Tag Archives: dogs
Soft, gentle and consistent
The tone of voice in dog training is key, according to the woman on the radio this morning who sounded like Joanna Lumley’s slightly less posh sister. She said “soft, gentle, positive and consistent” and I thought “Hmmm. I suppose … Continue reading
Dog Training for Cats – the last update (perhaps)
I wasn’t intending to write any more Dog Training for Cats blogs. I thought I’d taken the observations as far as I could go really, recognising finally that while cats are from Venus, dogs are from Mars. Two different species, … Continue reading
Another dose of dog
Psssssttttt….. Come closer… I vil say zis only vonce….. Bit of a secret, this but it’s high time it was out there….. I’m only able to cycle as much as I do because I don’t have a dog … Continue reading
Mainly fair with occasional rain blog – 2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading
Dog training for cats – in puss-oot of glory
When I got the kittens as a birthday present to myself two years ago, I thought I’d try dog-training them. I’d been a dog person all my life, specifically an English Springer Spaniel person, so I thought it’d be interesting … Continue reading
A Dose of Dog
Being a temporarily dogless dog person is hard. It’s hard because people assume that you’re not much interested in dogs and it’s hard because you don’t get offered a lot of dog opportunities. Strangers think you’re a bit nuts if … Continue reading
Looking forward to Zule
Some things, when you’re shopping are hard to resist. So hard, that you just have to have them. I mean, who wouldn’t want a small rubber orange pig with porcine pinprick eyes, which when squeezed, emits a satisfyingly low “oink?” … Continue reading
Janh1: Mainly fair with occasional rain. 