Dogs are having to prove their worth these days as people are cutting back on treats and the toys for their favorite pals. It is most likely the lack of time for some dog owners to make their own home made dog biscuits or dog cookies as my dog knows them to be called. Cookie is a word my dog knows all to well since she was a puppy
It is funny to see that I have to call her 3 times to “come” and only once when I say the word Cookie, her response time is very quick. But as most dogs its on their time -not yours and by the third time I say “Whoopie come” -she finally lifts herself off her duff and comes slowly to my side.
I try not to say too many words at once since dogs can only comprehend one word at a time. So if your sitting there -having a conversation with your dog and nothing happens it is because they don’t have a clue as to what you are talking about. You have to just say one word at a time. Start out with the word “come” and then gradually add the word ” here”.
My dog perks her ears up and tilts her head to the side slightly several times which means she is really trying to understand me. Most times I think she has ADDH which is Adult Dog Deficit Hearing.
I am reading the book “ One Nation Under Dog” written by Michael Schaffer and its quite a read filled with the hard core truths about dog ownership and how it has evolved over time. I will be doing a review -very shortly in the next few posts – so stay tuned folks.
To Your Dog’s Health,
Teri
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I just had to take some pictures the other day as my dog and I walked along the beach at the nearby Lake and feeling the warm spring weather I felt that there is nothing more simple and pleasurable as a walk with your dog.
You forget about the madness of your job, and the people that disappoint you through their own shortcomings and the state of the world today. You tend not to think about how greed has brought us to a world economic disaster on one particular street in New York. It slipped my mind that “One Manical Psychopath” is shooting rockets over in North Korea and they are aiming the missels in our direction.
What I did feel positive about was that I keep my dog healthy and happy for the rest of its life – and give it as much love as possible for life is fleeting and terminal at some point.
My dog Whoopie- has a very positive effect on my life – she brings me a laugh when I need one…and playfulness to keep my heart young. I was reading in the chair the other day and she brought me one of her stuffed toys and just left it hanging in her mouth. It cracked me up with laughter -just the expression of ” hey..forget the nonesense” – let’s play for a while. Well I did and it took me away from a very negative occurance.
Life is short and pets certainly in this world provide such comfort to us – especially in hard times. If you do not have a pet in your life -go and adopt one in an animal shelter after you have considered what dog adoption entails. You will never regret owning a pet of your own and there are many who need homes right now. Get in touch with the Human Society or your local Animal Shelter.
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The Obama Portuguese Water dog is the big choice that the Obama girls are faced with and the election has been reduced to the final two candidates. The choice between a Portuguese Water Dog or a Labradoodle. The Portie has a rich history from Europe and the breed as with other water dogs are good swimmers with webbed feet. They are also herd dogs so they herd fish into the nets of Portuguese fisherman of the Algarve in Portugal. The Portie has a non shedding coat and tends to get portly without exercise they will get chubby, so Malia and Sasha will be doing some walking with their new dog. This breed is highly intelligent, obedient and will retrieve balls and toys for the Obama girls. They are also good at guarding their house so the Secret Service will have a companion on security detail in the Obama’s first dog. All in all the Portuguese water dog is a five star dog in anyone’s books and some famous celebrities that owned this breed are Jacques Cousteau of course the famous water guy and the actor Raymond Burr from the TV series Ironside. So I would vote for the Portuguese Water hound as the first dog, and the new vote for 2009 is about the Obama’s new dog. We could use some levity after last year’s economic woes. The best part of the whole story is that the Obama’s are adopting from a shelter and that makes dog lovers very happy – for there are many dogs in shelters that need a good home. So if you want to be first in line to join with the Hollywood celeb gossips and adopt a dog as the Obama’s will do to their family, and you are capable of providing not a Whitehouse but a nice house for a dog, go to your nearest animal shelter and find a friend. I still will vote for the Portuguese water dog if it were me, and I am very sure that Whoopie my Puli would welcome a new friend in the house.
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