Lucky Dog
The big black Labrador meandered slowly up a Delmar street, much to the consternation of my client. She froze and clung to the leash, aware that her own dog would, at any moment, see the loose dog and...
View ArticleTake Me Home…Maybe
On our way out to Grafton Lakes for a paddle on Sunday, we saw a dog standing on the side of the road. Screeeeeeech! Pull over. Out the door. Crouch down. Call out in my special doggie voice – high,...
View ArticleWhose Dog Is It Anyway?
Remember that stray dog from Take Me Home…Maybe? What if that was YOUR dog? What if your dog somehow escaped your yard (its been known to happen…A LOT) and some kind soul found her and took her home....
View ArticleLost Dog Magnet
In addition to home dog training, I am considering marketing my services as a Lost Dog Magnet. It happened again the other morning. I was going to my workout at the crack of dawn at the Empire State...
View ArticleWhat’s Yours is Mine
If it drops on the floor, Ferlin lays claim to it. Ferlin is a Long-haired German Shepherd who’s life is an extended fishing expedition. The floor of the house is his pond. Its no surprise that the...
View ArticleLost Dog Magnet, Losing Count
So, I’m walking my dogs behind the school and a Border Collie trots into the yard. I watched my guys meet and greet the Collie, then go about their usual business of checking for crumbs under the...
View ArticleThe right way to get a purebred puppy
Yes, I know. My motto, theme song, tag line, reason for living, is “Don’t Shop! Adopt!” Only 1 out of every 10 homeless dogs finds a permanent home. The rest end up in shelters or euthanized. That...
View ArticleWallflower at the dog park
Oscar is a Lab Shepherd mix, 4 years old, and recently adopted by a young and very earnest couple. No one knows, of course, what Oscar’s back story is. He was found wandering too close to the Northway...
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