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Life with Dogs

7 Ways to Enjoy the Summer with Your Dog

by Jacqueline on July 24, 2009

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Go to the Dog Park. Get up early on the weekends while the sun isn’t so high out. It’ll be nice and warm but not too hot, you can read a book in the shade while your buddy has a ball…literally. Make sure you find out all park rules before heading out since some might [...]

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How To Minimize Your Dog’s Barking

by Jacqueline on July 21, 2009

ShareI have dogs that bark, bark, bark… and did I say they bark?
I have an American Eskimo and a Chihuahua and those two together is like having a never-ending siren on all day!
In order to keep them quiet at home, during walks, while they’re in the car and well… ANYTIME. I try to focus on [...]

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How To Get Your Dog to Like You

by Jacqueline on July 16, 2009

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Max: Originally uploaded by Sweet Evie

I have a friend who, for the purposes of this post and her pride, I will call “Amy”.
Amy is one of those dog owners that love dogs because they’re cute, cuddly and loyal… Unfortunately, she has no clue of what to do when it comes to the relationship between [...]

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5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Get a Dog

by Jacqueline on July 9, 2009

ShareWe’ve all been at that place where we thought about getting a dog. Our reasons may vary or in fact they might be very similar but here are a few reasons why you shouldn’t get a dog.

#1. You Want to Protect Your House

Dogs are not defensive weapons and if you think they are and mistreat [...]

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Seven Simple Dog Care Tips

by Jacqueline on June 10, 2009

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1. When taking your dogs to the dog park pack a portable water bowl. You can find them at any local pet store. Don’t have the money? No problem, take a plastic container.
2. When taking your dogs to the dog park bring a small lounge chair, blanket and book and sit under a tree. Relax [...]

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It’s The Little Things That Count

by Jacqueline on May 29, 2009

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My dogs make me so happy and fill my life a lot of joy and laughter. They do silly things like play fight all day, stare at me to take them out, chew up toilet paper and get overly excited when I come home. You know it’s always the little things they do that makes [...]

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How to Start a Neighborhood Dog Registry

by Jacqueline on May 21, 2009

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While on twitter I came across a very helpful tweet from @ilikedogsbook (Debra Cheehy), she tweeted “start a lost pet co-op with neighbors 1 person keeps list of pets, owner & contact info when stray is found list is checked owner contacted.”And I replied back to her, “what a great idea”.
When you think about it, [...]

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Pit Bull Swims in Pool

by Jacqueline on May 12, 2009

ShareHere’s a clip of Chavez taking a dip in Mike’s pool. He will do this non-stop for about an hour  leaving us no choice but to drag him out of the pool, hose him down with cool water to bathe him, and leave him in his cage outside until he calms down. This is the [...]

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What is Bark Hunt?

by Jacqueline on April 23, 2009

ShareThanks to twitter, once again, I have been educated on a few things us dog lovers, businesses and bloggers can participate in. On twitter there’s something called follow fridays in which you recommend other people that you enjoying following to others. To participate you tweet #follow and then enter the name of the people you [...]

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NUTRO Pet Food Recall

by Jacqueline on April 22, 2009

ShareLast night while checking my twitter account @thehousedog I saw a tweet about consumeraffairs.com reporting that the FDA was investigating NUTRO pet food. I was shocked to say the least, especially since all my dogs eat NUTRO Max and I recommend that brand to dog owners.
However, thanks to the great folks at Nutro ( Twitter: [...]

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