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Dog park magic and faraway places10 comments

Mel wrote 4 days ago: When I was a child, I used to imagine what it would be like if I could transport myself to another l … more →

Tags: Dog Park, Dog Parks, dog walks, Nature

How has your dog trained you?20 comments

Mel wrote 2 weeks ago: A few weeks ago I asked you “What has your dog learned by watching other dogs and you?” … more →

Tags: Dog Behavior, Dog Training, Jasper, positive reinforcement, dog body language, reinforcement, barking, pulling, jumping

What has your dog learned by watching other dogs and you?32 comments

Mel wrote 1 month ago: In my early days with Daisy, I often would think refer to her as my tabula rasa, my little blank sla … more →

Tags: cupcake, Daisy, Dog Behavior, Jasper, pet topics, dogs learning from dogs, learning from your dog, pet orderings.

Have you ever had your dog escape after someone left a gate open?26 comments

Mel wrote 1 month ago: I don’t know about you, but I have become pretty paranoid about my dogs getting loose and gett … more →

Tags: cupcake, Little Lady Lost, lost dogs, Missing Pets, dog safety, lost dogs, lost dogs Arizona, missing dogs, missing pets

Are you and your dog mismatched?28 comments

Mel wrote 2 months ago: A couple of weeks ago a friend posted on her Facebook page that her brain was hurting after attendin … more →

Tags: pet adoption, Dog Behavior, pet topics, Pet Peeves, picking the right pet

When did you KNOW that your dog was "the one?" 37 comments

Mel wrote 2 months ago: The first time I saw Jasper, it was here… Jasmine and Jasper He was in impound with his sister … more →

Tags: pet adoption, Animal Rescue, Daisy, Jasper, cupcake, Animal Rescue, animal shelters, foster dogs, shetland sheepdog

Do you have one-on-one time with your dog? 21 comments

Mel wrote 2 months ago: Daisy playing Chess This past weekend my friend Emily posted a picture of her and her dog, Lilly, on … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Pet Products, Daisy, Jasper, cupcake, Dogs, Dog Toys, dog games, Trixie Chess Game

Is Daisy too thin? 69 comments

Mel wrote 2 months ago: Over the past few days I have received several comments from people about Daisy’s weight. It … more →

Tags: Daisy, Health Care - Dogs, body condition charts, body condition score, fat dogs, fat labs, fat pets, Labrador Retriever, obese pets

Dogs don't come genetically hardwired to know "SIT"10 comments

Mel wrote 3 months ago: Recently a friend posted her volunteer pin from our old local humane society that I used to voluntee … more →

Tags: pet adoption, Dog Behavior, Dog Training, Animal Rescue, positive reinforcement, animal shelters, positive dog training

Has your dog opened a new world for you?26 comments

Mel wrote 3 months ago: The other day I saw this picture and quote posted on Facebook. It immediately set my mind to thinkin … more →

Tags: pet adoption, pet topics, Animal Rescue, Daisy, Dogs, pet ownership, Pet ponderings, dogs and exerise, benefots o having a dog

My dog has "shiny penny" syndrome22 comments

Mel wrote 3 months ago: For anyone who has read my blog for any period of time, you now know that my Sheltie, Jasper, has an … more →

Tags: Dog Behavior, Jasper, Dogs, Shelties, shetland sheepdog, tennis balls, ADD, shiny penny syndrome

Understanding dog behavior and an experiment to try with your own dog32 comments

Mel wrote 3 months ago: The instructor directed us to watch the Great Dane as she approached him from the front. What was hi … more →

Tags: Dog Behavior, Dog Training, Pet Videos, Dogs, dog body language, Suzanne Clothier, dog behavioral cues

The Trust of a Dog21 comments

Mel wrote 4 months ago: There’s something to be said when a writer can move you emotionally, or leave you thinking lon … more →

Tags: pet adoption, Animal Rescue, Daisy, puppy mill dogs, Following Atticus, Dogs and Trust, damaged dogs

Observation Skills and Car Commericials - What does your dog notice?22 comments

Mel wrote 4 months ago: Earlier this year, there was a Hyundai car commercial that played with great frequency for a few mon … more →

Tags: Dog Behavior, Shelties, Jasper, shetland sheepdog, sheltie, Hyundai car commercial, dogs and commercials

There are Pet-themed Ornaments On My Tree. Yours?19 comments

Mel wrote 4 months ago: I love Christmas time. I love the newly fallen snow, all the bright colors and good cheer amongst my … more →

Tags: fun stuff, pet topics, cats 2, Pinterest, Christmas Ornaments, dog ornaments, cat ornaments, dog decorations, cat decorations

When words fail us...12 comments

Mel wrote 5 months ago: I don’t have many words for today. I think like all of you, like all Americans, I am saddened … more →

Tags: Miscellaneous, Children, CT, Newtown, Sandy Hook, School Shootings, tragedy

What goofy thing does your dog do?34 comments

Mel wrote 5 months ago: Daisy. Giving me “the look”. One of the things I love most about dogs is their silly sid … more →

Tags: Dog Behavior, fun stuff, Daisy, Jasper, cupcake, Shelties, shetland sheepdog, Labrador Retriever, silly dogs

What last joyful thing did you do with your dog before saying goodbye?31 comments

Mel wrote 6 months ago: Aspen A while back I saw this email posted on Life With Dogs. It was a request from a woman with a 1 … more →

Tags: pet topics, Dogs, Death and Pets, Losing a pet, rainbow bridge, pets and grief

How do you imagine your Rainbow Bridge reunion?16 comments

Mel wrote 7 months ago: On Monday I learned that a friend had lost her beloved husband to cancer, after a very short but har … more →

Tags: Daisy, Jasper, Lady, pet loss, rainbow bridge, Heaven, Dogs in Heaven, heaven is for real, reuniting with pets


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