At home with the Mitchells

In summer they love to sit here in the sun room on the lookout!




Mr and Mrs Mitchell (that's us - the human owners of the animals) moved to the beach on the East coast some 15 months ago, and haven't looked back since! We live in a bungalow appropriately named "Escape", behind the sand dunes which protect us from the occasionally fierce North sea! The good thing about a bungalow is we can use all the rooms, the rooms multi-task serving a variety of purposes, for example what would be the smallest bedroom is actually the wardobe room and cat has his own space in there too! Escape is down a private road (read - unmadeup road with horrendous dips)with many of the houses only being used in the summer! I am "40 something" and packed in office work as a Project Manager for Vodafone some years ago - again I haven't looked back since! Albeit, taken me a long time to find a new purpose and direction...I've been through a few crisises for which a fair bit of rehabilitation was required...I have learnt so much having to change my way of thinking and learn new behaviours. Which has put me in an advantageous position to now work with dogs and their owners to enhance compatability and improve behaviour. I love writing too so will be pursuing this as well. Simon, my husband (50 something), works away down south (well south of here!) during the week leaving me home alone...well not exactly home alone...the current animal count is as follows: 13 dogs;
1 cat (a rescued cat who noone wanted as he doesn't like people and shows it! He lives in a different part of the house, his hobby is teasing dogs by sitting outside at the window and sleeping - he's supposed to be an outdoor cat but I think he's retired!);
4 Rabbitts, currently - I bought 2 in the summer to keep the grass down, was told they were both females but clearly they weren't as 3 more appeared! The dad died recently but his son is taking over but hopefully he will get to be neutered at the vets before they reproduce again;
2 guinea-pigs, definately both boys!
1 Chicken, Henny - there were more but they free-ranged too far from the house and disappeared, shan't think too much about what happened next, lets just say this is a very rural area!
An aviary with both budgies and karakeets, which keep the English setters amused!

So on an average day there's a fair few chores to do! People ask isn't this hard work and do the dogs really all live in the house? - usually followed with a disapproving look! So "YES " and "YES"....but very rewarding when you see how happy they are! Reckon the disapproving look comes from people who think we must live in an untidy dirty environment with all these animals - well I can tell you this is far from the case - as far as it could be! Firstly, I love interioir design, surrounding myself with pretty comfortable furnishing and decor. Hygene is a must - else the animals would get ill, so the house is tidy - else things would go missing cortessy of one of the dogs, organised is essential else I'd never find anything, and clean - always using anti-bacterial cleaners and sofas have washable covers! Also, strange but true, I can't stand doggie smells - so amazingly the house doesn't pong of dogs...even visitors have commented on this and they're not just being polite! There are many tricks of the trade I employ - like no carpets just specialised hard wearing vinyl flooring (looks like tiling but easier to maintain), plug-in deoderisers and of course scented candles in the evenings!! Living at the beach helps - sand everywhere but not mud! And the dogs go in the sea so they smell salty and fresh! To sum up I am house-proud, but I don't spend all my time cleaning up, chores first thing and we're set for the day! I also have a wooden coffee table which has a pattern ingrained which resembles paw prints!

Out walking is the main theme for each day during the week, with long, wide and mostly empty beaches making for an enjoyable time. With the rest of my time spent studying dog pyschology, socialisng and chilling out cuddling with the dogs. Eddie loves wathcing dogs on TV with me, no surpirse her favourite show is "The Dog Whisperer" I just say "Cesar" and she's on my knee ready to watch...really! The walks along the beach are great in most weathers - gales not so good! A bit more demanding in the summer as there are a few tourists we have to avoid!

Then it's the weekend and Simon is home, he takes over walking the big dogs and I put the terriers through their paces! He's also head chef at Escape - so food is always better at the weekends!
We have a policy of "open house" here so the dogs can always get into the gardens, except the front where the cat and smaller animals are in charge! I mean who would try to break-in with this pack of dogs! I saw a sign the other day with a Dobey on it - "I can make the gate in 5 seconds...Can You" - that's our place!
I'd have the place full of animals if I could, but I do think deciding not to get a "cute" piglet last year was a good idea - it would have grown bigger than the Gt Dane!
The only plan is to add more chickens this year - only when the front garden area is fenced and foxproof!

