Today A.J. is helping his neighbor and her Jack Russell, Morgan, find *GOOD* homes for three of the five pups Morgan had about seven weeks ago. I posted a couple of shots of the “kids” last week but some of the people who said they’d take dogs have pulled out. Initially [...]
Filed under: dogs, training | Tagged: dogs, Irish_Jack_Russell_Terriers, jack_russell_puppies, Jack_russell_terriers, labs, puppies, puppies_for_sale | 4 Comments »
A.J.’s neighbor and best dog friend “Morgan” the Jack Russell recently had a litter of five pups. They’ve been sequestered away until this week when they had their last round of shots so now they’re allowed into the yard. A.J., who’s just 1.5 years old and 100 lbs has never met “puppies” [...]
Filed under: dogs | Tagged: labs, dogs, labrador_retrievers, pets, retrievers, Jack_russell_terriers, dog_rescue, jack_russell_puppies, golden_retrievers, dog_training | 1 Comment »
I’m still weighing whether or not I should part with $16 for this e-book called E-mails from Shilo. A dog’s quest to figure out most everything.
I’m a sucker for adding the “human” element into dog communication.
This quote from the ebook is great, too:
A woman reorganizing the files in her computer comes across a folder [...]
Filed under: dogs | Tagged: dogs, golden retriever, humor, Labrador retrievers, labradors, labs, pet rescue, pets | 3 Comments »
The headline isn’t that unusual; it’s a matter of fact that many dog breeds are great at flushing out game, so why not pests?
This story caught my eye because A.J.’s dog neighbor is a Jack Russell who just had a litter of five males. They’re five weeks old and great little dogs–not one runt [...]
Filed under: training | Tagged: bed_bugs, dogs, hunting_dogs, jacks, Jack_russell_terriers, labs, pests, pets | 2 Comments »
And I offer as proof:
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: dogs, dog_dreams, labradors, labs, pets, pet_pictures, yellow_labs | No Comments »
I was clicking through some of A.J.’s pictures to find something for the blog and stumbled on the shot below. It’s the picture our adoption coordinator took of us with A.J. just after I signed his papers. Anyone who’s done me the favor of reading this blog to get my traffic stats up (thanks mom!) [...]
Filed under: Rescue Organizations | Tagged: labs, a.j., patriot lab rescue, dog adoption, pet adoption, pet shelters, lab rescue, massachusetts lab rescue | 3 Comments »
After getting A.J. as a seven month-old pup it was our first priority to get a really good recall “installed.” A solid recall, or getting the dog back to you upon the first command, can literally mean life or death for the dog if, for instance, he’s after a squirrel going across the road.
Here [...]
Filed under: training | Tagged: dog training, dogs, how to train a dog, Labrador training, obedience training | 1 Comment »
