My Soul Dog

I have the most interesting conversations with people during the week.  You won't believe what I heard is coming to our area.  It involves dogs and much more! It amazes me what people will do for the almighty dollar at the expense of the dog.   Then let me cleanse the palate by telling you about puppy friends who met in Puppy Prep.   

Thank you for listening and supporting my small business.  I am grateful.  

I have never done this before, but I decided to try potty training the M*A*S*H* rescue puppies at 5 weeks old.  Am I crazy?? I might be or perhaps I am on to something.  Take a listen and decide.  

January was the start of my new doggie dayCARE!  That's right, I put the CARE in daycare.  However, although I knew a lot about dogs, opening a daycare has taught me a lot.  I have had some very pleasant surprises that I had no idea to expect.  My daycare is like no other in my area so it was a risk.  In this episode, I discuss if this risk was worth taking.  

Those silver muzzles are absolutely adorable!  Here are some ideas to keep your senior pup happy and healthy through their "golden years".   Don't let them decline quickly by sleeping on the couch 23.5 hours of the day.  There is so much you can do with them.  WARNING:  You will fall deeper in love with your dog.  

When is it time to let your dog out of the crate when you are gone? What about those heavy chewers?  Let me tell you about my pup, Annika and how long she had to stay in the cate when I was away from home.  Every dog is different but here are some ideas and also some Christmas gift ideas for your pup that will make your life much easier.  

Someone shared a TikTok with me.  It is a person ranting about how it is "easier to adopt a child than it is to adopt a dog". Why do rescues have so many rules? Why must you have a fence? Why can't I adopt a dog because I have children?  More dogs will be purchased through breeders if we don't adopt the rescue dogs out easily.  

I was asked my thoughts about what she was saying and let's just say I was caught at a bad time.  I AM SPICY! I have no ability to use a FILTER.  I let my opinions loose here and fling them like confetti.   

Don't tread on rescue rules!  It gets Stephanie in a mood! 

 Here I go, here I go, here I go again! What's my weakness? DOGS!  
It's GO time to open this doggie daycare for which I very much dislike the name.  Suggestions please! What else can we call it?  Anyway, this is NOT just an ordinary daycare! It's like a school with gym, math, silent reading, naps and recess.  Take a listen on the top questions I have been asked since the announcement and my top three projects that I am most concerned about completing FIRST with this new building. 

Food, fun and gratitude!  Is it all that fun for your pup or you?  Here are some ideas to get you through the holidays!  

My dog is STUBBBBBOOOORRRNNN!  Is it?  I hear this a lot in class and there are tips and tricks you can use to get your pup participating and jazzed about your training sessions.  Become a better teacher by instituting some of these ideas that will surely help any pup want to do MORE, MORE, MORE training with you! Even the most stubborn of pups will benefit by your change of behavior.  

No, I don't mean pull back the leash? I don't know what I mean, until I see the BIG picture.  Social media has taught us that things are not always what they seem.  A cute photo may not ACTUALLY be what is really going on in that person's life.  Duh!  But we fall for it time and time again.  Dog behavior is no different.  We hear a dog bark. We yell for them to stop.  Does it work? What else might be going on?  How can you help better?  What else do you see?  

Also, BIG, BIG surprise coming your way!  Listen now!