Currently I don't drive so this makes rural living a bit tougher, I have to be very organised and do most things out and about at weekends when Simon brings the car home. This is going to change this year in the Spring...watch out Norfolk I'll be driving! Thank goodness for the internet and home delivery I say...sometimes Simon disagrees as it's easy access to shopping!!! Albeit where we are it's not broadband...so slow...very slow!
Why is it that appliances, electrical gadgets in particular, always go wrong during the week and yet behave themselves impecably at weekends...do they know Simon is away?!!

So I don't often get a day off chores....well you don't with animals...ever tried sitting around for a day with 13 pairs of eyes starring at you wanting a walk/food...! That said, they are not out today as galeforce winds and torrential rain coinciding with high tides making it too dangerous. Have offered them the garden but that does not hold any appeal ...the fire is crowded around instead!

Problem owners!

In reply to the key points made as follows on a comment to "Dogs Days on the beach":

Out of the corner of my eye I see a large dog bounding up the grass (some kind of Labrador-cross I think), heading straight for the ball that my son was bending down to pick up. The dog knocked my son up into the air and made off with the ball!
Very glad to hear your son was not hurt. People do have a tendency to think lab type dogs are always friendly and gentle but this is not always the case! They are afterall working dogs and built accordingly! To a two year old child this type of accident can cause unnecessary injury.

She protested that he “only wanted the ball”.
Completely irrelevant!! She clearly had no control over her dog and hadn't checked out the area to be safe prior to letting the dog off the leash. By safe I mean for both the dog and anyone else around, especially children. How could she possibly know how far her dog would go to get this ball, she could not!

A ‘discussion’ ensued. My point was basically that this was an area of the park out of bounds to dogs in the first place, there were lots of toddlers around and if she couldn’t control her dog, she should have it on the lead. She was lucky nothing more serious had happened.
Absolutely correct! Unfortunately dogs have no concept of "out of bounds" so it is down to the owner to control their dogs. She should have had the dog on a lead if near this area so that the dog couldn't run off. There is a clear purpose for this restricted area - safety at play for the children!

She went to retrieve the dog and came back to us barely able to hold the dog on the lead! He was a strong, big dog and obviously fairly young, with bucket loads of energy. The ball was finished and she tried to pay us for the ball – like that was what mattered!No matter what I said, she would not accept that she should have had that dog on the lead the whole time, or that the dog had done anything wrong (the poor little thing only wanted the ball after all!). I gave up the argument, this was the kind of person who can do no wrong, let alone her dog!
I'm afraid to say there are all too many owners like this. A dog often mirrors the owners behaviour and clearly did so in this case. I concur that the dog only wanted the ball, but it was not his ball so he did do something wrong - this is a no brainer!
I love dogs, have nothing against them, but owners like that make my blood boil. My kid was lucky; many, sadly, are not.
I often come across such owners, they believe that it is their right to let their dogs roam where they wish, falsely believing that this makes their dog happy - I can assure them that this type of behaviour is not one of a happy dog, more of one who has power over the owner and is obsessive about a ball. Another phrase I often hear is "he only wants to play" as their dog thunders towards me and my pack ...how do they know this? Even the most friendly neutral dog may change it's normal behaviour in reaction to another dog's signals and an adverse situation results. Unless both owners agree to let the dogs play no one has the right to assume this and let their dog do as it likes. I will write more on this subject in another post as its huge!
What would you say to an owner like that? How do you train owners to recognize that they have responsibilities too – after all, I agree that it’s rarely the dogs fault…Won’t one of your toughest challenges be to train the owners as much as the dogs?
Unfortunately, as you found out there is little one can say as it falls on deaf ears! Staying calm and standing upright - head up, shoulders back and not tense, when a dog is behaving like this is the best action - owning your space if you like. Shouting, chasing or responding to the dog in anyway other than a firm "NO" will only escalate the problem. Once the owner has the dog under control, say your piece being precise and repeating as necessary - try not to be drawn into an argument and keep your cool - this usually works as these type of owners are probably used to arguing their dogs case as they see it, so change the outcome and this usually stuns them into thought! I would say "Take control of your dog, the accident hurt my son, do not let this happen again, keep your dog away from restricted areas, always keep your dog on the lead around children". This type of owner gives us all a bad name, and the dogs suffer the consequences being banned from more areas! It is a tough challenge to retrain owners, in my business if I'm contacted regarding a dog by the owner it is because they want help which makes the process simpler. This type of owner doesn't know, too often doesnt want to know, any different and getting the message through to them is harder. Which is why we need more advertising and more articles published in local press to reach out to them, making repectfull behaviour common knowledge bringing about common sense. There will always be arrogant bullyish owners, so best advice is if you see a dog approaching in this way, remove any balls/toys and scoop up the toddler, remain calm and turn away from the dog ignoring it. If need be repeat the firm "no" making no eye contact and no touching. By not interacting with the dog in any way this avoids encouraging a "chase" behaviour or adding to the dogs "excited atate".On a brighter note, sometimes the message does get through, maybe not at the time but afterwards when the owner has calmed down, when an owner is acting defensive and rude they think they are protecting themselves and their dog, when really they know they are in the wrong, repeat behaviour is lessened. You can't stop this type of situation from arising but you can hope to change the outcome!

