City Strut

05/28/2020

Dog-teens are real

Life with an adolescent dog can be an, um, adventure. Here’s how to make it through with your sanity intact. What to expect The adolescent period starts at around six months for small dogs and eigh…

05/09/2020

Under threshold training is so important!

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/behavior/5-things-to-know-about-a-dogs-threshold/

has tuned out his owner

05/05/2020

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01/04/2020

Expand the pack!

http://justsomething.co/neighbors-build-doggy-door-in-fence-so-their-dogs-can-hang-out-whenever-they-want/?fbclid=IwAR2Apu1lyk_X95U5Gpyj8HBUH00G7VLGqyGwLoDoNGjGm3a1XMFTLL9fcT8

Sometimes when there’s so much love between two people, they need to add a new member to their family to just absorb that overflow of love. This was the case for Hailee Graham and her husband. They found a new family member in the form of an adorable puppy with four legs and a wet … More

10/06/2018

Can you recognize when your dog is feeling stressed or fearful? Check out this comprehensive graphic guide from our friends at Forever Hounds Trust.

08/28/2018

Dog parks a peaceful place for community to gather without the pressure to ask each other’s names. Thus is brilliant and beautiful.

When The Courtyard's pet area debuts this fall, homeless advocates hope it will remove a barrier that keeps people from getting the help they need.

08/08/2018

There are those who are offered housing but refuse it when they are told their pet won’t be allowed. So sad. So wrong.

Pets should be allowed in city-subsidized housing.

07/28/2018

It only takes 6 minutes for a dog to die in a hot car.

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/heres-how-long-it-takes-for-a-dog-to-die-in-a-car/

The soaring temperatures in Europe and North America have seen a rise in reports of dogs being rescued from hot cars. Police across England, Wales, Scotla

06/21/2018

Pretty much party and have s*x.... That's the best way you can celebrate the abundance that is life!!

https://www.livescience.com/62870-summer-solstice-animals.html

Even if humans have trouble telling time in the "land of the midnight sun," many animals can adjust their schedules to the summer solstice.

06/09/2018

I usually call this the "I'm gonna git you!" game. I'm posting this because I've seen many a fight break out that started "just as play".

I add to this list. I break up play when:
One of the dogs runs away with tail tucked
Flashes teeth
Growls
When ear pulling gets too forceful (nursed way too many unwanted floppy pierced ears!!)

I've also noticed that when I break up the play at those points consistently, the dogs learn to expect that it's coming and so they tend to check in with me. I watch for this and mark when it happens to reward the glance at me.

This is a dog learning what's appropriate and what's not. I love it.

Favorite line from this article:

"Yelling, punishing or panicking just adds tension where it is not needed."

https://littledogtips.com/dogs-playing-fighting-humans-guide-bitey-face-game/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

On the surface, your dogs look like they're just pretending to kill each other. Bitey Face is actually an interpretive dance, a back and forth conversation.

06/08/2018

There is way more information in this book than any one person is likely to read cover to cover (besides Mary Alice) and that’s perfectly fine with me because if you get this book and you find one thing that helps you and your dog you are, in turn helping our community. Dtla is jungle. This book is your instinct sharpener and connector to other like minded people, entrepreneurs and of course
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06/07/2018

What was so sweet was that people kept wanting to give him money and when he said he doesn’t accept money-only food-people we’re digging in their bags to try and find something to give him. We hide it well people, but no one is really fooled. All we really want is Love. Aria says, “Duh.” (But she’s a sneaky Love master so of course she’d say that 🙄)
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06/06/2018

I started dog walking 14 years ago so that I could also dedicate myself to writing poetry everyday. I got lost for a while thinking that I had to do more than that. Always good to come home to simplicity. My poetry is often dog analogous. You can find some of it on tumblr at citystrut life.tumblr.com

05/23/2018

CONNECTION All I ever wanted was love and purpose Social media is wearing me down. I hope it’s over soon. Bonnie bird is in the Canaries. I can’t speak, I can’t breathe. Prayer helps me feel like I...

05/02/2018

These and other city dog issues can be found with solutions in thedtladog.com !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qklgRliRzPM&feature=youtu.be

Chicken bones are a threat to dogs everywhere. Luckily, there's a broth-based solution to this worldwide epidemic. Watch Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas Fridays ...

