My Dogs Are Morons and My Garage Smells Like Pee

June 5, 2009

(http://kristenking.com) —The dog owners among you have probably extrapolated that the garage smells like pee because the dogs are morons. It’s been raining for days, and rather than go outside in the yard like good dogs, like the well-mannered dogs they’re supposed to be, one or both of the big dogs has taken to peeing [...]

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Murphy’s Super-Secret Magical Cape of Wonder

December 8, 2008

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — Murphy may look like a tough cookie at almost 140 lbs and about 30 inches tall at his shoulders. But he’s really a big wuss. (Unless he thinks you’re going to hurt me, in which case he will take you OUT, believe me.) He’s scared of loud noises, cars, any animal bigger than [...]

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How Playing With Your Cat is Good for You…and Your Pet

February 11, 2008

Especially in a multi-pet-species household, the aloof cat often gets overlooked when it comes to playtime. But in an increasingly traffic-heavy world where more and more cats are being confined to the great indoors at all times, play is critical to your cat’s health.
I loved this article from PetStyle.com, which offers some specific ideas for [...]

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Status Report: 1 Month After Bark Busters

February 11, 2008

Things have been crazy around my house lately, as I’m sure you’ve guessed based on my posts from the month of December, but the madness is finally under control. Tomorrow is one month from our Bark Busters appointment, and the dogs have done almost a complete 180.
When David the Dog guy came, we put Pickles [...]

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The Dogs’ Fighting Has Reached Critical Mass

December 26, 2007

The dogs are now going at it almost every day, with Murphy instigating every time, and I can’t take it anymore! We called Bark Busters about 2 weeks ago and are in the midst of checking references for our local BarkBusters pro, but after this morning, I don’t even care anymore. I need help NOW.
It’s [...]

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Mastiff Mayhem — Murphy’s Increasing Aggression: Is it Just a Stage?

December 14, 2007

Ever since we got back from our trip to Florida, Murphy, sweet-natured, submissive Murphy, has been, for lack of a better term, a total jerk. I don’t know if it’s the stress of our traveling a lot in November, if we’re doing something to make him aggressive, or if he’s just going through some adolescent [...]

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Cats and Q-Tip Addiction

December 13, 2007

I don’t know where Julius picked up this habit, but he seems to be totally hooked on Q-Tips. And I don’t mean just any generic cotton swab, though I’m sure he’d love those, too, but the real Q-Tips, which cost twice as much as the other brands. Granted it’s a minor expense, but when Julius [...]

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I Need an Alarm for My Trash Can: What to Do When Your Dog Eats Chicken Bones

November 28, 2007

Pickles just waltzed up to me with a big, empty Ziploc bag. Not a big deal, except that the bag previously contained bones from the fried chicken I ate for dinner. A speedy investigation revealed that Ty opened the trashcan, removed the bag of bones, ate them, and gave Pickles the bag to lick.
Enter panic! [...]

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My Dogs Rock the Dog Park

November 24, 2007

Every time we go to the dog park, the other pet moms and dads are blown away by how friendly, nonaggressive, and well socialized Pickles, Ty, and Murphy are. “They listen to you so well!” “They’re so big, but they’re so calm!” “How do you make them listen like that?”
The answer? I expect them to [...]

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Why You Shouldn’t Give Your Dogs Table Scraps, and Why I Did It Anyway Today

November 22, 2007

Ordinarily, we don’t give our dogs any people food, except what falls from the counter while we’re cooking, for instance, but only if we’re slow on the pick-up. But today, we made an exception. Today, we let them lick the serving dish that held all of the turkey, and we poured the leftover gravy over [...]

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