Category Archives: Humans
Ketchup!
Last night I had a dream that I was competing some championship swim meet. I was up on the starting block pulling my goggles down over my eyes when it suddenly hit me that I haven’t done this since high … Continue reading
Tattoo!
Earlier this week I finally got the tattoo I have been thinking about for a while now. Four pawprints – one for my childhood dog, two for my current dogs, and one for past and future foster dogs. If you look … Continue reading
Thoughts on positive versus negative reinforcement
Disclaimer: I am not an expert on dog training. I have, however, spent a lot of time researching different training methods and have had experience training many different types of dogs via my involvement in rescue and shelter work. Let … Continue reading
Filed under Humans, Training/Behavior
Update…
I have not been very good about keeping up with this blog lately. So, here’s sort of a mashup of what’s been going on in my life… Josie is doing great in her new home. My cousin and her husband … Continue reading
Boat Dogs!
The Pacific Northwest has been slammed with record-breaking temperatures this week. In fact, yesterday Seattle had the hottest day EVER in history, with temperatures reaching 103. Now, some of you in other parts of the country probably laugh in the … Continue reading
Vote to Ban Michael Vick
ESPN has posted a poll, asking people whether Michael Vick should be reinstated to the NFL. PLEASE, go to http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/polls and click “outside the lines” on the left hand side of the page. Last I checked, 59% had voted to … Continue reading
An introduction…
My history with dogs started when I was about six years old, and my parents took my brother and me to pick out a Dalmatian puppy. I named her Pepper, because she looked like she had been sprinkled with pepper … Continue reading
