My Dog & I Archive

My dog and I …are having a wonderful summer, doing all the stuff all Lewisburgians do. Swimming, gardening, hiking, eating and yes, training a LOT of dogs!! We have just finished our 6th set of training classes at the Fairgrounds and are on hold until September when the last Cinnamon Rolls are digested… Much of […]

My dog and I… are lonely without each other. Although there are plenty of times when we must be in different places we are happiest when the pack is altogether. Dogs are social creatures, like humans and when they are separated from the “group” will react in different ways. An older dog may be accustomed […]

My dog & I ..are “in a relationship”!! I love that description when I see it on facebook – I mean aren’t we all? Certainly the relationship that I have with my dog/s is, although very different from the one with my kids pretty significant. They ride with me, work with me, play with me […]

My dog & I have just completed another series of obedience classes at the State Fairgrounds. Congratulations to all our wonderful students, moving on to more harmonious and integrated lives with their dogs. It is, of course, so much easier working with your dog in a classroom setting than taking those lessons home with us. […]

My dog & I have been sharing our space with guests for the last month. It seems that a great many people here tend to leave for the South when the weather gets a little chilly!! So that’s why we have been hosting some extra canine bodies. This is interesting for all of us and […]

That’s an English term for have “eaten too much”…and therein lies the message behind this episode of dog advice. Just because this is the season for us to indulge beyond a reasonable amount, does NOT mean that we have to subject our poor pooches to the same torture. Yes, I know that we, in all […]

We are learning how to play more!! Last week I started a new puppy class at the Fairgrounds and met an amazing group of brand new students!! We had a wide assortment of shapes and sizes from a Rottweiler to a Puggle/Bulldog…They ran the gamut from “shy” to “pushy” and I had a wonderful time […]

We are working on our newest challenge….CAR CHASING!! Since we have been staying at a friend’s farm in the country, we do not have a lot of activity in our neighborhood. Hence, when some unsuspecting person walks or drives by the entrance to the farm, it has become extremely fun, apparently to race up the […]

Had SO much fun at TOOT! We were helping out at the Humane Society Stand on Church Street where we talked a few of our dog-friends into fantastic new homes!! Such a success…only thing is, I had to keep turning around to make sure Banksie hadn’t found himself a better situation – and there were […]

My dog & I have been teaching Greek to French People. Or at least that’s what it feels like! The “language barrier” between Humans and Canines can sometimes pretty wide. So we are trying to take our complex demands to the simplest form of communication so that our dog friends can figure out what the […]