Your Dog is Not an Oven
My oven broke this past weekend. My husband Phil made dinner Saturday night, used the broiler, and turned everything off properly after the fact, but for some reason one of the heating elements wouldn’t turn off. We realized the oven wasn’t cooling off (in fact that corner of the kitchen kind of felt like stepping into a volcano...) and immediately turned off the power to it for safety. Monday morning rolled around, I called a repair man, he was there by noon and out of my ho
Dog Training: Is it Only a Luxury?
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what to write for this week’s blog, and this topic is always on my mind. Dog training has typically been thought of as a luxury service or item, a nice optional extra to do with your dog if you have the time or money. To be honest, we really haven’t had pet dog training for very long (formal dog training came about in the 1940’s/50’s with heavy handed military style training, and the positive reinforcement training many of us practice t
