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About Us and the Pups

About Us

From Beagles to Golden Retrievers to Labs, my family and I have lived with a variety of dogs over the years. We’ve had a wide range of experiences both good and bad, and would like to encourage everyone to share what they’ve learned. I will be the first to say that I am not an expert when it comes to owning a dog. Each dog is different and comes with it its own love and challenges. I would like to begin this journey by learning how to become a better dog owner and train and live with our canine friends. I hope to share some of the things we’ve learned and well as some of the challenges we are currently facing.

About the pups

Rascal and Abby

Rascal and Abby

Abby

Rascal, a lab and collie mix was a truly wonderful dog. Her favorite place to hang out was on top of her dog house and keep an eye on the neighborhood. Unfortunately, when she was younger, she was also a nuisance barker and it took a lot of training to get her to stop. As part of this blog, I would like to share some of the things we learned.

Later in life, Rascal learned to talk. She could say, “Wi wuv woo” with great clarity. Of course, the fact that we provided her with positive reinforcement every time she did it, helped as well. Unfortunately, Rascal passed away around 5 years ago.

Abby

Abby is a 9 year old Golden Retriever. She is a gentle companion that gets along well with dogs, cats, and kids. She went through the basic obedience class where she learned sit, stay, heal, and down. She, like most goldens I’ve met, has a very passive nature and is always happy to please. This made obedience class a pleasure because once she figured out what to do to make us happy, she wanted to do it over and over.

Shadow

This brings us to Shadow. He is an 8 month old chocolate lab that weighs over 50 pounds. He is the alpha male in the pack and seems to enjoy his position. He recognizes me as the pack leader, but occasionally has to be reminded. This pup LOVES water. One of his favorite activities is to be sprayed by a water hose.

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  1. Holly says:

    Hello Chris,

    I hope you are well. I saw your website today and wanted to introduce you to ours. I think you may enjoy it considering we share the same passions. Check out Porter at the address above.

    I would also love to know more about your aspirations with your website.

    Thanks again,

    Holly Gray
    DenHaus Inc.

  2. Rowan says:

    Great site – I really love its clean look. I have a golden retriever poodle cross named Arlo. What you said about Abby is consistent with him, although he still has a lot of the puppy friskiness to him!

    I’m going to add you to my blogroll.

    Cheers
    Rowan

  3. chardee42 says:

    @Rowan
    Thank you for the kind words. Abby’s a sweetheart. She has to be one of the kindest dogs I’ve ever known.

    I’m going to check out your site in a few minutes and will happily add your site to my blogroll was well.

    Good luck with your blog!
    Chris

  4. Mary H. says:

    Just found your site and have been enjoying reading through some of the posts. Keep up the good work!

    You have some very cute dogs, by the way!

    cheers,

    Mary
    Mary H.´s last blog ..Shiloh Jumps the Blue Barrels My ComLuv Profile

  5. chardee42 says:

    Thank you for stopping by and commenting. I really liked the name of your site. Stale Cherrios: a serial for positive training. Nice play on words!

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