It’s been a little crazy around here the last few months with all the cancer talk. I’m getting tired of writing that, actually. Too much crazy, too much roller coaster. We need some boring around here. Some seriously boring boredom. Back in January, Tango had an ultrasound due to some abnormal blood results. (People, heed […]
Run With Your Dog: Schooner Runs His First 10K
Schooner’s First 10K I’ve talked about my adventures in running in past articles. How I got started running, how running is a lot like dog training, and how training for a race is exactly like training your dog. Last year, I was up for an adventure, so I took Schooner, my Great Dane, to a local […]
Loving and Living with Old Dogs
These old dogs. It’s a roller coaster ride daily, this loving and living with old dogs. My life is getting a little closer to normal…for now. I feel like I have to add that qualifier because the whole thing could collapse at any moment. We had a rough month right after Tango’s unplanned splenectomy and […]
When Last We Met…
When last we met, Tango had urgent surgery to remove his spleen and an unwelcome growth on said spleen. Since then, we’ve had very few “up” days and a whole lotta “down” days, including a panicked trip (a week ago now!) to my regular vet and a trip later that same evening to the emergency […]
Personal Life. Business Life. It All Blends Together Sometimes.
Personal life. Business life. It all blends together sometimes. Most readers of the Smart Dog U blog know that I own Smart Dog University, a one-woman dog training business. Like most micro business owners, I do it all: accounting, marketing, admin, teaching, email, blogging, training, well, you get the picture. In addition to the business, […]
Beer for Lunch
I had beer for lunch yesterday. That’s a rare occurrence around here, thankfully. Our tale begins with Tango. Tango has a weak hind-end. He’s 13 years old, he has lots of joint issues, and it’s to be expected. Yesterday morning, however, it was weaker than usual. I thought he had gotten into the liquor cabinet. Not […]
3 Hacks When Your Old Dog Pees in His Bed
One of the most labor-intensive problems I’m running into as our dogs age is that they pee in their bed while they sleep. This can be a headache if you have one of those nice orthopedic beds that have bolsters and thick mattress pads. It’s a pain because (1) it’s hard to take the bed […]
The Arthritis Adventures
You know that feeling when the veterinary technician takes your dog in the back so they can “start the procedure?” Worst feeling ever. Especially when the dog puts on the brakes when you reach the point that you can’t go with them anymore. Ugh. The worst. Today is joint injection day for Tango. I know […]
The Results are In! Schooner’s Veterinary Visit…
Schooner’s Veterinary Visit Not long after we brought Schooner back home (he was gone at service dog training camp for 15 months), I took him on a field trip to our veterinarian. At that visit, I realized that Schoons was a little scared at the vet. He didn’t want to wag his tail, he stayed […]
Help Your Dog Through Scary Veterinary Visits
Does your dog think veterinary visits are scary? If you wish you could make those necessary visits a little easier on your dog, you’re in the right place. Schooner the Great Dane is 165 pounds of muscle. He’s a big boy and — even if I could — I’m not going to make this guy do […]
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