Tag: dogs

I’ve been putting off the recall training. We have equipment, and we have advice, but we don’t have a plan — because we haven’t made it a priority. Honking big flashing neon note to self: make it a priority. This morning I when called in both dogs from the backyard,

Cookie does not, will not, come when called. She is just not interested. At mealtimes, “wanna eat?” will bring her running. And if she’s in the backyard or on the deck, the sound of the clicker and the treat jar will usually work. But at the beach, she has no

Cookie does not, will not, come when called. She is just not interested. At mealtimes, “wanna eat?” will bring her running. And if she’s in the backyard or the deck, the sound of the clicker and the treat jar will usually work. But at the beach, she has no intention

Cookie does not, will not, come when called. She is just not interested. At mealtimes, “wanna eat?” will bring her running. And if she’s in the backyard or on the deck, the sound of the clicker and the treat jar will usually work. But at the beach, she has no

Remember this? Recall from canned salmon and dehydrated liver treats? Worked once. Didn’t work a second time. On our next visit to Storey’s Beach, both dogs were completely absorbed in harassing the little fish. Cookie had zero recall. And Kai regressed and had none either, no doubt learning from her little sister

First there was Incident With a Fish Head. Then there was this. What is that dog doing, you may ask. She’s chasing tiny fish. She did this for two hours. Two hours!!! We brought treats to practice recall, but I didn’t remember to make them high-value treats. No way this

We said goodbye to our Diego yesterday. We had surgery to repair a ruptured knee ligament (ACL) about six weeks ago. He recovered quickly and was doing really well. And then. Two days ago, the other knee went. The repaired leg wasn’t strong enough to hold his back end. He

Things are going really well with the new pack of five. Having three dogs isn’t that big a deal! Who knew? But I should qualify: it’s not that big a deal with this particular mix, in our current, specific circumstances. I don’t think we’ll need to have three forever —

We had been waiting to take Cookie for a run at the beach — waiting until she was more bonded with us, until she had a bit of training, until she seemed to understand that we five are a family. There are no enclosed dog parks near us — or,

This action photography is brought to you by Allan. Don’t worry, we are not neglecting Diego. I just didn’t have any good shots of him, and I wanted to get this post up. Kai and Cookie are little devils. Kai has gotten out of the yard three times in the last

Under a plastic chair: Cookie’s safe space It’s tough to get a photo of Kai without a toy in her mouth. I thought it would be difficult to get Cookie enough exercise…

I fell in love with Cookie the first time I saw her outside the library. I knew her current people wouldn’t keep her. Yada yada yada, today she joined our pack. Cookie is a tiny slip of a thing, smaller than Kai, and very skinny. She has not had a