MY COUSIN MAX! He lives in FLORIDA!

This was sent to me on Facebook, have no idea where it originally came from. Possibly Sheltie Nation?

Have an older dog and think you can’t “teach an old dog new tricks?”

Up to your ears with doggy mischief?

Photo Courtesy of Facebook

Good Dog: Practical Answers to Behavior Questions written by Steve Dale with messages by Betty White, Victoria Stilwell and Dr.Sheldon Rubin is just the ticket to help answer the questions that you have, as well as the questions that you haven’t asked yet!

This book is chock full of information with chapters such as:

Dog-On-Dog Aggression

Pet-On-People Aggression

Housetraining 101

To Crate or Not to Crate?

Excessive Barking (a personal favorite!)

and many more.

From Facebook:

“Steve Dale is a syndicated columnist; TV, radio and podcast host; pet advocate and certified animal behavior consultant. Pet owners across the United States seek out his expert advice and commentary on everything from controversial pet legislation to calming an anxious calico.

Dale writes two weekly syndicated columns for Tribune Media Services (TMS). He’s also a contributing editor at USA Weekend, a columnist for Cat Fancy and thecatchannel.com, and a ChicagoNow blogger. Recently, Dale published his first series of eBooks, including “Good Dog! Practical Answers to Behavior Questions” and “Good Cat! Practical Answers to Behavior Questions,” for the ePublishing division of TMS.

Dale also hosts two nationally syndicated radio shows, “Steve Dale’s Pet World” and “The Pet Minute,” together these shows air on more than 100 radio stations, and a weekly WGN radio podcast. He’s appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show;” “National Geographic Explorer;” “Pets: Part of the Family,” and several Animal Planet television programs.”

From the Foreword by Victoria Stilwell, Dog Trainer,  Author and Host of “It’s Me or the Dog” on TV’s Animal Planet

“Steve and I are both advocates for the use of modern, science-based, positive reinforcement dog-training methods, as opposed to outdated dominance/punitive methods. Usually these are based on the misguided belief that positive training signifies weakness in the owner, and that dogs won’t respect such supposed non-leaders. This, of course is nonsense.”

This book is a treasure trove of information written in a question and answer format,  offering multiple, practical solutions to common problems that all of us who own dogs either are experiencing or have experienced at one time or another.

It is Steve’s hope that “people read and learn, and sometimes are entertained by, these questions and answers. If one dog is saved from the shelter as a result of the advice offered in these pages, I’ve done my job.”

One of my favorite parts of this book happens to be in the back section where Steve has listed many “Additional Resources” which range from books to a vast assortment of websites which are invaluable to dog/pet owners everywhere.

I was not compensated for this review. I received a copy of Good Dog to read/review.

This book is dedicated to Steve’s dog Lucy, a miniature Australian Shepherd who passed away in 2011. For over 10 years she regularly visited an animal-assisted therapy program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. In memory of Lucy, Steve created a memorial fund to support animal assisted therapy efforts and the American Humane Association Award for Therapy Dog. You can read more about Lucy and give to her cause, here

ISBN 978-1-930645-00-4

Buy the eBook now for $2.99

Available on:

• Kindle ($2.99 at Amazon)
• Nook ($2.99 at Barnes & Noble)
• iPad ($2.99 regular version &
  $4.99 enhanced video version on iTunes)
• Kobo ($2.99 at Kobo)
• Sony Reader ($2.99 at Sony)

Contrary to what is being conveyed in the photo above…they are in GREAT HANDS!

Will be offline for a few days!!!

]]> http://dakotasden.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/some-people-have-nerve/feed/ 6 catchatcaren cody and dakota january nighttime january 2012edited http://dakotasden.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/dog-show-photos-a-little-wordy-for-a-wednesday/ http://dakotasden.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/dog-show-photos-a-little-wordy-for-a-wednesday/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:58 +0000 catchatcaren http://dakotasden.wordpress.com/?p=1166 ]]> Hi everyone! It’s the day you  have waited for! A few weeks ago my Mom blogged about the Michigan 2012 Winter Dog  Classic that was held the weekend of January 19th. I couldn’t go to the show because I wasn’t entered, but Mom and Dad went!

They loved it but were upset because they waited for HOURS for the Shelties to be shown but couldn’t wait any longer due to a bad weather forecast.

They DID see some Shelties and LOTS of other dogs too!

Here are the photos! Enjoy!

this doggy kept trying to get his owner's attention for some treats!

how cute is this guy?

that's a pretty good lookin' "do"

another view!

Some "Newfies" for Jen from "My Brown Newfies!!"

here they are again!

just a day at the salon BOL!

Sheltie time! Mom said she fell in love with this little Sheltie "girl" that had me kind of worried, was afraid she would bring her home!

a black Sheltie!

Here she is again, don't get too excited Mom! Mom ADORES HER!

An English Sheepdog Parade!

"Jeffrey" this was his first dog show and he won an award the day before!

"Jeffrey" again!

Well that’s it! Hope you enjoyed the photos!

Mom also bought a new purse there and a travel bag with paw prints on it!

Mom and Dad really enjoyed themselves and said they will definitely go back next year!

Barks and licks and love, Dakota

Mom and I were cruisin’ around the net one day and we found the MOST INCREDIBLE website for dog lovers!  Here it is!

www.forloveofadog.com

CHECK OUT WHAT MOM ORDERED!

That looks like someone you know doesn’t it?  Yep! That “someone” would be ME! It’s a Sheltie Necklace! (It could pass for a Collie too!) You can check it out right here

Mom was ecstatic when she saw this and just had to order it because:

1) Shelties are very hard for Mom to find on ANYTHING

2) This is the MOST REALISTIC piece of Sheltie jewelry that Mom has ever seen!

When the necklace arrived, the first thing that blew Mom away was the painstaking care and attention to detail that was used for packing. Mom’s jewelry  came packaged in rich chocolate brown boxes accented with red and green and had bows on them. The presentation was just spectacular and the quality of the items were superb!!

Ok doggy buddies I bet you know someone who would LOVE to have an item from this fabulous website! Grab your nearest human and jump online and check them out now!

You may just earn yourself some extra bones if you do!!

GUESS WHAT??!!  For Love Of A Dog  is  offering ALL OF YOU A 10% DISCOUNT (and their usual FREE SHIPPING!!) on your order! Just enter this CODE at CHECKOUT: FLDNEW

Oh! I nearly forgot! They also have a blog and you can check that out here

Mom and I are certain you are going to love whatever you order just as much as she did!

Barks and licks and love, Dakota

Mom and I were not compensated for this blog post. Mom purchased every item that she  received from For Love Of A Dog. Mom and I feel that when someone works as hard as they do in offering good, unique, quality products that are shipped with creativity and care, they deserve to be mentioned!

“Are you ready for some FOOTBALL????”

BRING ON THE GAME!

Love, Dakota and Cody