Dog Boundaries Miscalculated

Last week, during one of our regular walks, Lilly and I got chased down by a couple of spaniels with whom we’ve had trouble (off and on) for

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Dear Mountain Bikers

Did I mention that nonstop stress greatly lowers my tolerance for baloney? Well, here is another rant, inspired by the mountain bikers who nearly ran me and Lilly

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Dear FedEx Guy

One day last week after dinner, the dogs and I wandered around the upper pasture so that they could get some supervised time outside. This summer’s rattlesnake encounters

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Ginko, The Hero!

Ginko is a doggone, five-star, full-fledged HERO! This morning, he protected Lilly from a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike mere feet from the back of the house.

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Lilly Hospitalized, Now Home

Oh, yeah. It’s another snakebite. Seriously. I do intend to write a whole thing, but I’m just too upset and tired. Lilly spent the day getting on-site treatment

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2010 Lilly Wellness Exam

With work and family things, I haven’t had much time to do any training with Lilly lately, but I wanted to share a behavior and health update from

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The Online Pet Pharmacy Problem

Lilly and Ginko have their annual veterinary exams later this month. And, one thing I desperately need solved is the problem with using an online pharmacy. Trust me,

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Real-Time Dog Training: A Rant

Last Friday on Twitter, I posted a Mini-Rant that prompted a few people to ask what on earth had happened. There is NO way to tell that particular

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Stop Stealing My Blog

I learned yesterday that a blog owner in the UK is feeding my copyrighted blog content (and a bunch of others) into his blog. He lists someone else

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