Nutty Neighbors

I'm sure every neighborhood has them. Heck, my neighbors probably think I'm it. But watching some of my neighbors today, I definitely think "they" are it. They have a young puppy, by now probably 5-6 mos. I have never seen a collar or leash on this dog. It runs amok and they are forever chasing it down the street yelling "Bad dog! Bad Dog!" Wow! Upsets me to no end because this dog will dash out into the street once and get hit by a car. And the poor driver will feel so bad but all they had to do was put a leash and collar on it. It has run into my yard many times. Ugh. They don't keep an eye on him and he is just a pup. He doesn't know any better but they do. Or should. Or maybe they are just that dumb. I've told her they need to get her on a collar or leash but. No. All you can do is watch it happen. So sorry little pup. I tried.

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The Wearing of the Green

At the Pyr Bunny Ranch!

Mud, mud, mud everywhere! But I'm not complaining. Much better than cold and snow. Thought I would catch a few pics of Tulip sporting her bunny ears. Got another costume lined up for St Patrick's Day. Love dressing her up. She doesn't mind. And she's my only canine girl. My human girl is 34 so she dresses up on her own. And she's beautiful too!

The New Puller Toy

• New training toy. Can't wait to try it out. Mac and Tulip are afraid of
•  them. Sage is ready to play. He always did like fetch and catch. Now the mud needs to dry up a little and we'll be all set.

No classes tonight!

It's a gamble on tonight so I decided to cancel. Snowmagedden coming so they say. I just don't want to get stuck or have a wreck and certainly don't want you and your dog to either. So all dog training classes cancelled tonight. See you all next week!

How To Do Everything Right and Still Get In Trouble

One of my clients recently told me this story that just happened to them. They adopted a puppy, took it to vets , got all the shots, joined puppy classes, whole family participated, carefully selected its food, house and crate trained it, earned the AKC Star Puppy Award, took it on lots of walks, played with it a ton. So why did they receive a visit from Animal Control and they gave them the third degree and stressed them greatly? After all they did everything right?  A neighbor saw the dog covered in snow (it was snowing at the time, when hasn't it been in Cincinnati this month?) and called Animal Control and told them he was neglected! Seriously? Wow. I am shocked and dismayed. Glad the neighbor is observant but could she have talked to them first? Tulip comes in covered in snow because it seems it's always snowing and she loves the snow as does this dog. Wow. I'm still in shock......this family is one of the best puppy owners I know (as are all my students!) And take the very best care of it. All the kids walk it and they had completed 9 puppy classes at that point. Which says a lot. Only about 3% of dog owners EVER take their dogs to any formal training. So they are part of an elite group. My advice: just keep doing what you're doing and ignore nosy neighbors. You have done it all right and I'm proud of you.