I know it’s superstitious. I know it has no basis in reality. But just as it always seems to be a Sunday or a holiday when a dog has a...

As I sit here typing, my husband is outside building a large wooden doghouse. He’s joked recently that the many canine-related...

My husband, a talented musician and artist, recently had a day off work. He planned to do whatever needed doing around the house, and...

Walking my dogs in the freezing cold of 6:30 a.m.—yes, it dips below freezing even here in southern California—has its benefits. It gives...

I’ve heard some trainers talk about prey drive as though it’s something you can train out of a dog. But a dog’s prey instinct is...

Every dog-reactive dog has a type—you know, the kind of dog that really gets their motor running, and not in a good way. For some dogs...

I just got back from teaching in northern California. Although the seminar itself was fun and well received, the weather wasn’t quite as...

I’m a big fan of giving dogs mental stimulation, and one of my favorite ways to provide it is by teaching tricks. Sierra has learned a...

It’s not often that it snows in the desert, but it did yesterday. The last time we had this kind of weather just outside of Los Angeles...

This blog really ought to be titled, “What happens when you make a caffeine-deficient, spur of the moment decision to take the dogs out?”...

Sometimes dogs acclimate quickly into a new home. Then there are dogs like Bodhi, the adolescent Husky mix we adopted. If you’ve been...

I’ve owed this update for some time, but to be honest, things have been so up and down with Bodhi that it would have been difficult to...

As you know if you read my last blog entry, bringing a new dog into the family has been exciting, but there’s been a little too much...

We’ve had Bodhi now for just under five days. I blogged yesterday “announcing” him, and so many of you were kind enough to send nice...

_ September 2nd was my birthday, and my husband had gone out to get pizza from the best place in town. (Yep, I’m an expensive date!) I...

They say you really get to know someone when you travel together. In this case it wasn’t my husband I was getting to know better—we were...

Sierra is a furry social butterfly. Not only does she love people, but she loves to play with other dogs. Most mornings I take her to the...

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I’ve been on an ongoing mission to provide Sierra with enriching...

It’s hard to type when adrenalin is flooding your system. Know what it’s even harder to do? Catch a rattlesnake. Yes, warm weather in my...

Let me start out by admitting I’m no Little Bo Peep. Sure, I’ve herded cockroaches out of a Brooklyn apartment, but sheep? Not....