Charlie’s Progress – Part VI

All dogs, just like us people, have quirks and issues, and our Charlie is not the exception. Early on, we figured out that Charlie disliked having his paws handled so we try to handle his paws, gently, every single day. Some pet parents would say to let it be, but if the time comes when…

Enjoy Your Labor Day 2021

My pack is planning to do what we’ve been doing for a while, enjoy our staycation, so there! Abby got a shot for allergies yesterday, yes my girl has allergies, so that’s just another reason or excuse, however you want to look at it, to stay at home. Anyway, whether you are traveling to visit…

Roxie A Cute Yorkie

The above cutie pie is Roxie, a Yorkshire Terrier often shortened as Yorkie, who is vacationing with us so I decided to highlight a few of her breed’s traits: A Yorkie’s coat is said to be hypoallergenic Very protective, active, and loving attention makes a Yorkie a great companion for an adult person This breed…

Happy 6th Birthday To Our Abby

The mess behind the cupcakes and flowers happen to be because those cupcakes were made by one of Abby’s moms, Cynthia, from scratch. Between you and me, I wanted to buy some from a store already made, but that’s just me. We are usually so busy during Abby’s birthday every year, but not this one….

Charlie’s Behavior Rehabilitation And Training – Part III

Charlie is improving on some things, and on others, we still got a bit to go: -Walking around where we live is getting better. I haven’t seen him do a Superman, airborne, recently. But, yes there is a but, when he is walking outside of our property Charlie is still a bit hesitant. We are…

Relaxing At Home With My Pack

We are continuing with Charlie’s rehab and training, but during the weekend we change a bit our schedule. Yes, they do still take a walk. By the way, walking is great for us humans too. The weather here in Annapolis, MD today, Saturday, is gorgeous so we will take walks, naps, watch TV, eat, and…

Charlie’s Behavior Rehabilitation And Training – Part II

Charlie has been with us for a little over 2 weeks and slowly, emphasis on slowly, he is gaining weight, and he is starting to learn manners. Yeah! But, I want to tell you that behavior modification takes time, patience, and lots of persistence. One thing I tell my clients that they need to master…

Charlie’s Behavior Rehabilitation And Training – Part I

Today, Saturday, Charlie has been with us 7 days.  In that time, we’ve figure out a few things about him: -He has separation anxiety, very common in dogs coming from shelters, and he is improving little by little. -He loves food, therefore we are teaching him that when a person/dog approaches he has to ignore…

Merry Belated Xmas 2020

Sorry for the late post, but we do hope that you enjoyed this past Christmas with your loved ones. We celebrated with our support bubble because we are being careful and doing our best to stay safe during this pandemic. I hope that next year we start to see a bit of a resemblance of…