bull and terrier: Archive

2 tags

Want More DINOS? Follow Me!

As of this week, I will no longer be updating this site with new posts, so if you’d like to see the newest DINOS™ happenings, with links to handouts, the manifesto and poster, as well as upcoming merchandise, please come check out my new blog: Notes from a Dog Walker and my new Facebook page: DINOS: Dogs In Need Of Space Thanks and Viva los Dinos!

Dec 5th

2 notes

4 tags

New Blog, New Facebook Page!

Check out my new blog: Notes from a Dog Walker and my new Facebook page: DINOS: Dogs In Need Of Space I hope you’ll join me in my new adventures for 2012!

Dec 2nd

1 note

5 tags

My Dog is Friendly! A Public Service Announcement

There is epidemic happening across the country and no one is safe. It’s occurring on crowded city sidewalks and spacious country walking trails. It doesn’t discriminate based on race, age, or economic status. Innocent dogs and their owners are being terrorized, chased down the street, pinned into corners by…other dog owners. But, you ask, don’t all dogs like to meet, greet, and play with other...

Nov 30th

24 notes

6 tags

Nov 28th

8 notes

6 tags

Nov 21st

5 notes

6 tags

Tough Toy Thursday: GoughNuts

People who have dogs that destroy toys spend a lot of money buying toys that are supposed to be tough, but get ripped to pieces in less time than it took to go to the store to buy the toy. If your dog destroys everything, it’s time to check out GoughNuts. More expensive than your average toy, they’re worth every penny, because they really do last. These super tough, solid toys are...

Nov 17th

61 notes

7 tags

Nov 17th

1 note

9 tags

StubbyDog's Awesome Art Auction Begins Today! →

Just in time for the holidays, we’re kicking off a fundraising art auction with something for everyone: paintings, jewelry, ornaments, photographs, custom portraits, and more! Take a look, you’ll be amazed, and then…let the bidding begin!

Nov 15th

4 notes

dontworryyourprettyself asked: We have a mini aussie shepherd and he's going to turn 3 this december. But for the past 5 or 6 months he's been pooping in the hallways or the dining room! We take him out 4 or 5 times a day and try to make sure he does his business out there, but it hasn't been working! Just this morning my mom took him out, then 20 minutes later my dad took him out. They both leave to get dressed...

Nov 15th

8 tags

Soft Serve Dog Poop. Let's Go There Together.

I’ve been working with dogs for a decade - as a dog walker, shelter worker, holistic pet store clerk, trainer - so if there’s anything I know a lot about, it’s dog poop. I deal in dog turds on the daily. I literally know my shit. And here’s what I want you to know: you’re not the only one who’s getting up at 3am to let your dog out to take a dump, even though...

Nov 14th

21 notes

6 tags

Breed Standards and Individuality in Dogs. It's...

From Patricia McConnell, Ph.D. in this month’s Bark Magazine, discussing lessons learned from two Border Collies, one of which loved herding sheep in an open field, the other not so much: “It is a cautionary tale with two parts: One, dog breeds were created not for looks but for behavior, and we need to do a better job of matching a dog’s needs with the environment in which he or...

Nov 8th

11 notes

5 tags

Nov 7th

4 notes

5 tags

“‘Don’t try to win over the haters. You’re not the jackass...”

– http://www.justbeenough.com/interview-with-brene-brown/

Sep 14th

1 note

5 tags

Sep 2nd

3 tags

Aug 19th

5 tags

Jul 31st

7 tags

Thank You, Sarge →

I wrote this for my buddy Sarge, a 16.75 year old pit bull that passed away this week, and his mom Kim, an amazing animal welfare advocate. Please consider donating to the Sarge Fund at Philly PAWS in his honor: http://www.phillypaws.org/Donate/default.asp

Jul 30th

2 notes

2 tags

Jul 15th

5 tags

Jul 14th

2 notes

5 tags

Jun 30th

5 tags

Jun 28th

3 tags

Jun 27th

6 tags

Jun 22nd

2 tags

Jun 22nd

3 tags

I cannot stop listening to the Treme Soundtrack. ... →

Jun 13th

5 tags

#trust30 challenge - day nine and ten - trying to...

Your Personal Message by Eric Handler To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, that is genius. – Ralph Waldo Emerson the prompt: What is burning deep inside of you? If you could spread your personal message RIGHT NOW to 1 million people, what would you say? my response: So I was going to write something about how my one belief...

Jun 9th

5 tags

#trust30 - days 7 & 8 - all caught up!

Five Years by Corbett Barr There will be an agreement in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest and natural in their hour. – Ralph Waldo Emerson prompt: What would you say to the person you were five years ago? What will you say to the person you’ll be in five years? my response: 27 yr old me: As you get started planning that wedding this coming year please, hire someone to...

Jun 8th

2 notes

5 tags

#trust30 challenge - days four through six

I moved on Friday, so there was little time to shower, let alone write something thoughtful, but I’m going to do a little trust30-lite-version and play catch up! Here’s what I missed and my quickie answers: Come Alive by Jonathan Mead Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. – Ralph Waldo Emerson The prompt: If you had one week left to live, would you still be doing what...

Jun 6th

8 tags

#trust30 challenge - day three: one strong belief

It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance The prompt by Buster Benson: The world is powered by passionate people, powerful ideas, and fearless action. What’s one strong belief you...

Jun 2nd

6 tags

#trust30 challenge - day two: today in one...

Your genuine action will explain itself, and will explain your other genuine actions. Your conformity explains nothing. The force of character is cumulative. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance The Prompt from Liz Danzico: Today: If ‘the voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tracks,’ then it is more genuine to be present today than to recount yesterdays. How would you describe...

Jun 1st

5 tags

#trust30 challenge - day one: fifteen minutes to...

SELF RELIANCE - Ralph Waldo Emerson I signed up for: #Trust30 is an online initiative and 30-day writing challenge that encourages you to look within and trust yourself. Use this as an opportunity to reflect on your now, and to create direction for your future. 30 prompts from inspiring thought-leaders will guide you on your writing journey. The prompt: Gwen Bell – 15 Minutes to Live We are...

May 31st

7 tags

Interview with Jennifer Shryock of Dogs & Storks →

I got the chance to interview the fabulous Jennifer Shryock about setting dogs and kids up for success. She shared some excellent tips, plus why she thinks pit bulls and adult shelter dogs can be great matches for families with kids!

May 17th

4 tags

Apr 29th

1 note

5 tags

Apr 23rd

3 tags

Before you know what kindness really is you must... →

a poem, by Naomi Shihab Nye

Apr 21st

4 tags

My Doorbell is Broken and it's Staying that Way.

In the last two days I’ve watched (from the window in front of my desk) three different solicitors come up to my front door. I brace for the door bell which sends the dogs barking and scrambling down the stairs. But it never comes. Then I watch the guys walk back down my driveway and leave. It finally dawned on me that my doorbell is broken. That’s why the dogs are still sleeping...

Apr 20th

3 tags

Introduction to Non-Violent Communication →

I signed up. Call me tomorrow and see if I learned anything.

Apr 12th

7 tags