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Doggone Etiquette!
In my pre-Ray days, I would walk into town and, when faced with an approaching person, would have to make a quick decision. I consider myself to be a relatively outgoing person and will happily initiate a casual greeting…………… but what if that approaching man has an issue with greetings from a male stranger? What if that approaching woman has an issue with greetings from a male stranger? Continue reading
Christmas Eve!
Christmas Eve! A time when we can all see the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel”! The Christmas madness will soon be over, and then we just have to accommodate the other event of the season …. New Year’s Eve. Here, we really only have to remember why we are celebrating Christmas! Continue reading
Open letter from Ray.
Dear Lululemon, and TD Canada Trust Bank – both on Lakeshore Rd., Oakville. Continue reading
Devious Dog.
Ray absolutely loves peanuts, and he also loves bread, so you can imagine what he is like when I have peanut butter on toast! Continue reading
Oops…….Poops?
Ray occasionally has this unfortunate habit of (well there is no delicate way of describing this) pooping in unusual situations! Continue reading
Ray …Fetch!
Fetch! How difficult can it be? I have tried two different ways of teaching Ray to Fetch with a tennis ball. The first way is probably simply the intuitive way. You throw the ball and when your dog grabs it, he gets a reward. Eventually he will learn that bringing it back to you will get him the reward a little faster. The theory is great! Continue reading
High five, Shake a paw etc.
For anybody who is not familiar with a “hand bump” (also referred to as “fist bump”), it is simply a greeting gesture very similar to a handshake or a “high five” except that a closed fist is offered. Acceptance is a simple reciprocal movement so the knuckles of both parties touch. Continue reading
Happy Birthday!
It was on Nov 20, 2012 that Ray was picked up by the Oakville & Milton Humane Society and, based on the condition of his teeth, he was estimated to be around 2 yrs old.
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Separation Anxiety and Hardwood Floors
When Ray came home with us in March 2013, and upon entering our house, it became very clear that smooth hardwood floors were an unknown commodity to him. Continue reading
A New Direction Perhaps? 