Coming soon to Dogblog near you...

Hi all
The next few posts, will tell you about

- Me and life here at the beach with Simon, the dogs...my family and other animals!
- The stars of the dog pack ..see their photos and meet each of the "Eastcoasters"
- We Miss you - about the dogs we've loved before and why we had to re-home them outside of the pack
- Peter Pan - my special dog, how we are overcoming his anxieties and issues
- Bob - my helper and all round good dog, even he can have obsessive days when his tenis ball is all that matters in life!
- Rules, Boundaries and Limitations - what and how I've put them in place for a better life for the dogs and us humans!

Crystal Dogs - promoting crystal clear canine communication

"Dog Days" on the beach.....

So far this year I have been reorganising the dog pack into new walking routines. This has taken a bit of time to get right, I mean how to decide who goes with who?!

Lucy and Snoopy at play........

First off I used size and energy levels to split the dogs into 2 groups, all the large dogs together and then the Terriers, this was disaster on the Terrier front. The problem was too many Jack Russells with dominant high energy, and then Patsy very low energy (the eldest dog - only 8 but she thinks she's much older) - even with a lead on she won't keep up, she sits down and is harder to shift than a mule!
So, rethink needed. The large dogs work well together as a pack to walk, these guys go together because their energy matches. Also it made sense Max, the Dobey, is ranked as "alpha male" by the rest of the pack so gets to go out first. Joining Max is Monty (Gt Dane), Alfie and Lucy (English Setters and completely nutty), Snoopy (half English Setter half Terrier, but is in touch mostly with her "setter side") and as always Bob (Border Collie x Terrier - who comes on all walks!). Max is the dominant one and all the rest are neutral followers. I am happy with this walk it works well and have impressed myself that I can take them together, thanks mainly to my consistent behaviour of calm, assertive leadership!

Now the Terriers, quite a different issue to solve! I have now matched up their energy levels and ages as best I can splitting them into 2 groups - taking out the high energy, 3 younger Russells first. Then the older Russells including Eddie (nominated alpha female by the other dogs)with Jack (the Chihuahua x) - of course neutral happy-go-lucky Bob comes on both! What I don't know the answer to is this - How do I decide which of these 2 walks go first - the higher energy dogs or the elder dogs whose status is greater within the dog hierarchy? What should the decision be based upon - energy or hierarchy? - I have been muddling over this for days, I am going out in this order as it is easier for me to deal with high energy first but am I storing up problems?

This has taken a couple of weeks and now the routine is accepted and we all know where we are, at least I think we do! 3 walks a day is certainly keeping me fit. Haven't tried rollerblading with them yet as Cesar Milan (my inspiration) does, maybe in the spring! Of course this is all good during the week, just in time to change it at the weekend when Simon is home! More about that another time!

What certainly does work is Cesar Millan's recipe of exercise, discipline then affection. The difference in my pack is quite frankly amazing - much calmer, more balanced and niggling each other almost a thing of the past! Even Peter, the "difficult one", often nicknamed my "Bad Boy", is improving in his behaviour like I had only ever dreamt about!

More soon about Peter....my dog with negative behaviour issues - a challenge indeed! He's the Fox Terrier x Jack Russell - Peter Pan the little dog who never grew up....am sure I will gain lots of practical experience from working with Peter, to compliment my study and help me in my work as a Dog Behaviourist...now that is positive thinking!!

Be Calm, Be assertive, Be the Pack Leader!!
I am the "Dog Messenger" please let me have your questions, answers to mine and comments.
Thank you.

Life with my dogs changes..

