Paintball Poisoning Update 4:30 pm

I’m sorry I didn’t have time to post until now. I tried desperately to get some work done so that I can take care of Lilly when she

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Paintball Poisoning Update 3 am

Managed to sleep from 11 pm to 3 am, despite worry. Just called to check on Lilly. She is tolerating treatment pretty well, poor baby: Not a single

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Paintball Poisons Dog, Lilly Hospitalized

Yes, that’s the headline. Paintball poisons dog. I’m too tired and worried to explain everything, but Lilly is at the ER/ICU animal hospital getting treatment for paintball poisoning.

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Protecting Dogs, Sticky Situations

Let me describe a few all-too-real situations where dogs needed protection, then I’m curious about your thoughts about how much you’d do, how much you’d risk (especially if

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Great Bait Bag Debate

A few months ago, I saw a discussion on Facebook between a few dog training folks that essentially blamed people who wear bait bags for ruining the reputation

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Cyber Monday Humbuggery and Giveaway

Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Blah, blah, blah. I’m watching less and less TV these days, so I missed all the hype over rampant consumerism flaring to a frenzy

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Dog Words I Can Do Without

When I wrote a bit about feeding dogs a raw diet, over on my Dog Food Dish blog, I included a mini-rant about how when raw proponents start

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What Dogs Can Teach Us: Leave It

We ask our dogs to LEAVE IT all the time. It’s a handy dog training cue that essentially means “Let it Go.” Ignore that food on the ground.

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Barking at the Gate Revisited

A while back I delivered a full-on rant about the (insert strongly-worded editorial comment here) FedEx guy. So, what’s a girl to do when one of many UPS

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Dosage Drama

Remember, my quest to get written prescriptions with plenty of refills so that getting Lilly her medications wasn’t such a hassle? Remember how it took two visits to

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