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My very imperfect dogs

I’m not saying I’m not a happy dog owner.  I just wish my dogs did not have this one very annoying trait that occurs while on lead.  Most animal behaviorists would call it “lead (or leash) aggression.”  For those of you who haven’t seen it, it is awful to feel them lunging against the lead... Read more »

By Sue Yellen,
October 8, 2012 at 12:03 pm

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Barking from the View of a Dog

If you’re not into a fun, silly blog, you might want to skip this one.  I wrote this originally in 2009 when my Tibetan Terrier was about 18 months old and I was blogging about him (Wigglebutt Duncan the Tibetan Terrier on Blogspot).  The first 2 years of a puppy/dog’s life are so much fun... Read more »

By Sue Yellen,
November 19, 2011 at 11:38 am

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