Beth's Blog – November 2010 Archive (2)

Finally found something Jack is afraid of: Santa!

Ah, well, everybody's got to be afraid of something.

As many of you know, Jack is my stubborn and bossy, brave and loyal three-and-a-half year old Pem. He's a bold little guy, and from the time he was a puppy he would run barking towards anything that might be alarming. Quick to be on guard, he'll bark and growl fiercely at the door if anyone dares walk by the house in the middle of the night.

He's a therapy dog and he's everybody's friend. Everybody's, that is, except for… Continue

Added by Beth on November 27, 2010 at 7:02pm — 2 Comments

Why I'm not a fan of dog parks

After a couple not-so-great experiences with poorly socialized dogs at our local dog park, we really never go there, choosing instead to let our dogs run around with a small group that meets in a quiet area of a regular park. However, both of ours like to wander off and eat rather than play, and the dogs meet in an unfenced area, so it's less-than-ideal.

I was happy to hear of a new dogpark opening in a neighboring suburb. We went a couple weeks ago and had a nice time. Great view,… Continue

Added by Beth on November 6, 2010 at 10:36pm — 19 Comments