OMG – Baby Ferret Under Our Shed

Look what Lilly just found under our shed. We’ve seen “wild ferrets” on our property before. Years ago. But this one is new. It looks pretty young to

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Staten Island Adventure: Magnificent Marge

OMD. A highlight of my NYC adventure was the chance to pop over to Staten Island and visit Sam and Marge from Marge Blog. It required a cab,

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Wordless Wednesday: Bomb Dog

While waiting to take the ferry over to Staten Island on Sunday to visit Sam and Marge, I made friends with this big, meaty-headed boy named Dash. He

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Dogs and Being Genuine

One of the things I love best about Lilly, our canine heroine, is just how earnest she is about life. She takes most things in her day seriously.

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Dog Training Update: Wagging on Cue

So, I spent a little time, just a few minutes, working on HOW I might teach Lilly to wag her tail on cue. We’ll have to keep working

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Dog Productivity Police

One of the ways I keep myself motivated in the face of unrelenting deadlines is to make a change — any change — in my work environment. I

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Dog Training Docket

The challenge of working 10-12 hours every day for weeks (possibly months) on end is that the pace leaves little room for much more than survival. That means,

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Dog Training Update: Herding Challenges

Despite having ZERO time to read for pleasure lately, I’m making my way through a sheepdog book that our herding trainer recommended. It’s called Talking Sheepdogs: Training Your

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Wordless Wednesday: The Real Story

As part of our dog product review of the KONG Braidz Monkey, I asked for interpretations of Lilly’s body position in one of the photos. The answer appeared

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Dog Fear Isn’t Funny or Cute

Many thanks to Kevin Meyers for writing an open letter to Good Morning America, called Dogs Don’t Do Guilt, after the show featured the “guilty dog” from the

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