http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog Experiences Of A Life With Dogs Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:34:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't really remember how the first night went with Conan. A friend of mine stayed over and we had some fun playing with the dogs until they were exhausted. As a result of that, I think my new puppy slept for most of the night. The peaceful nights were, ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=106 Around the beginning of 2007 I decided I'd like a second dog as company for Dexter. I also figured that I had learnt a huge amount about dogs over these last 3 years or so, was still learning, was really interested in dog psychology and behaviour and I was ready ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=93 Dexter and I continued with our rehabilitation on an ongoing basis, during which time we entered the world of Dog Showing for a few months based on the advice of Dexter's groomer, a great lady who knows her dogs, and is very well connected in the dog world. That lasted a ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=89 The following are just some of the strategies that Paul Connolly of Wolfspeak taught me to put in place. I can promise you, they work! However, as with anything, you must stick at it, as the most important things with dogs are repetition and consistency and these strategies are all ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=84 The introduction of Paul Connolly of Wolfspeak signalled the start of Dexter's rehabilitation, as well as an explosion of knowledge for myself. It heralded a learning experience for me that I have found to be invaluable, and crucial to the way I care for my dogs. This knowledge introduced me ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=81 As I said, Dexter was an incredibly cute puppy, but that was part of the problem. It's so easy to 'humanise' dogs them when they're small and they look so defenceless and helpless, but really, they're not, as the previous post highlighted! I guess most of my problems occured with Dexter ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=73 Dexter was such a great puppy and a cute puppy. He slept all night, every night, from Day 1. I put him in this huge cardboard box in my bedroom from the start, determined I wasn't going to let him sleep on the bed, but I didn't want to isolate ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=48 I want to talk about how I came to have Dexter, my Miniature Schnauzer, now 4 years old. Back in September 2004, life and work had changed for me somewhat. I had changed employers and now, instead of working in an office with lots of colleagues, I was largely working from ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=44 So, where to start in feeding our dogs the healthy way? There is much research one can do and there are lots of arguments for and against various feeding regimes such as the BARF (Bones And Raw Food) Diet, to mention a prime example. I wanted to give you an example ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=28 These are my thoughts on dog nutrition. Now, I’m no qualified expert, but I’ve done a lot of reading and research over the few years I’ve owned dogs, a fair amount of trial and error and I have a few theories. There is far, far more to feeding our beloved pets ... http://wealthstrong.biz/dogblog/?p=14