Some of the pack at rest - starring Mickey sitting up - one of his tricks, Monty laying down asleep, Snoopy next to him, Tiny Timmy on the windowsill and Patsy at the back in her "own space"!



My inspiration to make positive changes to my life with my dogs is completely thanks to Cesar Millan, The Mexican Dog Whisperer who lives in the USA. Having caught a couple of his TV shows, I began to try out his techniques to rehabilitate dogs and train owners, with my pack and much to my delight they are working!

I am a very experienced owner, having had some success at obedience training with Max the Doberman and a few of the Jack Russells - Eddie in particular was good at obedience and agility. As good as they could be when working, I found little advantage in using training techniques with all the dogs together, I mean I couldn't work so many at once, so we were experiencing lots of behaviour that I didn't want and some that I did want but at the wrong times! For example, it was totally crazy whenever I went out, this was always followed by a pack "howling" session, and my return welcomed with barking, crazy running and minor scraps between them. I couldn't have people over easily, especially other dogs, as I didn't know how they would behave - experience told me that to have such a situation would mean chaos, drama, fighting and simply not worth it! Behaviour I did want - the cuddles, games etc, happened whenever they wanted to and I did not have any say in the matter! This even caused Bob (Collie/Russell) to become obsessed with tennis balls, if I came back from shopping without giving him a new ball he would sit and whine at the bag, even after I had showed him it was empty!

Cesar came into my life, via the TV, just in time - when I was ready for help, eager to learn and desperately wanting the dogs to have happy balanced lives with me. I was fed-up with having inter-pack dog problems, with dominance aggression being a key player, situations would arise which I could not deal with and potentially fatal fights between the dogs broke out. This left me with no other option than to re-home one of them, which always greatly saddened me, now I have choices.

I began to actively listen to what he was saying and apply his basic ideas, note that I have enough experience to do this, those who wish to learn how to change their dogs behaviour should consult a professional. I started at the beginning and began to be their Pack Leader, I had to act out this role with vigour at first as it didn't come naturally to me, I was still "humanising" them so it was tricky for me to change my learned behaviour! I led the way in everything from feeding time to walks, to sitting where I wanted - moving them, to claiming the window sills as mine - which until now had "belonged" to the dogs for which the blinds had paid the price, chewed and broken - a great result as now the blinds can recover, after all I bought them! They gradually accepted my new position and a "calm" energy flowed through the pack, this really is a first! Learning how to be calm and assertive at the same time sounds easy, but actually it wasn't for me! It has taken a couple of weeks to master and I do slip up, but when I do slip the pack takes advantage and misbehaves so I am becoming a fast learner!!! Cesar's technique of exercise then discipline, then affection really works and I use this daily.

Dogs live in the now, says Cesar, and he's absolutely right! Being a human I often spend time re-living the past, feeling guilty about things or worrying about the future! I would always think about things that had happened to the dogs in the past and feel bad for them, sorry for them and make up stories of how they must feel about it. As they live in the here and now - they don't do this and therefore are much happier, they don't care what went before - no stories! In this case I am taking my lead from them, by living in the moment, they respect me more and I am much more contented. This living in the "now" enables them to change learned behaviours for new, better ones and build upon existing positive behaviours.

This inspiration led me to purchase a couple of his books, and now I'm really learning so much about myself and my dogs which I know will improve my pack even more. My dream is to walk them altogether, watch this space, or should I say beach!!

Dog psychology is a whole new way of communicating with dogs for me and I have my own evidence that it works if I work it! A great deal of their behavioural issues were actually down to me - my self esteem (or lack of it), my sense of mind - anxious or irritable, my lack of confidence to lead the way and inconsistency all played key roles in unbalancing the pack dynamics and individual personalities. So I need to change, train to be a better owner! I think animal, dog then name now, in tune with them as dogs and not them as humans!

This has led me to my new life with the pack and leading the way by to study dog psychology and behaviour. By combining my experience and formal training I will become a "Canine Life Coach" - as I believe for a dog to be truly balanced and happy he/she does not just need problem behaviour removing (the usual reason for contacting a professional Behaviourist is due to negative issues), dogs need direction from the owner in all their behaviour. So I am all about dogs, promoting clear communication with dogs leading to contented dogs and owners, with this unique bond of trust and relationship.

The bonus is that much of the skills I am learning are changing me for the better to, including my relationships with family and friends - us humans are pack orientated too so it makes sense that it helps with family balance!


