Maddux has been through a lot of obedience training, and I mean a lot. As in, almost weekly for two years. He still has a hard time with “down” when there is food involved. However, the one word he knows very well, and will wake up from a sound sleep if you say it? Pupcakes.… Continue reading Pupcake Guards
Here’s how to get a good belly rub: Step 1: Find a semi-comfortable spot directly in front of the human you want to give you a belly rub so they have to see you. Step 2: Do everything you can to look really cute. This can include turning your head, making puppy eyes and/or looking… Continue reading The Anatomy of a Belly Rub
I was unpacking the car earlier and put all the bags on the floor in the house. I came back in from being outside talking with the neighbor and I couldn’t find Toby. I yelled a few times, but he didn’t come. My first instinct was to get paranoid that he slipped out the door,… Continue reading Not Every Toy Is for the Dog
Tuesday night I fell asleep on the train on the way home from work. When I woke up {just in time for my stop} I felt terrible — chills, achy, all the signs of the start of something not-so-good. I got home, lied on the couch covered in several blankets and of course a Toby… Continue reading Toby’s Work From Home Privileges
On our walk Saturday in New Jersey. I have a confession. When I’m in New Jersey, I rarely take Toby for a walk, especially around the neighborhood There’s a better chance of me driving him an hour to my favorite dog park instead. Other than the fact it’s dark out both when I wake up… Continue reading These Paws Can Walk … Differently
The other night during dinner I commented that Toby was way too quiet while we were eating. He usually sits at my feet waiting for something to drop, begging to get picked up or at least lies on the rug in the kitchen and stares up at me trying to do some type of jedi… Continue reading Lets Go Bananas!
A while back I posted a photo and wrote on our Facebook page that Toby was doing this weird thing where all of a sudden he wasn’t eating from his regular stainless steel dish. I got a number of good suggestions that I didn’t think of as to why this could be happening. So here’s… Continue reading Let’s Eat! Or Not ….
If Toby could talk, I think even he would admit he was insanely spoiled this weekend. Yes, more than his normal amount. He woke me up at 6 a.m. Saturday to go out and we pretty much played and was together from then until we went to sleep. While cleaning, I came across a toy… Continue reading A Spoiled Weekend
Last week was rain central here on the East Coast, which made for one very unhappy puppy. And (!) it rained here *again* yesterday! You would think Toby was part cat the way he hates water. Yes, he comes with me on the kayak, but to actually go in the water — that’s a whole… Continue reading What to do With Your Dog on a Rainy Day?
