Author: Roxanne Hawn

Trained as a traditional journalist and based in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA, I'm a full-time freelance writer for magazines, websites, and private clients. My areas of specialty include everything in the lifestyles arena, including health and home, personal finance and other consumer interests, relationships and trends, people and business profiles ... and, of course, all things pet related. I don't just love dogs. I need them in my life. Seriously.

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Weekly Dog Training Update (Nov 5)

Dear Sam (and others who are longing for dog training news), I wish, wish, wish I had the time/energy to work on new things with Lilly, but I just don’t with all the family medical dramas that have been brewing non-stop since summer 2009. We have high hopes for spring 2011, though. So, don’t give up on us yet. While I called it an update, it’s more like a wish list.

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Dog Life | Dog Musings | Dog Photo | Never Shock a Puppy

Shock Collar on the Brain

Many of the Never Shock a Puppy coalition members attended BlogPaws West in Denver, back in September. We even enjoyed a team dinner one night. I was so touched that Debbie Jacobs from FearfulDogs.com brought Lilly and Ginko a gift.

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BlogPaws: Be the Change | Never Shock a Puppy | Q & A

Question: Never Shock a Puppy

We’re still in the process of sorting through the results of the Never Shock A Puppy campaign. The biggest news is that we indeed surpassed our goal of raising $2,500 for the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. As we process other campaign data about site/blog traffic and outside participation, we’d appreciate if you could answer this question, if it applies to you:

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Dog Life | Foodie Tangent | How To

DIY – Doggy Snack Mix

Being such purveyors of praise around here, we go through a LOT of dog treats … very few of which are store bought. I came up with this particular “snack mix” when I needed something to put in food delivery toys that was low-cal. Clearly, the Cheerios work better for that than the Rice Chex, but this mixture has more of a party-planning, holiday flavor. Plus, it does NOT take long to make … so if you are short on time and have dog friends who need a little gift … it’s perfect.

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Dog Life

From Creepy to Squeaky (Clean, That Is)

Other people might go on cleaning binges in the spring, but as we prepare for another long, cold winter around here, I cannot help but try to get our cupboards (especially the dog ones) in order.

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Dog Life | Dog Musings | Dog Training

Shaping Success for People and Dogs

One of the things I love so much about positive reinforcement dog training, and clicker training specifically, is how dogs learn to love learning and how brave they become in trying something … anything … new in hopes of finding success. Imagine your life, if you could find that same spirit.

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Dog Life | Dog Video | Dog Video Gallery

Dogs Nibbling on Each Other: A Video

I’ve written about it before. We’re a family of nibblers around here. Lilly nibbles on me. Ginko nibbles on Lilly, and sometimes because she is just so sweet I cannot stand it … I sometimes nibble on Lilly, lightly with my lips (no teeth). It’s true.

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Dog Life | Hot News

Bloat Prevention Update

Remember how I put a stopwatch to Ginko and timed his speed eating? Well, I have good news and one clarification about our ongoing bloat prevention plans here at Chez Champion of My Heart.

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Dog Life | Dog Musings

Burdens Our Dogs Carry

One of our Twitter friends (@IntuitiveBridge) recently lost some followers for essentially saying that we shouldn’t make our dogs emotionally responsible for us. The backlash stemmed from this post about separation anxiety, where Bridget said …

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BlogPaws: Be the Change | Never Shock a Puppy

Day 8: Never Shock a Puppy

In the final week of the 2010 Never Shock a Puppy dog blog campaign, we revisit why a bunch of us banded together on this somewhat “controversial” topic as our first Be the Change effort. It boils down to this: We believe dogs deserve a pain-free future. All dogs. No matter their size, age, breed, etc.

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