When we’re teaching or shaping a new dog behavior, many of use the click/treat strategy that marks the behavior (click or verbal marker like YES!) just before we
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One Last Shameless Plea for Votes
Voting for the DogTime Best Dog Blog Award ends tomorrow, Friday, Aug 20, so if you haven’t voted for us (using every email address you have), could you
Last Week’s Scare: Excessive Drinking
In the midst of Ginko’s post-op infection worries from last week, he also began drinking and peeing excessively. And, I mean off … the … charts. Excessive drinking
Lots of Lookers, No Takers: Charlie Update
A month ago, we launched an Adopt Charlie Social Media Blitz. We succeeded in bringing attention to Charlie’s need for a new kid-free home. In fact, some 3,500
Please Stand By
We had a VERY important blog post scheduled for today, but there are a couple glitches in our lives that caused a delay. One is work-related. One is
Ginko Surgery Update and Dog Tag Giveaway
Oy! Last Thursday, Ginko finished taking his post-op antibiotics. And, based on the outcome of his surgical cultures, we hoped that would be enough. But … nope! By
Do You Know the Difference?
My colleague Lisa Collier Cool posted a nice piece on the HealthyMagination Blog in July about animal-assisted therapy (AAT) at a children’s hospital in Columbus, Ohio. It got
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
Weekly Training Update (Aug 6)
Do not faint. We actually have dog training news to report. For the FIRST time since February 3, Lilly and I went to our advanced pet dog training
And, the Culture Says …
As you may recall, during Ginko’s recent knee surgery, the surgeon found icky fistulas (or channels through soft tissue, where infection had burrowed in). He decided to culture