Dogs And The Roles They Play In Our Lives

Abby is my personal trainer. How’s that you’d ask? I have to take her for walks, outings, and running so being active because of Abby is an understatement. Abby is my traveling companion. We went to Montreal and Quebec last year and she did wonderful. Abby makes me laugh. She looks a bit serious, but…

Abby, A Cute Working Dog

Abby is a working dog, and if you ask her she’ll probably tell you that she needs a raise in the form of more cookies and human food.  One of Abby’s task is to carry her own gear.  Yes, people, there were a few cookies in that backpack. Abby also helps me walk dogs.  The…

Raising Abby To Be A Balanced Dog

To say that I do my best to take Abby every place I can would be an understatement.  Here are some of the things I do with her: Since I hate with a passion going to the supermarket, while Cynthia goes shopping for groceries, Abby and I go to explore the neighborhood. Abby accompanies me…

Dog Training & Behavior Tips

If you want to start your puppy or newly acquired dog on the right path, these are some of the things I recommend pet parents to do: Start working on training and behavior modification as soon as you get your dog Set rules and boundaries so your dog knows what is not acceptable Be consistent…

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 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…