Let me start by answering the question above. Yes, the name game in training a dog is extremely important. This is always the first command I work on before moving on to any other command. Why is it important? For the simple reason that if you don’t have your dog’s attention, whatever command you are…
Category: Training
Have A Great Life Handsome Dexter
We met Dexter, a very handsome Boxer mix, about 2 years ago during a pack walk in Annapolis, MD and the impression I got of him was that he was a quiet and gentle boy and you know what? I was right. Dexter stayed with us for almost 3 weeks this time, and I was…
Bella, An Energetic Pit Mix
Alex, my 12 year-old pit mix, only started to settle down when she was about 10 years old. Yes, you read that right, 10 years. During those 10 years, I had to take Alex for long walks and get her to run a couple of times a week in order to keep my sanity. The…
Happy Hump Day
I had no idea what Alex and Dexter were smelling, but Bella was certainly not using her cute little nose. On Bella’s defense, she supposedly is part bull dog and they have a hard time using their nose. I wanted to lighten up the mood a little bit since my last post, See You Bailey,…
See You Bailey
A couple of years ago, we met Bailey, a beautiful 3 year old basset/beagle mix, through an ad on Craigslist, so we got to see her every time her pet parents went out of town. As time went by, our home became a second home for Bailey, and although I was the one that walked…
Dexter’s Energy Level
When we first met Dexter, a handsome boxer mix, I thought that he was a high energy dog, but I was wrong. Dexter is actually a medium-level energy dog. Why am I talking about this? Because your level of energy and that of your future or current dog is very important in order to make…
Hanging Out On My Deck With My Canine Companions
Cynthia, the designated photographer in our home, was able to capture this picture with our 3 canine companions. Well, maybe it was me taking the picture. I look at it this way: if pictures look amazing, Cynthia took them; if pictures look terrible, then I took them. You be the judge of that since I…
Dog Desensitization – Johns Hopkins Rd., In Crofton, MD
When I was walking Bella, the first week we got her from BARCS, I ended up flat on the ground because she did not know how to walk properly and because she was afraid of everything. I had to start desensitizing her so I, little by little, took her to new places to experience things…
Deck Restoration By All My Canine Companions – Part II
After we finished making our deck look decent, Alex decided to go and check it out. Yes, that is how she checked out our work and I’d venture to say that she was happy with the end product. Bella, on the other hand, decided to “inspect” very carefully our work before she paid us with…
Deck Restoration By All My Canine Companions – Part I
Cynthia and I have been meaning to do our deck for the last couple of weeks, but the weather and our schedule did not permit us to tackle this job until this weekend. We told the kids, Alex and Bella, about it and as you can see Bella was ready to help out, but Alex…
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