Free at last!
June 22, 2008
Harvey, a Stafforshire bull terrier, made good use of his family’s trampoline. He really, really wanted out of his fenced-in yard, so he simply bounced his way out!
Super Dog Nanny
June 19, 2008
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says that production company Richochet Television is now casting for really bad dogs to feature on their new show. The dogs won’t be paid, but they will be featured, with their guardians on a show similar to “Supernanny”.
Who Needs Sleep Anyways?
June 17, 2008
My friend, Wendy, reports that sleeping in is an impossibility at her house. Between the hours of 5:30 and 6:00 am, every morning, Jake decides it is time for the household to be awake. He doesn’t lick Wendy’s face or bark or jump on the bed; he rips the covers off the bed and drags them out of the room.
I have a similar problem with my Golden, Maggie. She is also hungry at about 5:30 in the morning and will do just about anything to get me up to feed her. She hasn’t stolen my covers yet, but she does all of the other things - licks my face, jumps and lands all of her 70 pounds smack on top of me, barks incessantly, and paws at me. I always have bruises up and down my arms where she claws at me to get me out of bed.
Why is it we have to leave sleeping dogs lie, but they’re allowed to get us up whenever they want to?
Write and tell me your dog wake-up stories at TheDogLady@doggies.com.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Is Your Dog Afraid of Storms?
June 16, 2008
Storm season is upon us. We’ve had some humdingers here in Ohio lately. So, what do you do with a dog who is afraid of thunderstorms? With their sensitive hearing and awareness of changes in the atmospheric pressure, dogs may have good reason to be afraid.
Don’t worry - he won’t bite!
June 13, 2008
OK, I admit it, I have a vested interest in this one. I work at a midwestern power company during the day and blog by night.
Our single biggest source of injury is dog bites. And of course, all the owners tell us, “don’t worry - he won’t bite!” Have you ever said that about your dog? Are you sure he won’t?
It’s not only the big, scary dogs that bite. Our employees have often been bitten by little ankle-biters, as well.
Undercover, but not a cop…
June 9, 2008
I never knew sanitation workers could go undercover…only in New York City.
Apparently, The Big Apple is serious about its pooper scooper law. Theo Otibu, a former Ghana police officer and UN monitor in Bosnia, is now an undercover sanitation worker in Brooklyn - watching for people who don’t clean up after their dogs. Apparently, the sanitation department employs 15 people to enforce the pooper scooper law across the five boroughs… [Read more]
10 Commandments
June 7, 2008
My brother sent me this list of the Pet’s 10 Commandments - very touching!
Tank the Wonder Dog
June 6, 2008
From New Zealand: Tank, a four-month old terrier mix began jumping on the bed of his guardians early in the morning. Just another one of the “joys” of having a puppy, perhaps?
Sex and the City
June 4, 2008
Have you seen Gidget Gormley in the Sex and the City movie?
My dog’s English skills
June 3, 2008
You know, The Dog Whisperer has made an entire living off the concept that dogs and humans need an interpreter. Turns out my dog, at least, understands good old-fashioned English.
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