Unforgettable Moments with BettyB: Dog Walking Tales

BettyB ✔️ working girl AND working dog ✔️ Finished. Map. Before sunrise photos,  downtown and SRQ MemorialHospital. Asking BettyB, are you ready?. Break area. Night Heron. Snowy?. Sign w poor spelling 😆. Classless you can't fix. Stats. It wasn't exciting, exactly, but stumbling on feral/outside cat, apparently hiding under front window, while pottying BettyB could …

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House-training dogs, why getting the right advice is necessary! A complete guide to effective house-training and why!

“Adult elimination problems represent a significant source of distress for both owners and dogs. …incomplete house training is the leading cause given by dog owners for relinquishing their dogs to the uncertain fate of the animal shelter…underscoring the importance of preventing and resolving house-training problems”

PLAYING AND TRAINING. Having Fun with BettyB

https://videopress.com/v/U2hRMBj2?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Imagination running wild. Matador (me) and the bull (BettyB) It's not really the same. But similarities are. It's so much fun teaching dogs using what can be natural talents. The thing is, in many instances, we use substitutions. With companion dogs who may coexist with humans, it's helpful to add disciplined behaviors into the …

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Water Retrieves with Boudicca

  Putting Chuck It ball next to "Spot" caused some distraction. Additionally, excitement level. However, her enthusiasm is excellent. I would not want to punish this, normally, her response to "Spot" is good. It was my mistake. Should have realized chuck it balls sink, so not good choice for retention pond when full of water. …

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Why can’t cats resist thinking inside the box?

The cats-in-boxes issue was put to the test by Dutch researchers who gave shelter cats boxes as retreats. According to the study, cats with boxes adapted to their new environment more quickly compared to a control group without boxes: The conclusion was that the cats with boxes were less stressed because they had a cardboard hidey-hole to hunker down in.

Let this be a lesson to all cat people – cats need boxes or other vessels for environmental enrichment purposes. Hidey-holes in elevated locations are even better: Being high up provides security and a birds’s-eye view of the world, so to speak.