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Benefits of Swimming: Young & Old Dogs
Why Swimming Rocks During The Winter: I know I have been a broken record when it comes to winter activities but I’m now taking both the doxies to a swim facility for dogs once a week. I don’t know why...
by Christy Caplan
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February 27, 2017 
Senior Dogs Have My Heart: A Book Signing
Have you heard of the Dane term Hygge- visit http://www.visitdenmark.com/hygge (pronounced Hooga)? I embrace this “feeling” when I’m with all my dogs but Bruisy (now 12+) especially. Hooga means -“the recipe for a better life”. Clearly my life is better because...
by Christy Caplan
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February 21, 2017 
Keep Dogs Sane On Rainy Days
#Ad #Chewy Influencer Have you heard of or seen these Kong Wobblers? This month as part of the Chewy Influencer program we reviewed the Kong-shaped Wobbler and I wanted to test the product with Bruiser. Bruiser is very persistent! The...
by Christy Caplan
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February 16, 2017 
Guide Dogs for the Blind: A Campus Visit
On the way to Mt. Hood in Boring, Oregon is the campus for The Guide Dogs for the Blind. I’m a BIG fan of the “working dog” and haven’t had many opportunities to write about the amazing things dogs do...
by Christy Caplan
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February 12, 2017 
Darwin’s: We love Lamb!
Top reasons to consider feeding Lamb to your dog Thank you Darwin’s! #sponsored Disclaimer: We received Lamb from Darwin’s as part of their blogger program in exchange for an honest review. I only share information about products that I believe in...
by Christy Caplan
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February 6, 2017 
Snuffle Mat: Time to Hunt
I didn’t even have time to put the mat on the floor before Walter jumped onto the chair to start hunting! Good grief! Training tools is the theme for this week’s Positive Training hop. I’m focusing on training “calm” behavior...
by Christy Caplan
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February 3, 2017 
Does Your Dog Point? Wordless Wednesday
All three of our dogs point all the time – do you dogs point when they’re on a scent? (I’m trying to make these wordless posts… so this is almost wordless) This is a blog hop! Happy hopping!
by Christy Caplan
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January 31, 2017 
Resource Guarding Tips: Use High Reward Treats (Jerky!)
#sponsored I’m a Chewy influencer! This post is dedicated to sweet Shermie who is in the first picture above with the Honest Kitchen Jerky Treats bag. He’s a resource guarder. I’m not going to write a long post about this...
by Christy Caplan
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January 29, 2017 
Wordless Wednesday: Change a Pet’s Life Day
We passed by this truck on our walk today — very cool old (retro) truck but totally out of place! Sometimes Walter’s ears flip over so I put them back “as designed”. Today is “change a pet’s life day” so...
by Christy Caplan
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January 24, 2017 
Top Five Reasons Crate Training Works For Us
What! I love my crate! Top Five Reasons Why Crate Training is Essential: I was inspired to write this because today the handyman came over to help me fix our upstairs toilet. All three dogs typically get crated behind a...
by Christy Caplan
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January 19, 2017 
