Category: Sparky (Page 48 of 48)

Hide the Bunny

Sparky is eating breakfast, otherwise, he’d be muscling in on this photo.  His stuffed bunny, George, is barely visible under the t-shirts.  Sparky doesn’t speak English, so I can only speculate.  Sparky seems to be protective of the stuffed bunny, and is concerned that if I see it, I will take it away because I never let him do what he wants. 

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Listening to a Dog

Sparky still hasn’t lost his wolfy roots.  The neighbor’s dog, maybe a 1000 ft away, was barking, so Sparky had to set him straight.  He was howling like a bad-ass.

It was good to see because Sparky hasn’t said much of anything in the three weeks I’ve had him.  I was wondering if he had some kind of operation.  When I brushed him or rubbed his belly, he’d occasionally make a low, contented sound, almost like purring.  I sure wasn’t going to try to get him to bark.

Got a Dog

Ten Natural Steps to Training the Family Dog by Matthew P. Duffy (2009)

In preparation for having a dog, I’ve been reading up on how to train them.  I don’t want to just go by blog posts, webpages or casual suggestions.  A book would explain the whole thing, and provide a coherent approach.  Ten Natural Steps to Training the Family Dog by Matthew P. Duffy is the book I like the most.  The other books assume that the dog will eventually be going to shows or be a fancy dog.

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