Open the door!
I’m at a lesson to help with a common dog problem. For demonstration purposes, one of the family members goes to the door and selects a...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Keep walking. It's just a dog
Claire used to walk a meticulously planned route every morning and evening. She had determined the streets most likely to NOT have a dog...
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Rachel R. Baum
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How many toilets are on a walk?
If you have a guy dog, you know exactly what I mean. Going for a walk is actually going for a whiz. And another. And another. Ad nauseum....
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Rachel R. Baum
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Two dogs, two separate walks
Everyone who has two dogs, raise your hand. Everyone who has two dogs AND walks each dog separately because one or both are terrible on...
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Rachel R. Baum
- 2 min
Try to see it my way…
….only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong. Dogs are pretty opinionated creatures. There are plenty of dogs that greet visitors to...
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Rachel R. Baum
- 1 min
Do not remove this label
Some people think puppies are a clean slate – no skills or knowledge, sure, but also no bad habits or unwanted behaviors. But here’s the...
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Rachel R. Baum
- 2 min
Thumb-less
Imagine having no thumbs. The definition of a thumbless hand is a paw. When you are thumbless, you rely on your mouth to pick things up....
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Rachel R. Baum
- 1 min
Tall dogs leave nose prints on your eyeglasses
Owning a tall dog – think Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane, Greyhound, Bull Mastiff – has some unique challenges. For example: 2. Visitors get...
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Rachel R. Baum
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This dog is driving me crazy
Dogs can test our patience. I’m thinking of the Lab mix that settles onto the floor, positions his paws as if preparing for a salon...
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Rachel R. Baum
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7 (other) uses for a leash
No, not to hang yourself. If you’re that frustrated with your dog, call a trainer! The leash – and I’m referring to a 6 foot long walking...
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Rachel R. Baum
- 2 min
That’s a No No
At the risk of sounding like a naysayer, I confess I must share a significant No No with you. Yes, I know, one of my recent blog posts...
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Rachel R. Baum
- 2 min
Potted Dog Syndrome
Walking a dog on leash is always an adventure. Besides the obvious – whom, or what, will we encounter on the walk? will the rain hold off...
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Rachel R. Baum
- 2 min
Anything Vertical (Round Two)
If you have a guy dog, you know exactly what I mean. Going for a walk is actually going for a whiz. And another. And another. Ad nauseum....
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Rachel R. Baum
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The Weakest Link
At 50 pounds, he is considerably larger than the average Beagle mix. I suspect there is Rottweiler somewhere in his genetic past, or...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Godzilla
I confess that the back of my car is a jumble of leashes, collars, Kongs and Buster Cubes. There are liver treat remnants mashed into the...
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Rachel R. Baum
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P is for Park
P is also for Pasha, an eight year old Pug. If Pasha was a car, she would have two gears: D for Dawdle, and P for Park. Pasha despises...
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Rachel R. Baum
- 2 min
Walk This Way
You remember Beamer from Beamer’s Story. There is a mathematical equation for a walk with Beamer: Beamer + Leash + Owner = Catastrophe...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Beamer’s Story
This is Beamer’s story. Beamer is a seven month old Golden Doodle who lives with a family that includes 3 young children. But I’ll let...
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Rachel R. Baum
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What Dogs Don’t Know
Wendy’s two dogs might have had some obedience training at one time, but you would never know it if you visited her house. There are pee...
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Rachel R. Baum
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What Dogs Do
Two year old Homer is a smug little Maltese. Smug is the word, because his owner excuses his unwanted behaviors with the all-encompassing...
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