I let the dogs out that morning. They each barked once or twice and Boots (who lived down the road) came streaking joyfully across the yard from the old dirt mountain road, dodging his way through the garden boxes. The three of them started wrestling around like they always did. The three of them were […]
Housebreaking any dog, whether a puppy or an adult dog can be a trying phase of dog ownership. Housebreaking is more than just teaching them not to urinate or defecate in the house: there are also rules concerning destruction of household items and acceptable indoor behavior. Rules will vary from family to family and may […]
One of our recent foster dogs: Kingsley, wrote “home” to tell us of his latest adventure. HI all … It’s me Kingsley and I had such an exciting day … About a week ago NBC called FOWA Rescue to ask if I wanted to have a part in an episode of their new series “Unraveled” […]
Babe is a doll-face of a dog. A cattle dog, she is highly energetic, but rarely hurtful. She can jump higher than any dog I’ve come across, Babe the Amazing Flying Dog! Search Results for: Babe Bye, Bye, Babes Posted on: September 26, 2014 by: Doug Comments: Leave a comment One of our current foster […]
Most any social system will have a hierarchical order to things. Even in a small social system, someone is in charge – someone is the top dog. This is true of people, it is even more so of animals. Dolly Dawg was a free range mountain dog since before we got here in December of […]
Kingsley and I took our last ride together this morning. Kingsley has lived with us for the past 3 months. Almost 3 months: tomorrow would have been his anniversary with us. During that time we helped cure him of a heartworm infestation and taught him “civilized” behavior. He was pretty unruly when he came […]
Smokey is a sweet playful fellow with markings like an Orca whale. Unfortunately all but this photo and all the details on his stay with us crashed and burned as we flew them through cyberspace to relocate them. These articles mention Smokey and survived the move: Search Results for: Smokey Dog Bath Day: When and […]
Boomer is a big fellow, part Pit, part St. Bernard, but he has an extreme camera aversion. But otherwise he’s a great dog. All of our details on Boomer were lost in transit as we moved this web site. These articles that mention Boomer survived for your browsing pleasure. Search Results for: Boomer Treating Heartworm: […]
On cool days when the sun is shining, most of our dogs like to run. Our play yard is about 30 feet by 85 feet, so it makes a good space in which to run. There are also some obstacles in the way of lumber stacks that provide interest and challenge to the racing. For […]
On days when the weather is unpleasant, my assistants: Blondie and Cochise, come into the office with me and the foster dogs snooze in their crates. Normally. If one of the fosters is in the “House Training” phase, they are invited to join us in the office. If they snooze on a bed, all is […]
