Stop Puppy Mills

December 13th, 2007

The Humane Society has a disturbing video on why you should never ever ever buy a puppy from a pet store.

Check it out…

Kids and Dogs

November 29th, 2007

The Schutzhund USA blog posted this picture back in august. It reminded my of how much fun it has been to see the interactions between Evan and Charlie.

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Last week Jenn’s parents were up for thanksgiving and we were looking at something on my laptop. Bodo had his leg up on the couch next to where Charlie was laying. Up crawled Evan, who began playing peek-a-boo with Charlie. First Evan would hide his face behind Bodo’s leg, and then he would poke his head out, look at Charlie, and giggle. It was one of the funniest things I have seen. Evan must have done it four or five times before we all distracted him by our laughter.

No doubt, having dogs and small kids around each other is not easy. It sure can be fun though!

Big Dog in a Little Body

October 17th, 2007

I saw this clip of a Jack Russel doing Schutzhund on Terrierman’s Blog. It is a funny and amazing video. Once you get over the fact that it is a little terrier doing work that is only normally associated with German Shepherds and other working dogs it reminds you that given the proper training and handling a dog is still a dog and is capable of much more than we typically imagine.