Lucid Thoughts
Most responsible dog owners know quite a bit about their dogs. There are, however, three very important topics that many dog enthusiasts know little or nothing about: 1) Local dog laws - breed...
As there are two sides to every coin and every challenge is also an opportunity, great tragedies can also serve to be brilliant points of inspiration and the birth of beautiful stories. Such is the...
In our last post, I emphasized the importance of keeping your dog safe on the 4th of July. Of course we don't want our dogs to stress from the loud noises. But even more, we don't want them to get...
The Fourth of July is an important celebration for America. Around Portland, we're big fans of the yearly shows put on during the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, the Oaks Park 4th of July...
It’s a great day to adopt a dog. Please join us, along with Oregon Dog Rescue and Lexi Dog at Lamb’s Nature’s Choice Market at 1377 McVey Ave. in Lake Oswego from noon to 3:00 today. We hope to see...
With Tuesday’s (July 1, 2014) predicted temperature to be 95 degrees in the typically mild Portland / Lake Oswego area, it’s time to start thinking more about what it’s like to be a dog (remember...
Whether you call it clicker training or marker training, reward-based training, or just positive reinforcement, there’s no denying that the power of training a dog (or most any animal), using the...
The concept of socialization seems like an obvious one to most dog owners. After all, the first half of the word is “social.” And since humans and dogs are both social creatures – learning to be...