Let's hear it for training people and rehabilitating dogs, and the other way round: as I will also be rehabilitating myself, changing my behaviour/thinking patterns, and obedience training a few of mine too - Bob is going for the Kennel Club "Good Citizen Dog Scheme".
Hail Cesar!!!!!!!!!!

I am the "Dog Messenger" - relaying messages between the species of dog and human!
Coming soon daily tips and news from my first study course with the Canine Behaviour Centre.

De-Xmas

Today I have been "de-christmasing" the house. Snoopy, my youngest at just one and a half, has been doing this for weeks! Since putting up the tree, bauble by bauble has been removed, played with and discarded looking like mashed up plastic strewn with sparkly bits! Well she is the baby of the pack and self appointed pack thief! In her world there is nothing better than stealing something of mine, tv remotes and glasses watch out! I claim these things back but not always in the same condition, a sneaky thief she only does it when my back is turned! We know it is her with the Xmas tree decorations, as the pine needles covering her fur are a giveaway, don't need Poirot for this one!!
Thankfully the Christmas tree had a strong pine fragrance - Yep you guessed it the male dogs can not understand why I bring the outdoors inside and I suspect have had some ideas of their own as to the purpose of the tree!! So it's now outside, as it should be say the pack!

Chenille fluffy throws and dog duvets have been the theme this Christmas. They love them, they snuggle on them and best of all I get to reclaim my sofa dog hair free!!

So on with my freshening up of the house - "hear that dogs - that'll be fresh not doggie"!! We live at the beach on the east coast so fresh today is an understatement! With the sea right behind us and a forecast of snow, the wood burner is working overtime to keep us warm! Useful having all these dogs they sit with me, on me and by me, I mean literally: the smallest a Chihuahua on my shoulder and the largest, the Great Dane on my feet(thankfully(, with half a dozen Jack Russells scattered over the rest of me! Thinking on forget the sofa who cares about dog hair I'm warm!

More soon from the "Eastcoasters"!
And more thoughts and tips from me the Pack Leader!

End of the festive season!

The end of the Day!


Eddie (the smaller one) and Patsy (politely let's say the taller one) relaxing in front of the fire - the girls have this privilege being the head dogs.....well Eddie is! Patsy being the eldest and a tad moody always gets her way with the other dogs!!!
Mind you I think her size may have something to do with it....diet starts January - again!

Anything more for me?


Monty the Great Dane asks my husband!


Having opened and eaten all of his presents he can only think that we have woken him up for some more!!


Why else would we wake him, known to us as the couch potato, he gets up in the morning and talks constantly (whining type sound) until he gets his breakfast. Then sleeps. Then talks again outside to go for his stroll on the beach - the only time he gets remotely lively is when he plays with the Dobey on the beach - trust me this is an amazing sight! Then sleep again til talking time for his dinner. Then that's the lot for the day!

He's so laid back that the smaller dogs are often found asleep all over him. He's Snoopy's favourite and Jack (chihuahua x)often gives him what I can only describe as a massage by walking up and down his back.

The only thing he won't do is walk past Max (the Dobey) if he's on the sofa! Doesn't matter if Max is awake or asleep, Monty somehow knows he must respect Max and will walk the long way round to get a sofa seat! Clever boy!

Let's get the party started

And this is how the Christmas Day party began!









This is me the "Crystal Dog Pack Leader" with some of my team.

Having opened their presents (one of which was partly opened due to Eddie, the Jack Russell, having sneaked a peak a few days earlier!)I believe their thought was -
We wish it could be Christmas everyday!

They very much enjoyed their day, walks on the beach (in the rain not so good for me!), then breakfast, then pressies and a tiny amount of time spent consuming said pressies - especially the Dobey and the Dane as chews eaten in record time, a kip, a brief spell in the garden, roast dinner leftovers - which was great for them as it was a large turkey, and then nothing but dozing in front of the fire.

So whoever said it's a dogs life ......was right for my pack!

