Straight From the Dog's Mouth Archives

Category: Straight From the Dog’s Mouth

May 28, 2009

Us Dogs Should Be Allowed to Play With Our Food

You may not believe it, but this dog rarely eats out of a bowl… My veggies yes, because they’re kinda messy, but other than that, it’s all about eating on the go! My mom the certified dog trainer and…

March 13, 2009

My Dog Trainer mom is in the Abilene News!

Mom got a call the other day from a really cool columnist Brian Bethel. He writes for the Abilene online news site called “reporternews“. He was covering a story about a new local library program called “Read to a…

March 11, 2009

My Ventura Dog Trainer Mom Makes the Best Running Partner!

I’m turning into a “runner“… Yep, me, the dog that’s always been energetic, but more of the “grab-shake-kill” kinda athlete vs the herding type… My mom, the rockin’ dog trainer here in Ventura, is also a runner – she’s…

February 28, 2009

Tomato Loving Labrador Retriever Enjoys the Sport of Scavenging

Hi Joan– We have yellow lab/golden retriever rescue dog that we have had for 4+ years. He has a terrible habit of eating the tomatoes off of our plants when they are about ready to pick. We have tried…

February 11, 2009

Dog Behavior Advice for New Puppy and Household Cat

Dear Joan: My name is Irene. I’m a lovely mature 16-year-old cat. Over the years some of my best friends have been dogs. I don’t hiss or bite or scratch. Recently my humans brought home a Goldendoodle puppy. What…

October 18, 2008

I “LOVE” tennis! Just like my dad!

Today was another great day! Why? because dad was playing tennis in Santa Barbara…one of my favorite places to go…My mom the dog coach had to work first – she was teaching one of her great doggy workshops at Ventura…

October 18, 2008

Dog Play Behavior: Are they fighting or playing?

“What is dog play all about?” This is one of those comments I hear from various folks…and often get questions about. Both in and out of my dog training classes in Santa Barbara. Humans commonly assume when dogs “hump”…

September 25, 2008

Dad CAN multi-task!

I’ve been having so much fun with dad – we’ve been practicing all the new skills we’ve learned in mom’s rockin’ Canine Good Manners classes at her Inquisitive Canine studio…the best thing is that dad has learned he can…

September 7, 2008

It’s back to school for me too!

OMG guess what??? I get to go back to school again! I love school! I love classes! I love learning! It’s SO MUCH FUN FOR ME! I get to think, use my brain, get rewards and attention from all…

August 11, 2008

Miss Jill is SO smart!

My mom the dog coach has some really smart friends! You’ve heard me mention this before, but this time I’m talking about Miss Jill… She and her mom came out from Austin to visit – And all I can…