Yesterday we had to take Ray to our local supermarket but, given that our Bark & Fitz store was just across the road, decided to treat Ray to a visit there first. He really likes that store because not only does he generally get treats, but he also has a friend Dann who often works there. Of course it also helped having a coupon for a free 1/2lb bag of treats! Continue reading
Dog Writings General!
Ray – The Book update 9
Below is yet another sneak peak into his book: Continue reading
Big Foot?
Ray has never shown a particularly delicate side of himself as he moves around. Being my first dog, and at just under 80lbs, I didn’t know whether it was even a possibility. I have watched him charge around the garden mutilating whatever happened to be in his way. I have seen him almost successfully jump up onto a large rock, but after a few seconds of wavering… fall off! Continue reading
Is Ray spoiled?
We feel pretty confident that many people would say that Ray is spoiled. Continue reading
Dog Motivation!
We were recently forecast a mixture of snow, rain, and freezing rain. Fortunately, and at the time of writing this, our trees only had a thin coating of ice so we were not expecting any problems with falling tree limbs. The weather projection was rain for the rest of day so hopefully it would just run itself down the drains! Continue reading
A bump in the night!
When you have a Ray in the house, a bump in the night would be expected to be quickly followed by some barking. I really don’t think that he would distinguish (at least initially) between an intruder, a tree branch falling onto the roof, or something inside just falling over however, I am relatively confident that persistent barking would dictate a more serious kind of problem. Continue reading
The important toast!
Yesterday morning was interesting (with the whole “routines business” in mind – per earlier Posts).
Today I gave Ray his breakfast and his rutabaga and it was Carol’s intention to then take him outside. I had my toast all ready to eat so Ray, not surprisingly perceived a possible problem. He might miss out on my toast! Continue reading
Routines!
Dogs are very routine driven. Learning that, with Ray as the example, came as a bit of a surprise to me … but why? We humans are also highly routine driven! Continue reading
Attention Blog Dogs!
Hi Guys – This is Ray. I recently had an experience which I want to share with all my dog buddies, as you may find it useful when training your humans. Continue reading
Ray – The Book update 8
Ray – The Book update 7 has raised some points in my mind so I am going to expand on that Post. Continue reading
A New Direction Perhaps? 