Adventure Dog Blog

I like to take my dogs to local dog meetups as they provide a really great place for them to play and socialize with other dogs. If you aren’t familiar with meetups, be sure to check out Meetup.com.

While searching for a new meetup that my large dog could attend, I discovered a large breed meetup with a photo of a dog that looked much like her. I found this odd as I have never seen another dog with brindle markings quite like hers. Looking at the photo, the dog almost looked exactly like her. I realized that this could actually be one of her littermates, as she had a sister that looked almost identical to her.

I wrote to the woman who had posted the photo and asked if she had adopted her dog from the same rescue foundation or not, and what the dog’s name was. Turns out this dog is actually my dog’s sister!

I went to the meetup this week, and it was SO cool to see this other dog who is related to mine. It was so weird how many similarities there were between the two of them. I had forgotten my camera, but luckily a friend was able to snap this one and share it with me via email.

Check it out! My dog Anna is on the left:

Does your dog pace up and down along the fence, dying to get a good peek at what the neighbors are up to? Do you have a massive fortification along your property line and want to give your dog a look at who is on the sidewalk?

Do not fear, the Pet Peek is here!

I’m not sure this would reduce barking, scratching, or digging like the product description claims, but it sure looks hilarious!

Unfortunately, stock is out at Amazon, and they have no idea when they are getting it back in. Boo-urns.

Since starting my dog daycare last year, I’ve seen all kinds of dogs, each one with a very distinct personality. However, large or small and no matter the breed, I saw some traits that were common to a certain group of dogs.

These dogs were fearful, shy, and aggressive. They would freeze and cower when approached by my dogs, and were quick to growl and snap when anything got too close. Sometimes it would take three days to get a dog like this to warm up to playtime.

What was the common ground that these particular dogs shared? They were all unsocialized. Sometimes the owners had warned me in advance that their dog hadn’t really played with other dogs before, but others thought that taking their dog to play with a friend’s dog once in a blue moon had been enough.

A dog needs to be exposed to all kinds of dogs in order to be properly socialized. You want them to meet dogs of different sizes, shapes and colors so that they will not be fearful on meeting a dog that is new.

It’s especially important for owners of small breeds to realize that their dogs are perfectly capable of learning how to play and socialize with dogs that are much larger than they are. In my daycare, the small dogs are the most likely to be unsocialized, probably because they require so much less activity than larger dogs, and due to their owners fears of large dogs hurting them.

My dogs have played at offleash parks since they were just a few months old, and we go to meetups where owners get their dogs together to play. Of course the doggie daycare means that we constantly have new dogs coming into our home, which is something most owners can’t do. However, you can take your dog to attend a dog daycare once in awhile to give them a chance to play with other dogs.

Socialization is an extremely important part of a dog’s life, especially when they are a pup. It’s also a fantastic opportunity for exercise and mental stimulation.

If you have a dog, remember to take them to play with other dogs! It teaches them some very important manners for future encounters and friendships.

In New Zealand, a song that can only be heard by dogs, topped the charts at Christmas. The song, A Very Silent Night, was released to raise money for the SPCA.

I’m not sure how a track that’s completely silent gets to the top of the charts, but I’m glad that they raised a lot of money for the SPCA.

I’m wondering if my dogs would react to this song at all. I’m betting Anna would completely ignore it. She doesn’t notice the television or even raise an ear to weird sounds of the radio. Chublet on the other hand pays more attention to such things and might just like the song. Who knows!

I just had to share a link with you guys to an Etsy item I found tonight. I have featured this person’s work before. She makes beautiful felt likenesses of people’s dogs for them. Now, I’ve found that she is felting keychains!

Check it out!