04/26/2018

Pet Sitting that is both fun and mentally stimulating for your active fur babies!? Space is filling up for the summer so book now! Also, had a cancellation so if you need pet sitting next week in Los Angeles click BOOK SERVICE asap and feel free to call with all your juicy questions! 😎🐕🌃

04/22/2018

Fostering this little nugget this week. Three-year-old, female bichon frise.
We are calling her Vivi. She is a snuggle womp but if you want to adopt her, I would consider putting her on a diet. She’s currently built like a pygmy hippo 👍💖🐑

04/22/2018

Rocket shipped inwards today. Fuse lit and catapulted by and Grateful grateful grateful ✨🙏✨

04/20/2018

Human homework :😊

04/19/2018

Gotta get the peeps ear holes somehow some ways

04/18/2018

When you need to travel but you don’t want to board your 🐕 because they always come back stank and misbehaving 🙄 (ps. Service available for all of Los Angeles and NYC or anywhere else if it’s over a month!) Booking now!
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04/12/2018

I would add that all bones are bad for dogs. Not all bones splinter.

https://littledogtips.com/5-dog-myths-to-stop-spreading/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

These outdated, unproven dog care myths have got to go. Education is the foundation of better dog ownership. The more we learn about our dogs, the better we can understand them. For more happy, healthy and safe years of doggy love, read up on these five common dog myths and spread the truth! 1. Dogs...

04/05/2018

Yikes!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dog-purple-hair-dye-allergic-reaction-pinellas-county-animal-service-florida-a8180171.html

A dog almost died after its owners coloured its fur purple using a hair dye for humans. Violet, a Maltese mix, was brought into the Pinellas County Animal Service in Florida after suffering a severe allergic reaction. She had burns to her skin, her eyes were swollen shut and she was limp and lifeles...

03/03/2018

BOOK IS OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! YAY!

https://www.amazon.com/DTLA-Dog-Handbook-Downtown-L/dp/0692924868/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520101448&sr=8-1&keywords=the+DTLA+dog

The complete guide to living in Downtown Los Angeles with a dog. This book includes safety and training tips that make dogs assimilation into urban life fun and easy. There are maps with local routes that connect dog parks with local dog-friendly businesses, barking prevention tips, drawings, wor...

03/02/2018

I’m all for people doing what they want but I can still be totally and completely creeped out by the action and the person. https://www.facebook.com/SYFY/posts/10156229494546057

01/17/2018

Dog food recalls but only certain batches so check their website!
JustFoodForDogs Turducken
Beef and Russet Potato
Fish and Sweet Potato

12/21/2017

They have always sought out the ways to be helpful to us and show us what true love acts like.

10/17/2017

Wag, the ‘Uber for Dog-Walking,’ Is Drawing Uber-Like Scrutiny

Being a dog walker isn't always a walk in the park. (Pun intended). For real though, Wag, step down and let the professionals handle it. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/wag-the-uber-for-dog-walking-is-drawing-uber-like-scrutiny

The pet-care app is being criticized for losing dogs and fighting with customers—spooking potential investors.

10/06/2017

Meet Frida, the valiant Lab who's saved a dozen lives in Mexico

In today's good news...

She already had 52 rescues under her belt from Mexico's earthquake two weeks earlier when Frida was turned loose on the rubble from the latest quake. The female Labrador is now a Mexican hero.

10/04/2017

October 4, 2017

Addressing the corrections for the book. New print going out October 15th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARH1JF5naOc&t=16s

Addressing the corrections to the book

09/23/2017

Dog-walk service Wag! in doghouse for losing another pet

I like the idea of the Wag app but the reality when the walker is always changing is that the dog has no bond with their walker and when something happens (cause something always happens) the dog doesn't trust the walker to stay by them and runs away. It's too common.

http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/new-york/dog-walk-service-wag-doghouse-losing-pet-article-1.3512442

A popular pet-sitting service is back in the doghouse after one of its handlers lost a Long Island family's beloved Beagle-Labrador mix.

08/23/2017

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Tomorrow. Getting super jazzed! Hope you can make it!
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