On Boxing Day they had their friends over - Yep really their 6 doggie mates owned and led by my friend Chris (a very experienced dog trainer). Our husbands stayed in and cooked lunch whilst we took the dogs out, 6 each we went for a stroll on the beach, reckon we had the best time as this day was sunny, cold but with this many dogs we were kept moving! The rest of mine stayed to help out with the cooking having had their walks earlier. My lot then welcomed their guests into the house, Chris and I took the lead in telling all the dogs that this was how it was to be for the day. They behaved well, calmly sitting around and for the first time no fuss from my dogs about sharing their territory! I had deliberately chosen the six of mine for the walk who were most likely to be territorial dominant, so they exercised with Chris's pack before we brought both packs together in the house - it worked!! Tommy (Chris's male Head Dog) proved to be very interested in young Snoopy as she was coming into season, even then he was well behaved, both packs got along just fine!
We all had a lovely day and all slept well that night.

Xmas Eve - Lunch party with the girls!

Our neighbour's girls had come over for the day. The dogs love them both and the house was quite lively! Normally just the 2 humans (my husband and me) when we are joined by the girls they are part of the leadership team, and my dogs know this. The youngest Amy will make demands of Max (the Dobey) to sit or be quiet and he responds immediately! Alice, the eldest, has her favourites and Max is one of them. Not one dog knicked any of the food...now that is truly amazing!

They have a dog who is called Freddie, we own his mum and dad, Sadie his mum is one of the Jack Russells and Jack his dad (the one on my knee he's the Chihuahua x Yorkshire Terrier) so sometimes he comes round to play as well.

Let's put it this way, this day was more noisy and tiring than Boxing Day with 19 dogs!! Fun though it's great to be a kid again sometimes!

Article -The Day by Suzie

Each new dawn is a new day for the dog! Dogs live in the day, not yesterday or tomorrow.

So 365 days a year we need to lead them in a consistent way and they will loyally follow. No dog wants to be nervous,overexcited, aggressive or bored. Mine certainly don't! Unfortunately being a human, I live in many different time zones, sometimes in the past, worrying about the future but rarely in the day, the "here and now". My dogs have taught me that if I do as they do and live for today I am less anxious, less regretful, more positive and more contented.

So there is much I can learn from my pack, this may well be one of the most important lessons, as aren't we all seeking serenity? I believe they do think ahead, they plan, in the wild they plan their hunt, in domesticity I reckon mine plan their walk and how to get in front of the fire first! Dogs react to things as they happen, mine react to my energy and direction. They can learn new skills through training and provide service to us.

What they don't do is "negative projection" - decide what is going to or may happen, spending time worrying about it! I know I do this and all it achieves is a sense of confusion and leaves me with an uncomfortable feeling, sometimes panic!

Dogs don't understand our celebrations, parties or significant events. Whatever is happening our dogs remain in the here and now. So whatever is going on around my pack I make sure the dogs feel calm and secure, working together as a team. If my house is busy, I put my dogs in their own secure areas so they do not react in an unwanted manner or suffer from anxiety. They prefer it this way, it's my boundary, it's consistent and they know it and like it.

So let's go with the dogs attitude and try living in the day, try it it works if we work at it! Come on you're worth it!

Article - Aim by Suzie

I want to encourage a greater understanding of how to live with our dogs today and everyday in a calm and contented way. I want to spread the word to the nation on how I live with and lead my pack, presenting a common sense simple approach! Only by making it common knowledge can it become common sense. I love my dogs yet they do need boundaries and consistency to live together contentedly. In my view there is nothing better than having a well balanced dog as my loyal companion! All my dogs are family pets.

There are too many fatal incidents at this festive time of year, one is too many for people and dogs. When fatalities occur I feel sickened by the tragedy and passionately want to make a difference and help put a stop to them. When multiple demands on our attention are high we need to consider our dogs and their place in the family. Blaming the breed is a commonplace reaction, but apportioning blame in this way does not resolve anything, experience tells us this as fatal incidents continue.

By communicating with my dogs in a calm and assertive manner I live safely at all times as a family unit, with me their owner taking the lead. I own my dogs that means I am their leader and I must not take time off this role or they can and will take over! A family to a dog is a pack, even if the family is only one person and their dog. Don't let the dogs dominate people, this only leads to destruction to varying degrees, with the worst case being fatal. Unwanted behaviours should be just that, let's take the lead and make them extinct!

Let's make this year for the dog to truly earn its well known title of "Man's best friend", my dogs want to earn this so they follow my lead, I exercise them and then give love and affection. That's all I and they need to be a loving family pack!

More coming soon.........

We live with 13 dogs!

Its a New Year Its a New Dawn a New Day - lets make it a dogs day every day! Happy New Year to you and your dogs!