Post Exchange - Hallowe'en Dog Stencils

This is TOO COOL!


You love dogs, right? Most of us love Hallowe'en (come on ... CANDY! You can't tell me it doesn't bring back memories of stuffed pillow-cases!)


Check this out ... Better Homes and Gardens is featuring Halloween pumpkin carving stencils, including Dog Breed stencils! Your house could be the envy of all the dog lover's on the block! While going through their slideshow, I saw

Training Rant - Jumping and Kneeing

Ok ... this is DRIVING ME CRAZY! We all know how annoying it is when a dog jumps on you; many of us are even aware of the dangers that it can present. Yes, it sucks; but it takes time to re-train a dog if they've been rewarded for behaviours.


I ran into the following problem around a week ago when I took my newest dog out in public ... the jumping is something we are working on, but we can't

Featured Rescue - Dakota the Chow Chow

In honour of Phoenix's passing I am going to feature a Chow Chow for the featured rescue today. There are currently 2,558 Chow Chows available for adoption on Petfinder.com, however I can't post them all.


This is Dakota. He is estimated to be 3.5 years old. He came in with a female Chow, but she has already been adopted. If you are interested in this guy, he is located in Bradford, PA.http://

Final Phoenix Update

Today I am posting the final update for Phoenix, the Chow. To see my previous posts about Phoenix, read them in order to get the full story's events:


News Reel - Neglected Dog Found
Monthly Followup August
Phoenix the Chow Update
Monthly Followup - September


Here is the update about Phoenix from the Humane Society of Durham Region:


October 5, 2009

On October 2, 2009 Phoenix passed

Training Rant - Plan B

In my last post I mentioned that I have started working with some of the dogs in my area. I was approached by a vet who has watched what I've done with some of the foster dogs I've had go through. He asked if I would be willing to work with some of the dogs brought in for behavioural euths.


The first question I had for him is ... why would you need me? Aren't there other trainers in the area

Monthly Followup - September

Monthly Followup

It's October! Did you know that October is American Humane's Adopt a Shelter Dog Month? Read up on it! Learn about it. Never say "I didn't know" because the ones suffering for your ignorance are both you and the dogs.


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Phoenix Update

From The Humane Society Of Durham Region:
"September 14, 2009

Guess the Breed #9

Yikes! I can't believe we've already had 8 Guess the Breed dogs so far! It seems so new. Anyway, this is the last picture that Calsidyrose of We Don't Rent Puppies sent me. If anyone else would like to send me some pics, feel free!







Here is GTB Dog #9. He looks like a cutie. He's a senior dog. What do you think?


Just in case anyone forgets, the golden rules are as follows:

1. Don't bash