Dyson slept really well through the night, was toileted in the morning and then put back to bed so that we could sleep in. ( Read more... )

Elbie was a really terrible car traveller when he was a pup. The first time we put his car harness on him, he ended up in Dan's lap in the driver's seat. After that he would bark like crazy, carry on like a pork chop. We couldn't drive to Sydney ... we actually dreaded driving anywhere with him because it was just so stressful and loud having this constant barking in the back seat. ( Read more... )

Jerry was so great in class today - even going from the Jeep to class and then after class to the Jeep. ( Read more... )

He's like a little cat. So cute :)

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Ordinarily I have a training progress table set up for our fosters even before they come into care but it's been so busy and stressful at work lately, things have been stressful on the dog rescue front generally (what with Outcasts and things like that) so I didn't get around to it.

Anyway, I've finally got my act together and here is Jerry's progress/training table :) ( Read more... )

When a dog growls, the temptation is to reprimand it. This is a really bad idea. Some links below discuss why:

http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/fearful-growling
http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/12_10/features/Training-For-Growling-Behavior_16163-1.html
http://www.greenacreskennel.com/dog-behavior-and-training/growling-what-should-i-do-when-my-dog-growls

Chimes is doing well in care for her second day. ( Read more... )