed me now. I gotta pee. Let me out. Why was she so silent? Because it’s hard to cry when your mouth is full of sweater, …
What Do You Look For When You Walk Your Dog
We only pay attention to a small part of what’s in front of us. For some of us, it’s a very small part. We focus on what’s important to us and filter out what’s not. So what are you focusing on when you walk your dog? And what do you filter out? Things Dogs Find …
8 Things No One Tells You About Training a Puppy
You’ll find millions of articles about training puppies. But none of them tell you the secrets I’ll share with you here. When You Get a Puppy, No One Tells You… You can train a puppy so she NEVER pees in the house. You just can’t do anything else. Errorless house training relies on liberal use …
Showing Concern for People Doesn’t Mean You Love Dogs Less – Good for the Dog; Good for You
Imagine you’ve been in a serious car accident. You’re scared, in pain, and trapped. The fire rescue worker arrives and the first thing he asks you is, “So, were you going a little fast? Maybe changing your radio station? Had a little too much to drink?” Insane, right? Then why, when a person is bitten …
How To Name a Dog
You were right. Sally is the right name for our new foster. It slips right off the tongue and just sounds right. Plus, every time I carry her down the stairs to pee outside I get to sing Robert Palmer (Am I right that only my British friends in their 40s got the reference? I love …
Why Would Anyone Take a Dog Sailing?
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million. Why would anyone want to take a dog sailing? Perhaps the Carton family can explain better than I can. They shot some lovely footage of last summer’s trip exploring Italy’s volcanic islands north of Sicily. The youngest crew member was …
Give This Foster Puppy a Name
Are you ready for a puppy fix? Meet… Well, she doesn’t have a name yet. She’s a 9 week old basset hound. She loves to chew, but only on what she’s supposed to. She doesn’t walk so much as gambol or frolic. She’s a cute little whatshername. The only troublesome habit I’ve seen so far …