Last year, on the 25th of November, I wrote this post to the Versatile English Cocker Yahoo! group to celebrate Casey’s 15th birthday. I wanted to celebrate my old man while he was still enjoying life, rather than post a long memorial to the list on the day that he died. That day was last [...]
I subscribe to a number of email dog-training newsletters. In yesterday’s inbox, this subject line stopped me in my tracks: “Owning a Working Dog – Adam’s Thoughts” A quick look at the article got even more interesting. Before I knew it I was reading and nodding along with the author, Adam Katz, who opened with: [...]
UPDATE 5 January 2010: The snow continues. Syracuse just made the Today show’s first five minutes…because in the last 11 days we’ve accumulated FOUR FEET OF SNOW. I don’t have four feet of snow in the back yard – closer to two feet – but when Madison forgets that she’s a princess and dives head-first [...]
I’ve been slammed at work for the last couple weeks – twelve hour days do not let me be a good dog (or cat) trainer. Some days, the cuddle time I get with Casey, Madison and Churro is all the interaction we share. I feed them, they eat. We go for walks. We cuddle for [...]
Getting the old man outdoors first thing in the morning is a challenge. Often it’s a mad rush, hoping I’ll beat his full bladder to emptying without riling it up too much in the race to the grass just outside the back door. I gear up, and stuff my pockets with poop baggies and treats. [...]
