Everything DOG!

Man, I forgot just how obnoxious puppies (meaning, any GSD under 2) can be. Our newest is a 'whirling dervish' according to my husband.  She'd full of energy, and always wants to play frisbee.  Like, she'll literally be standing my the back dog when we walk outside, frisbee in mouth, begging to play.  She's so enthusiastic she's ruined the backyard grass, since she digs those toenails in and leaps through the air to get the frisbee. Luckily, we've been taking her to Dogtopia for doggy day care .  I used to go to Utica, and now more often than not I go to the Commerce location (although sometimes I'll head to Bham or Bloomfield as well, depending on where I'm working for that month). You have to understand how big the difference in her personality is.  She has calmed WAY down on days that she's at doggy day care.  She gets home so tired that all I really have to do is feed her, let her out to 'potty', and lock her in her crate for th...

pic from Dogtopia of Utica's facebook page- no more bad behavior! "Life is a series of dogs" - George Carlin said this during a comedy bit many moons ago, and it stuck with me from childhood to adulthood.  Truer words have never been spoken!  Every dog was unique, and I loved each and every one of them.  I've only had brief periods in my life where I didn't have a dog faithfully following me around. Doggy Daycare That said, looking back I wonder if I did everything right by my dogs.  When I was a kid, there really wasn't much choice- our dogs would get the cheapest kibble, and table scraps.  Flea control was one of those little white stinky flea collars (whatever happened to those anyway?).  More often than not the dogs were tied to a doghouse in the backyard, or they lived in the breezeway or some other area that wasn't part of the main house.  We'd get them some cheap toys once and awhile, but nothing major.  They seemed ok, but never real...