Shame on me. 2010 was not my year for blogging. Instead I spent my time walking dogs, hiring new walkers, growing my business, and of course…spending time with Elsa and Reese! We have a lot of catching up to do. I am so excited to begin blogging once again, and Read More
We hear about them over and over again. The health benefits of exercise, staying fit, and being active. The constant “always take the stairs” that fills you with guilt after a long day at work when you go for the elevator. It’s no longer an apple a day…it’s 10,000 steps Read More
Every once in a while, even a dog walker finds the time to enjoy a vacation. And that’s exactly what I did over Thanksgiving week! I packed my bags and headed down to the Caribbean with my family. It’s easy to say that the lifestyle on the islands that we Read More
On September 15th, 2009, my husband, Chris, and I packed our bags and took a flight out to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2009 SuperZoo pet industry tradeshow! Having both previously working at PetEdge, a pet supply manufacturing company, we were not strangers to these remarkable shows. Filled with the Read More
Recently Chris watched a show discussing the intelligence of dogs. Unfortunately, I missed it. He did his best (in a guy sort of way) to fill me in on the interesting stuff (I bet it was all interesting!) The part that he thought was the most amusing was a short-term Read More
I had mentioned in a previous post about the benefits of clicker training with your dog. Now for a trick that not only creates a game for your dog, but also provides a number of additional training opportunities! The trick is “touch.” It’s simple enough, you teach your dog to Read More
We came back into the building just as it was our turn. Into the ring we went. First heeling, then greeting a friendly stranger with a dog, sit, down, stay, come when called…Reese did perfect! She was attentive, well behaved, she made me proud! Then it was time for our Read More
Last Monday was the big day, Reese was taking her AKC Canine Good Citizen test! We had practiced for 7 weeks straight and were as ready as ever! She had excelled in class in nearly everything, she heeled perfectly, came when called, waited patiently as a stranger petted her. But Read More
While Chris was down in Florida for a work meeting this Tuesday, I avoided a boring evening at home by myself by packing up the girls and heading to my parent’s house in Atkinson, NH. I didn’t get my love from dogs late in life…I grew up in a household Read More