The Fargo City Commission unanimously voted to update our city’s dog and cat ordinance to put stricter punishments and responsibilities on the owners of ”dangerous” dogs or “potentially dangerous” dogs.
Thankfully, this o...
Most dogs or puppies will settle down and stop crying or barking within a half-hour after they are left. However, some dogs simply cannot relax. They bark or cry for the entire eight hours their owner is at work. Obviously, this can result in some angr...
We love black dogs and cats on this blog!
I asked readers to send me their pictures of black dogs or cats or pictures of black pets up for adoption. If you want to include your pet in this post, email a photo to Lindsay@thatmutt.com, and I’ll ad...
Note: This is a guest post by Kathleen Chamberlin. Kathleen is the author of “Marcy Mary: The Memoirs of a Dachshund-American Princess, The Early Years.” The book is about the adventures of a dachshund puppy adopted by a suburban family. ...
It is disrespectful when a dog bounds all over my car assuming he has the right to sit shotgun, in my lap and anywhere else he pleases.
Most people don’t seem to mind where their dogs sit in the car. If you are one of those people, I encourage yo...
My mutt has a few issues with acting overly excited.
He cries in the car. He is obsessed with his tennis ball. He whines if we’re visiting someone’s house and he’s feeling nervous. If we visit his favorite parks, he drools excessively...
Xander the pitbull and Neco the husky love their sugar cookie shampoo. They also love their Between Baths Spritz.
“I’ve also never heard them complain about their Maverick collars or Ombre beds,” said their owner Jammie White.
Pet boutiques are n...
I realized yesterday that I am my dog’s entire world.
This thought made me a little sad.
Ace gets out if I choose to invite him. But I leave whenever I want, with or without my dog.
Ace knows and learns what I teach. His behavior depends on me. H...
Well I can add a new obsession to Ace’s list – golf balls. Nothing frustrates me more than when my dog is so focused on a ball that he won’t respond to the most basic commands like come, heel, sit.
So last week while Josh was hitting golf balls i...
Kennel training a puppy or dog is one of the most useful things to teach them. Jon Katz summed it up nicely when he said a dog left loose in the house will find trouble eventually.
I like to leave my mutt out of his kennel as much as possible. When I g...
