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Stargate Breached: Peaches and the dog door

This past Monday, highlighted by the Presidential Inauguration and the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, was truly a magical day at our house. Peaches, our 3.5 year old thera… more →

The Unexamined Dog

Stargate Breached: Peaches and the dog door — 1 comment

emily douglas wrote 4 months ago: This past Monday, highlighted by the Presidential Inauguration and the celebration of Dr. Martin Lut … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Dog Play, Animal Behavior and Training, videos, Dog Training, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Pit Bulls, dog play

Photo of the Week: A Peachful Moment

emily douglas wrote 5 months ago: Peaches has been reading with Gillian at her school for nearly a year now.  And their affinity for o … more →

Tags: fun stuff, American Staffordshire Terrier, Therapy Dogs, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Rescue Dogs, Pit Bulls, Humane Education, Books

Denard Robinson and Pit Bull Advocacy — 3 comments

emily douglas wrote 8 months ago: I have never been much of  a football fan, nor have I ever really understood much about the sport.  … more →

Tags: Teaching and Learning, Advocacy 2, Therapy Dogs, Dogs, animal welfare, Michigan, Rescue Dogs, Pit Bulls, michael vick

Heritage News Covers Peaches' Therapy Dog Work — 2 comments

emily douglas wrote 9 months ago: Many thanks to Amy Bell of Heritage News for her thoughtful news article on Peaches’ therapy d … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Teaching and Learning, Advocacy 2, pit bull, Dog Training, peaches, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Pit Bull Rescue

Photo of the Day: Bathtime for Bully Baby Peach — 1 comment

emily douglas wrote 9 months ago: Little Therapy Peach woke up today like any other day.  She peed.  She ate.  She played.  She bathed … more →

Tags: fun stuff, pit bull, peaches, Dogs, Puppies, therapy dog, rescue dog, peaches the pit bull, dog bath

Photo of the Day: Writer's Block — 1 comment

emily douglas wrote 9 months ago: I know Hemingway would tell me to go fix myself a drink. But alcohol is bad for dogs . . . what now? … more →

Tags: fun stuff, pit bull, Dog Training, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Buster Brown, Boxer, rescue dog, writing

Friday's Forbidden Love: A black cat and a peach pit bull — 5 comments

emily douglas wrote 9 months ago: Normally I roll my eyes and become unapologetically judgmental when I hear people say that they got … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Dog Play, videos, American Staffordshire Terrier, pit bull, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Animal Rescue, Cats

Video of the Day: Friday Freak out

emily douglas wrote 9 months ago: This is why the basement couch is referred to as the “dog couch.”  It’s probably a … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Dog Play, videos, American Staffordshire Terrier, pit bull, peaches, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Rescue Dogs

Photo of the Day: Canines Against Books — 4 comments

emily douglas wrote 9 months ago: Apparently Peaches and Buster Brown have some sort of beef with Barbara Kingsolver. There will be no … more →

Tags: fun stuff, peaches, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Pit Bulls, Books, peaches the pit bull, Reading, Barbara Kingsolver

Does your dog have a lycopene deficiency?

emily douglas wrote 10 months ago: . . . Ours does not. WordPress video Well, two weeks ago it was the apples.  Last week, we were miss … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Dog Play, videos, American Staffordshire Terrier, pit bull, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Buster Brown, Rescue Dogs

Photo of the Day

emily douglas wrote 10 months ago: “Yeah, I stole my brother’s ball.  So what?  You gonna do something about it, lady? … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Dog Play, American Staffordshire Terrier, Dog Training, peaches, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Rescue Dogs, Pit Bulls

A Peach in Motion: Dealing with issues surrounding photo and video releases in therapy dog work

emily douglas wrote 10 months ago: This morning, Peaches and I went for our last of four Friday morning visits with the humane society … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Teaching and Learning, videos, Therapy Dogs, Dog Training, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Animal Rescue, Rescue Dogs

Photo of the Day

emily douglas wrote 10 months ago: Somebody snuck under my desk.  “Hint, hint, Mommy!” … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Dog Play, American Staffordshire Terrier, pit bull, Dog Behavior, Buster Brown, Boxer, rescue dog, Mixed Breed Dogs

Photo of the Day

emily douglas wrote 10 months ago: It’s pizza night.  Sshh. Don’t tell him we’re here. … more →

Tags: fun stuff, peaches, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Buster Brown, Rescue Dogs, Pizza

Photo of the Day

emily douglas wrote 10 months ago: Very few people know that Buster was actually tested and certified as a therapy dog before Peaches, … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Teaching and Learning, Animal Behavior and Training, American Staffordshire Terrier, pit bull, Dog Behavior, Buster Brown, therapy dog, rescue dog

Video of the Day: Apple-pickin' terrier — 1 comment

emily douglas wrote 10 months ago: In the summer and fall, we often see certain behaviors in Buster Brown that confuse and baffle even … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Dog Play, Animal Behavior and Training, videos, American Staffordshire Terrier, pit bull, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Dog Breeds

10 Things I Love About My Dog Trainer

emily douglas wrote 11 months ago: Michelle McCarthy of K9 Homeschooling with one of her former therapy dogs and family members, Isaac … more →

Tags: Teaching and Learning, Dog Play, Animal Behavior and Training, Therapy Dogs, Dog Training, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Michigan, ann arbor

Photo of the day

emily douglas wrote 11 months ago: Happy Muscle-Butt Monday! … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Dog Play, American Staffordshire Terrier, pit bull, peaches, Dogs, Dog Behavior, Buster Brown, Rescue Dogs

Photos of the Day — 1 comment

emily douglas wrote 11 months ago: We were back today for round two of our visits to Camp PAWS at our local humane society, and Peaches … more →

Tags: fun stuff, Teaching and Learning, American Staffordshire Terrier, pit bull, Therapy Dogs, peaches, Dogs, Michigan, Rescue Dogs


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