There are many reasons why your dog should be crate trained, but I think these 3 that follow-for me-are the most important: Avril, the cutie pie in the above picture, is learning the ins and outs of crate training and she is doing wonderful. I like to put a comforter to cover the crate to…
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Dog Friendly Series – Jiffy Lube
Let me start by saying that I do not get any compensation in any way, shape, or form from Jiffy Lube, and that I decided to highlight the places we go to in Maryland, with an emphasis on Anne Arundel County, that are dog friendly in order to encourage other pet parents to take their…
Happy Thanksgiving 2022
Happy Belated Thanksgiving! Were you waiting for loved ones to get home like these two cuties in the picture? Or did you spend it quietly and peacefully with one or two people? However you decided to spend this past holiday, I wish you had a wonderful, uneventful, happy time. By the way, you thought I…
Missing The Warm Long Days of Summer
I know, it’s a bit early to be complaining about the cold weather since we’re still in the fall season, but that is not going to stop me from doing it anyway. I’ve realized that even Abby and Charlie tend to want to sleep longer once it starts getting cold. What changes or activities do…
Fall Season 2022 And Dogs
I had to put, “Fall Season” as to not confuse people with the movie Fall. By the way, the movie is great! Watch it when you get a chance. According to what I found out, Fall starts September 22, but I am already feeling the change in weather and I am loving it! Here in…
Abby And Charlie Swapping Beds
I have absolutely no idea why Abby and Charlie swap beds. Do you know why your dogs swap beds? If you do, please share that information with me because I am quite curious about this unexplained phenomenon. Years ago, I made it a point that each dog would go to his/her bed, but now I…
Dog Walking Tips During Summer
To say that I love to walk with my dogs would be an understatement, but when it’s hot I need to be aware and mindful of the following: Pick an appropriate time to walk – I do my best to walk them before 9am and after 7pm Dark or black color coats – dogs like…
Stop Talking To Your Dog!
Years ago, when I took my very first dog training class with an excellent dog trainer, Janet Bennet, there was a lady with a small dog and during class she had conversations with her dog rather than plainly telling him, “Sit.” To say that I smiled about this exchange between the two of them would…
Abby’s Vet Visit: She Did Great!
Taking Abby to the vet is-I know a lot of pet parents will no believe me-wonderful. She is calm, friendly, curious, and cooperative. When she was younger, she was hyperactive so I had to take her for a long walk before her vet’s appointment, and although I no longer have to do that, I still…
Lessons From Our Dogs: Let’s Relax
It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Annapolis, MD and on Sundays we try, operative word try, to take this day to relax, and just enjoy being home. Living with dogs-if you pay attention-could teach you many things, one of them is learning to relax which for most people is hard to do. I look…
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