Pets
Ginger is a Canine Good Citizen
Today, I have a guest blogger. My dog Ginger, who taught me everything I know about blogging. Hello, all. I’m Ginger. First of all I am going to brag a little. I have just become a Canine Good Citizen (CGC)! At the age of 10 months, I have passed the CGC test administered by the [...]
Touchdown Jesus
There is a statue — or monstrosity — of Jesus in front of the Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio. It was erected in 2004 at a cost of $250,000. It depicts some Northern European guy who, I guess, is supposed to be Jesus rising out of a pool of water with, of course, his [...]
Training a Sheltie
We have a Sheltie, Ginger, who, is 5 months old. Training her has been and continues to be fun. There are some frustrations, and lots of joy. Now, a Sheltie is known to be a rather intelligent breed. So, what does this mean? It appears to me that everything that we teach her is processed [...]
What a stupid dog!
So, at one time I thought that I had a pretty smart dog, but now I see that I don’t. She keeps insisting on typing with her nose. It really does slobber up the keyboard. Further, she is trying to do two things at the same time but she really can’t get them straight. She [...]
Getting along
Ginger is showing signs of becoming a valued member of our household. She actually does very well at recognizing her name. She will generally (though not always) come when called. She is getting big. We have tried walking her but when she does not want to do something she shows it in no uncertain terms. [...]
Raising a Monster (Part 2)
Until we are satisfied that little Ginger is completely house broken, we have a number of small fences that we can put in doorways. We have used these for dogs that we have had in the past – and they work well. In the case of Ginger – well, not so well. In a very [...]
Raising a Monster (Part 1)
So, the question is: have we created a monster? Yesterday, Ginger was playing with her favorite adult dog, Buddy. They were running around the yard when Ginger attempted to jump over Buddy. She is never successful and usually crashes into Buddy’s side – which Buddy ignores. Well, this time, on the other side of [...]
Training the Ginger
We are still training our new dog, “Ginger” what she can and cannot do. She was born on April 9 of this year and, hence, is not exactly an adult – even in dog years. She is a very friendly dog, and like most puppies is quite curious. Her friends include absolutely everyone in the [...]
Buying a Dog
So, on June 18 we drove to Charleston, WV to look at a dog. The distance is about 360 miles from Columbia, MD. This is about a 6-1/2 hour drive. The object was to buy a puppy. We spoke to the owner of “Ashlaur Shelties” – and she showed us the one Sheltie that she [...]
