The Writer’s Dog Blog
Fit Dog Friday- How To Teach “Touch”
This week was Ike's second Good Manners class. A fit dog has to keep his mind fit too! In this class, we learned "Touch." Touch is a targeting skill that helps get a dog into position without using any physical contact or force. At first, Ike didn't quite know what we...
Wednesday Pet Roundup- August 21
Hi and welcome to Wednesday Pet Roundup! Ike is posing next to the TV as we all enjoyed a showing of Disney's UP! Here are your links for this week: * One community is considering limiting the number of pets per household, as a result of a hoarding problem with one...
Healthy Elements gift pack Giveaway
When we decided to switch from a "decent" dog food to a "quality" food for our dogs, we had to give up the convenience of picking up the food at the grocery store or department store, and make a special trip to the pet food store. This was not always convenient-- at...
FitDog Friday- Ike goes to School
Sometimes a Fit Dog must go to school. Since we adopted Ike from a situation where he basically had been allowed to get away with any behavior and bad manners, we knew we'd need to start from the very beginning with his training. He'd been called Buddy for 6 years,...
Wednesday Pet Roundup- August 14
Hi and welcome to Wednesday Pet Roundup! Ike is starting to feel at home. He likes to help us read the newspaper in the morning. Here are the links for this week: * CBS Detroit lists the wackiest pet names of the year. Included: Hot Rod Woofington, Hunk Heartbreaker,...
Brooks Books- I Will See You in Heaven
Brooks Books- Pet Book Reviews I Will See You in Heaven by Friar Jack Wintz (c) 2010 Paraclete Press ISBN 978-1-55725-732-1 Heaven Bound, (c) 2012 Paraclete Press ISBN 978-1-61261-244-7 I Will See You in Heaven begins, "We have a deep desire to know if we will...
FitDog Friday– Play Time!
FitDog Friday is co-hosted by Peggy's Pet Place, Slimdoggy and To Dog with Love. A great way dogs get fit is by playing. I'm pretty sure that dogs burn a lot of calories when they play. Kelly isn't too experienced at playing. She's lived with two senior dogs...
A new Dug from Disney’s Up
Doesn't Ike look like Dug from Disney's Up? "SQUIRREL!"
Kelly likes Ike
Yesterday I announced that we adopted a new dog, a 6 year old golden retriever we named Ike! Our biggest concern is that our new dog would get along with Kelly. Kelly is a dominant female and a bit choosy about her friends. But she and Brooks got along, so we knew it...
