When Your Dog Wakes Up With the Sun
Are you like me? Do you often say to yourself, “How can I get even less sleep?” If you find that you are spending far too much time in your…
Tag: behavior challenges
Rufus (partially) Conquers Mt Bierstadt
My friend Morriah invited me on a hike today and after much hemming and hawing on my part, I agreed to go. Initially we were to hike Square Top Mountain. Morriah…
Am I Still My Dog’s Person?
I’ve gone through a lot with Rufus. We started with the puppy months with indoor peeing, 2 am vomiting, and non-stop chewing , followed by the barely-there fully grown months…
Leashes: Choose one & use one
Last week I took Rufus to City Park for a training stroll. It was a gorgeous Sunday so of course much of Denver showed up as well. This was ideal. I…
Taking Your Dog On A Hike
I count myself among the extremely fortunate for having so many beautiful hiking trails nearby. From Denver I can drive a mere thirty minutes away and find myself near the…
Rescue Dog Challenges: Stranger Danger
Back to basics: For anyone new to the blog – this is what we are all about Rufus is my second rescue dog. The first is Sophie, and she has…
Nancy Drew and the Mystery of the Pooped Out Balloon
The other morning, after our deluge of hail from the heavens, I tended to the ultra glamorous tasks of cleaning out the gutters and picking up dog poop. The latter…
71.5 Pounds of Love
Yesterday gave us one of our many vet visits. My hands were full holding Rufus and giving him treats to keep him distracted. The vet is a terrifying place for him…
Revolting children
It is entirely possible that I have spoiled my dogs, just a bit. But allow me to become defensive for a moment. These are dogs, not children. They are not…
A nice long soak…not so much
After a weekend out of town (me) and/or in a boarding kennel (Sophie and Rufus), we were pretty tuckered out. I managed to get some writing done yesterday and submitted it…
A good week!
Rufus has been tearing it up with walking at heel and playing with the toy on the flirt pole. Good stuff. First, on Wednesday we had a lesson with Eric.…
Making Progress
Rufus is making progress! He is not El Pero Perfecto yet but we’re slowly making strides and he is responding well. The first big thing is that my friend Kate…
The Great Internal Kate Debate
My lovely friend Kate was coming up to spend time here over the weekend, just for an afternoon. The issue, of course, was what to do with my terrible teen…
Training progress
I applied some of our new training methods today. Rufus seems to be taking to them well. Even Sophie, a notorious puller on the leash walked lovely at heal, so…
A Terrible Teen
I saw Eric the trainer today with Rufus. It occurred in the afternoon of an already stressful dog day. The day began when Rufus began his wake up ritual, and…
The Rufus Files 