If Dogs Could Read

No popcorn for us…

My family just got a new popcorn maker and Chris liked it so much, he even wrote a review about it, West Bend Stir Crazy Popper.
Here’s my question, when will the dogs get some? Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, while popcorn may not be bad for us, the kernels are not digestible.  Please keep [...]

Fleas.. we hoped it was over

I woke up yesterday morning to an old familiar itch. I think my humans heard me because when Chris got up, he saw me scratchin’.  Dogs and fleas simply don’t mix.
That’s right, the fleas are starting to come back.
Last time the fleas came, the humans were successful in getting rid of them after dipping us, [...]

The Dos and Donts of Transporting Your Dog

Alex Judge, a business development associate from uship.com was kind enough to write this article for us about transporting your dog.  Fortunately, I was born two hours north of where my human’s live, so I have only traveled in a car.
Shadow the Alpha Dog
The Dos and Donts of Transporting Your Dog
That time has come: you [...]

Stop The Fleas…

Dogs and fleas simply don’t mix
We have been very fortunate. For years, we have lived in Florida and never had a problem with fleas. We took our Advantage and we never had to worry about the fleas biting us.
About a month ago, we started fostering two 8 week old puppies. They came from a kill [...]

Dog Hot Spots

Dog Ear Infection and the Dreaded Cone
A few weeks ago, Abigail underwent surgery for an ear hematoma. As a result, she wore a collar for the last few weeks to keep her from scratching her ears and causing infection. Yesterday, she finally got the collar off around 3 o’clock. We were so happy for her [...]

Pitbull Puppies For Sale… From the back of a pick-up truck?

Pitbull Puppies for Sale
On the way home today, I saw a man standing in the back of an old, brown, 4X4 truck. He has holding a plywood sign with the words “Pitbull Puppies For Sale” spray painted on it. The mother of the puppies was chained to the side of the truck. She was cowering [...]

Dog Waste Disposal: Where will we put the poop?

Dog waste disposal in the future
The year is 2020. Every evening, Chris takes me for a walk around the neighborhood and then down by the lake. At the end of our walk, he takes the bag and puts it in the dog waste disposal unit. A lot has changed in the past 10 years. Where [...]

Is the Thanksgiving Turkey Bad for Your Dog?

I can tell Shadow is up to something. He keeps walking through the kitchen with his nose in the air. I’m sure he’s seen that big bird in the oven and I know he smells it. Every year, we get a few pieces of the turkey.  I hope it happens soon, it’s “better than snuff”.*
Foods [...]

Shadow survived the surgery

I was as happy as a tick on a fat dog to find out that Shadow came out of his surgery okay. In case ya’ll didn’t hear, he got neutered today and, as expected, he survived.
I reckon that’s one way to lose a little weight (although with him, it won’t be much  ;  ).
Ya’ll be [...]

But I’m Not So Sure About Dog Neutering…

I’m willing to bet Shadow doesn’t even know that he has a surgery coming up. That right, he’s gonna get the ole “snip snip”.
“Snip… snip??” They’re going to do what to my… Dog, that ain’t right! What about all of the puppies I was going to sire? What about all of those great times [...]

Abigail the Southern Belle

Hi ya’ll, my name is Abigail, and I’m a Golden Retriever. Even though I’ve seen my share of sunsets, I still like to think of myself as beautiful. For the past year, I have allowed Shadow the Chocolate Lab into my home. I did so with the dignity that befits a southern belle, and showed [...]

Why Dogs Bark

Hi, Shadow again. Why do dogs bark, because they want to of course! Thomas wrote this article a few months ago and Chris removed it from the site. I really have to keep his paws off the keyboard. I think this is the last of the old articles to repost.
Shadow the Alpha Dog

Why Dogs [...]

The lone dog.. Will he attack?

I started digging through the archives (I love the feel of soft dirt in my claws) and found this old article written by Chris. I remember this night well. That Husky is SO lucky he didn’t mess with me! Anyways, it appears that this one, and a few others, were removed a while back by [...]

Alpha Dog Takes Over!

While my human, Chris, is away working on projects, we’re going to take over this blog and write some articles about important stuff that dogs really care about. But for starters, let’s get one thing straight. I’m the alpha dog in this pack and what I say goes. I have huge plans for this blog [...]