Every time I go for a walk with Alex, I see pet parents walking their dogs, while others have their dogs walk them. The former is the goal and is what you should strive for in order to enjoy walking your dog. The above picture shows how a kid is walking his dog properly. The…
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Keep Your Senior Dog Active
During our last visit to Alex’s vet, one thing that resonated with me was the vet’s advice to keep my senior canine companion active. I told the vet that since she put Alex on supplements for joints, Alex does not limp at all and walks without a problem. There are times when she has so…
Alex’s Visit to The Vet And Dealing With Stress
Last week, I took Alex to the vet so she can get some vaccines and since I know my girl gets very stressed out every time we go I decided to approach this visit a little different than usual. This is how Alex and I approached this vet’s visit: I asked for the first appointment…
Roxy, Treats, And Her Bed
Roxy comes very often to stay with us and for some reason she used to shake uncontrollably when it was time to go to bed. She loves treats so I decided to use that and see how she responded. We started by doing the following: Lured her to bed by showing her a treat Once…
Cold Weather Is On Its Way
I used to love tropical weather for many years, on my defense I’d like to say that I grew up about 10 minutes from the beach so hot weather and fun went hand in hand, but now I prefer any season except for Summer. Could you believe that? This is what Alex wears when the…
Attack of The Kissing Dog – Alex
Years ago, I used to take Alex to a dog park in Annapolis, MD, but I realized very fast that it was a waste of time so I stopped doing it. Why? Because as soon as we got to the dog park she’d go to where all the pet parents were gathered rather than going…
Monday Morning – Alex And Dexter
Dexter, a handsome boxer mix, will be staying with us for a couple of days and we started with our usual morning walk, followed by grooming, brush and wipe, and a nice breakfast. After that, they were both ready to take a nap and sunbathe, but Cynthia wanted to take a picture of them before…
Alex’s Diet And Nutrition: Chicken And Rice
Let me start by saying that the above photo that features, arroz moro, plantains, and chicken wings, is not what Alex eats. Once in a while I do mix a very small amount of rice and beans with her food to add taste and fiber, but not this particular rice, arroz moro, because it has…
Why Bother With Dog Obedience Training?
You’ll be surprised how many times I’ve heard people ask me the above question, and I’ll start with an example using my dogs and myself to best illustrate my answer, which is always, “Yes, take your dog for Obedience Training, and you’ll see the difference between living with an unruly dog and one that has…
The 3 Musketeers On The Road: From Michigan to Toronto, Canada
Well, as much as we liked visiting family, it was time for us to get going so we took some more pictures and headed to Toronto, Canada. It took us a couple of hours to get to the border and although, so far, all the Canadians I’ve met have been polite, friendly, nice, etc., the…
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