A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
Before Sasha came into my life, I already had a reasonable collection of dog-related reference works in my office—about what you’d expect for anyone writing fiction involving dogs. Now that I have a Sheltie, my collection of resources has grown significantly. Being the research geek I am, I've collected just about every reference available related to Shelties …
Continue reading The Sociable Dog
Strong winds pushed us to and fro this morning, making our daily walk more of an endurance test than an enjoyable stroll. We soon retreated to the relative shelter of the back yard where Buddy the Cat joined us for play time. (Note to self: buy a video camera to capture the antics of these two!) With storms on …
Continue reading All in a day’s fun
If you've been following the blog you might remember that I enrolled Sasha (my Sheltie rescue) in Basic Obedience. She already knows the commands of sit, down, stay, come, etc. and the class was intended as socialization time to help her acclimate to both people and dogs. The basic class turned out to be a great …
Continue reading Training, Sasha-Style
Here's a useful how-to for anyone struggling with loose-leash walking from the Positively.com website. Do you walk WITH your dog or BEHIND him? Learn how to make a lasting change!
There's more than one way to teach your dog to sit, but saying "Sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit sit SIT SIT SIT..." isn't one of them, as one owner discovered during a recent training session. The pup did eventually sit, but I suspect that was most likely due to exhaustion from jumping …
Continue reading Repeat after me…