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Make a Joyful Noise

Posted on April 11, 2009 by BrassyDel

It’s late at night. The “puppies” are in their own beds. Kitten is off causing trouble somewhere, probably harassing Damien. Willis is lightly snoring by our heads. The house is quiet and I’m drifting off to sleep. Thbbbbbbbbbbppppppt! Yup. Into every peaceful night a little dog butt must pass. Gas. Having dogs is a lot like having a husband, actually….

No More Puppies Sleepin’ on the Bed!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by BrassyDel

Feel free to sing the title to yourself to the tune of “No More Monkies Jumpin’ on the Bed!” A little less than a week ago we agreed to retrain the dogs to sleep on their own beds. It all started on night, around 5 in the morning, when I absolutely could not sleep. Hubby was on his side of…

Dog Poop and Tennis Balls

Posted on March 31, 2009 by BrassyDel

My dogs poop a lot, let me tell you! They eat at the same time, twice a day, so at least they’re fairly regular about it. Never underestimate the value of getting your dog to poop on a schedule. We also have two times that we generally go on walks – around noonish, and around 5:30ish (after Hubby gets home…

Co-sleeping of the Wrong Sort

Posted on March 5, 2009 by BrassyDel

One piece of advice you find when researching training your dog is to absolutely, positively, never let the dog sleep on the bed. And for good reason: dogs associate sleeping space with pack hierarchy dogs can develop guarding behaviors with your bed sharing the bed with Fido can negatively impact your romantic relationship when Fido weighs almost 80 pounds (and…

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