rescue mutt Archive
A Pizzle By Any Other Name
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, and dogs gotta chew. A lot. Chewing things occupies a large portion of Willie’s day. In fact, most of what Willie does in a normal day can be assigned to one of just four categories: Sleeping, Walking, Chewing, and Everything Else. From the beginning, we made sure we had
Category: Dog
The Call of the Wild
The morning after our first significant snowfall, Willie’s world was covered in cold, white powder ten inches deep. I shoveled pathways around the house and out to the studio, then came back to let Willie outside. He stepped out the door onto a path the width of a shovel blade, a wall of snow on
Category: Dog
Hail Cesar
I don’t watch much TV and I’d never seen Cesar Millan’s show “Dog Whisperer,” but Mutts4Rescue strongly suggested reading his book, “Cesar’s Way,” in preparation for adopting a dog. Now, I’ve shared long stretches of my life with two other dogs, but I’d been “dogless” for several years and thought a refresher would be a
Category: Dog
GQ Doggie
Chad, the fit and burly owner of my gym has not stopped ribbing me about Willie’s size — a running joke that I have sacrificed or somehow compromised my masculinity by choosing a small dog. And since it’s actually Chad’s job to challenge me, it seems natural that our conversations during my training sessions sometimes
Category: Dog
New Routine
The sun is coming up, and though I’m am early riser, it is not my habit to leave the house at this hour – especially when it’s 27 degrees. Still, here I am lacing up my shoes to go for another brisk, 30-minute pre-breakfast walk with my new dog. That brown-eyed, ten-pound creature
Category: Dog
First Day Home
I don’t know quite what I expected from this first day with our new dog, but I certainly hadn’t expected it to feel quite this… peaceful. This pup is calm and gentle and friendly; he leash-walked like a pro, he cooperated during his first sink bath, and he hasn’t made a peep yet – not
Category: Dog
“Gotcha” Day
Today’s the day Richard and I finally get to meet our new pup and bring him home.
Category: Dog
Things to Buy…
Here’s a partial shopping list I brought with us to PetSmart the night before “Gotcha Day” – the day we were to pick up our new dog: • Crate with padded liner • Warming pad • Leash and harness (Tony says Voyager or Four Paws) • Fish oil (add to food?)
Category: Dog
Foster Mom
I spoke at length with Keri, our (almost) new pup’s foster mom and adoption coordinator in Louisiana. Keri had lots of advice for me and had answers to all my questions. I scrambled to take notes and keep up with her. “Now barking and whining is all about attention and it’s best to deal with
Category: Dog
Anticipation
After nearly two weeks on the road – some of it work, some of it pleasure – this morning Richard and I are departing Savannah and heading for home. Bubbles began his journey home today, too; I check my watch and imagine that by now Rescue Road Trips has picked up from Keri, his “foster
Category: Dog
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