Amanda and Border Collie puppies
Granddaughter, Amanda, was present for the birth of a litter of Border Collie puppies and for each step of their first weeks of development – eyes open at two weeks, ears open at three weeks — and first solid food on their third week birthday.
Join Drill Team and Therapy Service
Imagine your dog among these members of the Drill Team and in therapy service. Here are some pictures. Open to Building Members.
Canine Benefit Circus is tomorrow
A reminder — the Canine Circus benefit from Shawn McCoy and his family is tomorrow (10th) – 2 to 4:30 pm at Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Road, Columbia. Scotia and her canine buddies are ready. The tents are up. The tables for the silent auction are set. Popcorn is ready to […]
Remember the nice therapy dog
Who came to visit today? To help answer that, a Lansing, Michigan, hospital is producing trading cards with the faces of therapy dogs who visit patients. The process is similar to therapy teams who train with us distributing bookmarks for children who read to the dogs in Reading to Rover programs. http://goo.gl/FdOxlf
Shy or inexperienced dog? — Try agility.
Even if one never intends to compete in agility matches, introducing one’s dog to the agility exercises and helping the dog accomplish a course, can have wonderful, positive benefits for the dog’s behavior in other situations. See how these two German Shepherds appear to enjoy running a course after just a few play sessions https://youtu.be/-1jSH02mcxY
Why we emphasize obedience so much —
“Everything spawns from obedience, because if they won’t sit when you tell them to sit or heel when you to tell them to heel, they won’t do anything else,” Mike Dowling, former military dog handler, is quoted in this article. The article presents interesting and important information about dog training. The article also links to […]
AKC recognizes 7 more dog breeds
This Associated Press story describes the seven breeds newly added to the list of accepted breeds by the American Kennel Club. All will complete at next month’s Westminster Dog School in New York City. This picture by Mark Lennihan shows a Bergamasco, a sheepdog and one of the newly accepted breeds. Westminster has also opened […]
Create ‘jobs’ for dogs – they will love it
Dogs like jobs — ones you create for them or ones they make for themselves. The former is better. In this picture Ace is to find the ‘object’ inside one of the boxes. Here is a link to a blog post from Becky Lovejoy about other ways to engage your dog. It reduces problem behavior […]
Holiday decorations & dog pictures
Before you put away the lights and other decorations, take a few minutes to drape them around your dog, or get the dog to pose in other situations. You’ll have fun and already have some pictures for next year’s holiday card. Of course, you can then start setting up pictures at other occasions during the […]
The impact of pets on children
What is the impact of a family pet on children? Those of us with pets and kids believe there are many positive benefits. Now, this UK health care publisher summarizes formal research on that subject that suggests children with pets have less stress. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/303276.php