When I went to get my first guide dog Luther, I was fortunate to be given the chance to hold a 6 week old yellow labrador! The little guy had just been born at the California campus, and was weeks away from being adopted for a year of tender fostering. I remember clearly thinking that [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Was reading an interesting story from Google News the other day about the Iditarod dogsled race that takes place each year in Alaska. This year’s version of the Iditarod dogsled race has taken a toll on not just the mushers but on the dogs as well. As many as 5 dogs have died this year, [...]
Teaching your dog to perform a 360 rotation on command is probably one of the easier tricks to teach, either that, or I just have 2 very attentive dogs who pick things up very quickly. Below is the method I used to train both Luther and now Lars to spin a complete rotation on command: [...]
In a story over the weekend, it was reported that the new Chow puppy owned by Martha Stewart died in a kennel explosion. According to reports the explosion occured when a delivery of propane was being made to the kennel. 17 dogs died in the explosion, including Martha’s dog. The driver of the truck was [...]
So my dog training e-book is finally complete! The book is 52 pages from front to back, and is packed with information that no new dog owner should go without. The book touches on all aspects of dogs from things to consider before bringing your puppy home, to training that puppy when you get it [...]
So my ebook, or the “ruff” copy of my ebook is complete! I got a copy of it late last week, and I must say I do like the layout! The guy that is making it for me, is doing a really good job with it, adding graphics, and formatting it as I want it [...]