When it comes to Fido’s health, exercise on a regular basis can determine whether or not he lives a long happy life, a long painful life or passes over that rainbow bridge before his time. The benefits that come with a healthy pet are astounding, but for so many people they can not seem to [...]
My beautiful Black Lab Lars has his very own Facebook page and has many adoring fans that check in on him daily to see what he is up too. Being lazy as of late because of TPLO rehab, Lars, AKA Bar has had a lot of free time on his paws and has put it [...]
One of my favorite pet tricks to pull out of the hat at parties or other social gatherings to show people how smart Lars is is the shake command. Luther, my first guide dog learned this trick and now Lars is learning it as well, but I am using a different approach to teaching the [...]
It appears that Lars’ longest walk on Sunday has actually set him back a little on his ongoing road to recovery post TPLO surgery. After two easy days which included some shorter walks he appeared to be doing much better but after a longer flexi walk yesterday, he spent the remainder of the day really [...]
One of the most important dog obedience commands that you will want to teach to your pet is “come.” Why is this one command so important? How about this for an answer: your pet’s life could depend on it! A dog that has a reliable recall command is a pet that can be afforded more [...]
Nearly seven weeks post TPLO for the bar, and his first minor set back in recovery. Yesterday was a very cool day and Lars was very amped up as a result, taking full advantage of his 25ft of room on his flexi leash to bound back and fourth on his lengthy outing. For the rest [...]
Does your dog bark non stop, driving you absolutely crazy? Mine doesn’t but I Know that many do, but there are ways of reducing the incessant need to woof it up, you just have to know them. First of all, Fido may have a good reason to bark so before you throw your fav slipper [...]
So recently I discovered that there were a few staple stragglers that the vet techs had not seen when I took Bar in to have his staples removed one week after he underwent TPLO. Needless to say I was not very impressed when I discovered the two extra pieces of metal in Bar’s leg but [...]
I’ve gotten a fair number of emails over the last little while asking if there is a way to stop dogs from jumping up and nipping when they are receiving treats.
It is now six weeks post TPLO surgery for Lars, only two weeks to go before his eight week x-ray.
