Dog Training Update: Summertime Fear Flare-Up

In summers past, I lamented the resurgence of Lilly’s inexplicable fear flare-ups. It happens only in the summer and only in the evening. Trust me, we’ve run through

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Kissing Booth Dog Video – The Making Of

Thanks to everyone who shared our Kissing Booth Dog Video last week. As promised, here is a behind-the-scenes look and answers to the most-asked questions.

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Trouble Round the Bend: Off-Leash Dogs

Over the Independence Day Weekend, Lilly and I squeezed in some girl time for a hike. No trouble with mountain bikes on the hike-only day, but we did

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Dog Training Update: Fearful Dog Freakout

As I mentioned in Tuesday’s report about our recent hike with the girls from Cowgirl by Proxy, Lilly suffered a major fearful dog freakout on our short hike.

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Hiking With the Brew Babes

Lilly and I enjoyed hiking with more summertime guests last week. Can you deduce from the post title who that might be? Or, are you wondering, “What on

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Canine Queen of Lollygagging

Saturday, Lilly and I hosted a special guest for a dog-friendly restaurant patio lunch and hike. This gave Lilly the chance to practice her many social graces. She

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Dog Training: Clickers and Herding

Since we have no herding news of our own, after a long lapse in lessons due to non-stop work and family demands, today Champion of of My Heart

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Barely Frozen Pond Safety

Our crazy-cold spring means finding our pond somewhat frozen many mornings. That’s a real risk. One of our neighbors lost a new Lab puppy, after he fell through

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Dog Seatbelt Revisited

Even though I’m not a traditional mother with human kids, I like to think I deserve to get at least some of what I want on Mother’s Day.

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Dog Health: Spider Bite Recheck

Tuesday morning we awoke to a debate between me and Tom over the size of Lilly’s spider bite lump. I said it was bigger, maybe 10%. Tom said

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