How timely. As some of you may recall, Cooper really does not like being brushed. This morning we were having breakfast on the upper deck, and...
My Wife and I are both semi retired, so we spent a lot of time with Cooper when she was a pup. Initially she was in a puppy pen in the kitchen...
Tilly barks when she wants ANYTHING. She will stand at the back door of our upper deck (no stairs to the yard) and bark to be let out on the...
Cooper and Tilly only play Bitey Face when they have an audience. I would not mind at all, except that Cooper barks when she plays.
Cooper likes to play with some dogs, and others she pretty much ignores. Her favorite is either some kind of chase or tug. She plays tug and...
I remember when we picked out Tilly, there was quite a bit of difference in size and personality between the pups. Knowing what I do now I...
I'm a little surprised at the prices in Maryland. Out here, I mostly looked at Field Dogs, but $1200-1500 would buy a pup from parents with...
We use dogie PFDs on our dogs when they are swimming from a boat, mostly so we have a handle to help get them back in the boat. It also helps...
Years ago, our first Lab, Ginger was on some antibiotic for something. It apparently upset her tummy and she absolutely refused to take it no...
We started both of our pups wading in shallow water when they were very young, probably 8-10 weeks. At 3 or 4 months we started them retrieving...
Our first Lab, Ginger would not jump off of anything into water but she would wade in, and loved to swim. She would swim for long distances with...
I think it depends on finding the right kennel. We tried a dog sitter when Cooper was about 12 weeks (3 day trip to Cancun for a wedding) It...
In our back yard in town, just birds and squirrels and the occasional cat or raccoon. In the neighborhood, add coyotes, deer, eagles and other...
If he retrieves tennis balls, try tossing the ball a foot or so into a shallow pond. If that works you can try going further and further....
Ours love the knotted or rolled rawhide. The Pressed rawhide bones only last a few minuets, while the rolls are good for an hour or more.
The water bowls (2) get filled once or twice a day, and washed out every few days. The food bowls get washed about once a week. Both of our dogs...
We looked for about a year. One of the breeders we thought we would go to, ended up with no pups because the mating did not take, so we had to...
OK, That makes sense.
I'm guessing that both pups are in the same household. I understand that two litter mates, or two pups the same age is not the easiest...
Do you have any neighbors that might be willing to be doggie daycare? Before we got Cooper, we provided day care for one of our neighbors Sammy...
