Stephanie's Blog – December 2009 Archive (6)

Holiday Hangover...

Added by Stephanie on December 26, 2009 at 6:03pm — 7 Comments

Bear likes to hold hands (paws)....

Bear has never much cared for having his paws handled, and it's something I've worked on forever. Whenever he jumps up on the couch next to me, I hold his paw and rub on it to get him used to the sensation/feeling.

Today, he jumped up on the couch. I reached over, gave him some lovings on his head and then sat my hand down next to him on the couch. He put his paw on my hand. I covered his paw with my hand and he laid down and went to sleep.

It occurred to me that he's… Continue

Added by Stephanie on December 23, 2009 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

Goldy attacked by a greyhound...

I've always had great experiences at our local dog park - and always keep an eye out for aggressive dogs and dogs with strong prey drives, especially since Goldy looks like a little bunny, but it never occurred to me to be on the lookout for greyhounds (pitbulls, german shepherds, etc, yes, but greyhounds? I had no idea).

We go to the dog park mostly on days I'm off work from school because I can pretty much guarantee there won't be any other dogs there, and if there are, there's… Continue

Added by Stephanie on December 22, 2009 at 4:20pm — 10 Comments

For MyCorgi Friends with Multiple Dogs, A question...

A lot of times when Goldy wants to play and Bear doesn't, she'll lay on the floor next to him, often on her back or side, rolling back and forth. Is this something that can be traced back to packs of dogs? Everytime she does it, I watch her - she's so calm and subdued, not sleeping, just lying there next to him and watching him.

Do your dogs do it? Does it tend to be the younger dog or the more submissive one? Do you know why they do it?…

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Added by Stephanie on December 18, 2009 at 9:08pm — 2 Comments

My Dogs and I Totally "Click"

Bear, Goldy and I have begun clicker training. Today was day 1...and thank goodness for smart Corgis!

The downside of having two dogs by yourself - you're supposed to separate them when you train them. Even though both of my dogs are crate trained and go into their crate happily everyday when I say "crate," when I crate one to work with the other - the barking is INSANE.

SO, we're making it our own and doing it together, and so far so good. When one sits, I click and… Continue

Added by Stephanie on December 8, 2009 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments