ScienceDaily (2011-01-06) — Researchers at Wofford College discovered that a border collie comprehends the names of over 1,000 objects, differentiating between names of objects and orders to fetch them. This research deepens the findings of researchers in Germany, who had discovered a dog that knew the names of a couple of hundred objects. Important questions [...]

First, let me say that I respect my dog’s right to free speech. Barking is a normal part of life. To an extent. At 6am, my extent of respecting his right to free speech diminishes. And yes, I know that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different [...]

1. You don’t listen to the paw smack on your leg or side of your head. Your dog is trying to tell you something. While you would prefer to not be smacked on the side of the head with a smelly dog paw, dogs usually use this as a last-resort measure. He wants something. Figure [...]

Those of you who have met Toby in “real life” know that he is very well-mannered. To give you an idea of Toby’s level of patience, our friends’ 18-month-old inadvertently (isn’t everything that 18-months-olds do inadvertent?) stomped on Toby’s foot. Toby just looked at him sweetly as if to say, “Dear child, I know you [...]

Toby does this odd behavior where he will sit and dig at the carpet. He’ll dig vigorously for quite a while – until there are lines in the carpet. He then stops mid-dig, looks at his paws in disbelief, looks up at me as if to say, “Why did I do that? That was completely [...]

Who told Tobes he could use my email account?  Geez, the dog turns 8 and thinks he can do whatever he wants.  (For those of you who are on websites that don’t display my post images, Toby got an email from Dogster wishing him a Happy Birthday.  I’m saving it along with Toby’s credit card offers, [...]

He only looks sweet and innocent. We were talking about “time out” at the CHADD meeting and how some of us have ADHD dogs. I always have a Toby story to share. Toby goes to “Dog Time Out” when he has inappropriate behavior. Quit laughing. It works. Lucy couldn’t care less, but it is an [...]

And I’m not talking about the big purple dinosaur. Barney is a doberman who was left in charge of guarding rare teddy bears that were valued at $900,000. Guess what happened? As most dog owners know, Dogs + Stuffed Animals = Carnage. Duh. Toby and Lucy said they hope Barney is vindicated and think that [...]