The Dog Delight

[] It’s early in the morning. Your dog needs to go to the bathroom. You open the back door and he dashes out to the fenced yard. You head to the kitchen to put on the coffee. Simple, right? Not so much if you live in rattlesnake territory. For many dogs and their owners, a […]

[] This article is focused on how to choose a dog breeder but adopting a dog is also a good choice. I want you to do what is right for YOU and not what anyone else says you should do. You should get the dog or puppy you want. I will say, it’s overwhelming searching […]

[] Hello, today I wanted to share with you my routine for surviving the 4th of July with dogs. My “brave” weimaraner Remy is not afraid of gunshots when he’s running around in a field sniffing. However, when he’s in the house and hears fireworks or thunder (or even a strong wind!), he tail tucks […]

Sponsored content brought to you by Sleepypod We’ve all seen it: the dog who watches his owner intently for the next word, who checks in with his human partner when hiking off leash or even the patient pup who frequently checks in with his human partner. These are examples of engagement between the dog and […]

Dogs talk with their bodies. It can happen so fast that we miss subtle nuances, and then we wonder why they behave a certain way. To understand our pups better, we must learn to pay better attention to their body language. Dog paw lifts are one expression that often go ignored, except by hunters, of course, such as […]

[] How much exercise does a weimaraner need? A lot! Weimaraners are extremely high-energy dogs (generally). Not quite as much energy as a working border collie. Way more energy than most Labs, German shepherds or golden retrievers. It also depends on the individual dog, though. There are calm, lower-energy weimaraners. But most are very high-energy […]

[] I belong to several pet-related Facebook groups. A cat kidney disease group, a running with dogs group, a bird dog group, an agility group. Every week I see someone dealing with the difficult decision of when to put her dog or cat down. “How do I know when it’s time to let her go?” […]

[] If you’re wondering when to train a puppy for agility, well, you can start some of the training right away! I’ll get into some details on what is safe for a puppy and what isn’t. My own dog is a 5-year-old weimaraner, and I didn’t start training him for agility until he was 2 […]

[] Rawhides are a fairly well-known, long-lasting chew for dogs. That Mutt is not opposed to giving dogs rawhides (do your own research), but this article is all about alternatives to rawhides. There are a lot of healthy options! I found a bunch of rawhide alternatives for my 38-pound pup, Wally. He’s a Feist mix […]

[] On “graduation day” of our Puppy Kindergarten class, my weimaraner puppy snatched our “graduation” certificate from the trainer’s hands and shredded it. Right there in front of everyone. She still passed us. “Sporting breeds are slow to mature,” she said, trying to reassure me. I really appreciated her for saying that. A few months […]