Have you ever visited a breeder intending to see about buying a dog, but ran, not walked away when you saw the condition of the breeding facility?
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Saturday Survey: Do You Travel with Your Dog?
When we travel, we usually have a friend come over and take care of the dogs – primarily because taking four of them anywhere would likely be a disaster. Have you found a way to include your dog on your family trips?
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Saturday Survey: What’s It Take to Get A Treat Around Here?
Hi! My name’s Penny Layne. You may as well go ahead & start singing the Beatles song – it’s all I ever hear.
Anyways, my mom, the Dog Lady, is off at the State Special Olympics Games with the boys, so I decided to take over the blog for t0day.
Here’s what I’m curious about. Mom keeps telling the boys to lay off the treats for me because I’m getting too fat. (As if!) Usually, I can get them to give me one anyways by standing up on my hind feet and begging, but that’s awful hard work with such a large belly – it throws off my balance.
So, here’s my question: how hard do you make your dog work for treats?
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Saturday Survey: Your Opinion of Shelter Sunday
For about the past year, I’ve been devoting Sundays to rescue dogs throughout the country. Working with the shelters and rescues listed on PetFinder’s Shelter Center, I’ve chosen one organization from each state and featured one of their adoptable dogs. I have no idea whether or not any of these featured dogs have since been adopted, but I figure the more people who see these dogs, the better odds they have. Although only one of the dogs in my house is a rescue, I feel like I have an obligation to help where I can.
Since I can’t measure the posts in terms of adoption (unless some of you want to write in & tell your adoption stories!), I’d like to know if you are enjoying reading about these rescued dogs. Should I go back through the list of states another time?
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Saturday Survey: How Much Did You Pay For Your Dog?
I went to a graduation party this evening, and one of the couples at our table has been struggling with their Golden Retriever who has cancer. They have another dog, and are worried about her being lonely, so they’re starting to think about what kind of dog they want to get after Molly goes. Then, we got to talking about the differences between buying a dog from a breeder and adopting one from a shelter.
One of the biggest differences, of course, is price. How much was your doggie in the window?
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Saturday Survey: Are Your Dogs Allowed on the Furniture?
I tried to take a nap on the couch this afternoon, and found myself nearly on the floor as all of the dogs tried to crowd onto the couch with me. Are your dogs allowed on the furniture?
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Saturday Survey: Your dog on a human diet
My dogs are constantly begging for the food on my dinner table. (Probably because my kids always give in & feed them). If your dog could have any human food he wanted, what would it be?
Saturday Survey: Will Cooper Get Wet This Year?
If you’ve been a reader for awhile, you know we’ve been trying to convince our Vizsla Cooper that he is indeed a retriever and should not be scared of the water. He begs to differ.
Well, our Dock Dogs season opens this weekend with the Clay’s Park Me & My Pet Event, so I’m wondering, will this be the year Cooper finally gets into the pool?
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Saturday Survey: How Big Is Your Dog?
You know what they say, “If you can’t play with the big dogs, don’t get off the porch.”
Saturday Survey: Derby Day for Dogs
Just finished watching the very exciting Kentucky Derby. Congratulations to Animal Kingdom and his family!
What if the Kentucky Derby were a dog race. Who would win?