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06/16/2024

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06/13/2024

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05/01/2024

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03/22/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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I’ve held off writing about this but since I’ve been answering many emails about it every day, here we go. The questions I keep getting (as usual) are

10/03/2023

If I can't bring my dog then I'm not going.

07/24/2023

Happy dogs!

07/03/2023

“Be here now”.

06/16/2023

03/19/2023

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Feeding guidelines for dogs—including how much to feed a puppy—are little more than a ballpark reference. Here’s how to feed your dog properly.

02/24/2023

Wags and Whiskers: A Pet Calendar Contest

12/09/2022

Dog’ is ‘God’ spelled backward; you know that. That’s why you’re here, to help the nuns do God’s work.
W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog's Journey (A Dog's Purpose, #2)

Bruce’s newest book, “Love, Clancy: Diary of a Good Dog” is out January 3, 2023! If you want to preorder his newest it gets you 10% off and arrives opening day! https://www.amazon.com/Love-Clancy-Diary-Good-Dog/dp/1250163544/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1TIQQ048ZLAGB&keywords=love%2C+clancy+w.+bruce+cameron&qid=1671728738&sprefix=%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-1

08/26/2022

Happy National Puppy Day to all our 🐾🐾 friends! Woof

07/06/2022

It’s that time of year again. As I’m sure all dog owners can relate, this is the most stressful holiday for our fur babies. Here are some tips:

1. Keep them home.
2. Make sure they are wearing a collar with current identification.
3. Make sure chips are updated.
4. Have some background noise playing and the further away they are from the sound of fireworks, the better.
5. If you have a physical fence or an invisible fence, leash your dog if you have to take them out for a potty break after dusk. Do NOT trust that they won’t bolt!

📌If your pup is 6 months or younger, get some cheese, hot dogs or something extra delicious and for every boom of a firework, give them the reward. Continue this thoughout the evenings and in the days leading up to or following July 4.

📌If your dog is between 6 months and 1 year, do the same as above, but make sure you’re in a quieter location in your house.

If your dog is fearful of thunderstorms, they will be fearful during fireworks.

03/23/2022

Happy National Puppy day 🐾❤️

03/23/2022

Please plan to join us for our first Community Meeting of 2022. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers at the Cranberry Twp Municipal Building. We’ll be joined by Cranberry Township Parks & Recreation Director, Pete Geis, and will be discussing progress on the new dog park in Community Park as well as other dog-friendly initiatives within our local parks on the horizon for this year. 😀👍🏻

Please share this info and bring your dog-friendly friends and neighbors. We need ALL our local dog people to attend to help us facilitate more dog-friendly changes within the Township.

03/04/2022

Happy Friday!

02/23/2022

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07/23/2021

Not a dog video but pretty awesome!

07/01/2021