Category Archives: Pets
Joe Featured In “Most Dog Friendly Cities”
Bella Dog Magazine used a quote from me in their “Top 10 Dog Friendly Cities” article. You can read the article here. You Might Also Like…Winner of Tonight’s DebateFour Common Dog Ailments and Symptomscoach ditka easter update
Four Common Dog Ailments and Symptoms
Ive spent a LOAD of time and money at the veterinarian…goes with the dog rescuing territory. To be honest, most of it comes from the boys exhibiting some sort of slight symptom, me ignoring it, and then “it” turning in to something expensive. My dogs exhibit these subtle symptoms to let me know when something’s [...]
coach ditka easter update
Coach is doing quite nicely in the Lilly house. So well so that we decided to celebrate Easter a day early with him. You Might Also Like…Winner of Tonight’s DebateJoe Featured In “Most Dog Friendly Cities”Four Common Dog Ailments and Symptoms
The Dog Project – Puppy Learns to Play
Ozzie has taken it upon himself to socialize the new guy and teach him to play. Check it: You Might Also Like…The Dog Project – Working a puppy in to the packWinner of Tonight’s DebateJoe Featured In “Most Dog Friendly Cities”
The Dog Project – Working a puppy in to the pack
The key to working a new dog in to your pack is to 1) make a controlled introduction, and 2) not over-manage the situation. Let the dogs find their own dynamic. But also 3) be on the lookout for ahole type behavior and correct it. (If you’ve done #1 right, this isn’t usually such a [...]
The Dog Project – Feeding a Small Puppy
I had to take Coach Ditka back to the vet today. Bad vomiting. The vet checked him out and said it was most likely discomfort created by new food and new surroundings. Then he asked how much we fed Da Coach last night. I was astonished to find out that the little dude should be [...]
The Dog Project
The Lilly family needs another dog like Illinois business needs the Amazon tax. Unfortunately, just like a lot of affiliates in the windy city, that’s exactly what we got last night – at least for now. I was taking Bennie to the groomer when all of the sudden these two lowlifes in a beat up [...]
5 Dog Behaviors to Eliminate
Haven’t posted about my furry friends in a while so I thought I’d kick off 2011 with some quick dog training tips. It’s not uncommon for a dog to exhibit behaviors that look (or sound) absolutely adorable but are really dominance behaviors in disguise. If you let them go you may compromise your pack leader [...]
Dog friendliest city in USA?
I was interviewed in BellaDog Magazine regarding Las Vegas, the #2 most dog friendly city in America. Read about it here: http://www.belladogmagazine.com/top-10-most-dog-friendly-cities-2010 You Might Also Like…
A Day Without E-mail
Had my first day without email in a long time. (Ok, it was most of a day.) While it felt great to be de-tethered, it was not intentional. I took the wife and our smallest dog on a hike to some little-known hot springs outside of Las Vegas. Two hours there, two and a half [...]