Human habits in dogs

I bet you often comment to your friends that your dog is almost human. Does your dog have any human habits like watching tv or loves to ride in the car? I have a dog that has to be by my side like glue day and night. I do like to watch tv but the dog has ignored the screen when ever the tv is on. Strangely enough our cat loves to watch our tvs. There are plenty of photos on the web showing dogs that love watching TV, riding motorcycles (sitting behind or in front of their owners) and other human hobbies and habits. I just hope not to see one smoking.

BIG dogs

I found this assortment of very large dogs and thought I would share them with you.

 

Now most of the dogs look to be in good shape for their size except for the last dog in the line up. That dog is a prime candidate for weight loss pills for dogs that the vet can find. That dog looks like it might develope heart trouble if it doesn't lose some weight.

Dog grooming - the comfortable way

I don't mind giving my dogs the occasional bath in my bathtub, but I do mind getting on my knees to wash them while they are in the tub. My back usually starts to hurt and it is just plain awkward. I mention that fact because 10 years ago a local dog grooming place opened up a few miles from me. It was called Pup N' Scrub and it was a self serve dog washing place. I went in there just once to look around and decided not to use the facilities. The main reason was the fact that they had installed bathtubs at the regular level, on the floor. Even the American Standard sinks were installed at an awkward level.

I had not noticed the store after that visit many years ago and I had not even thought about it. That was until a friend of mine mentioned how she ran into the former owner. It seems that the dog wash place only lasted just over a year and no one had bothered to tell her that everything was installed wrong for dog washing. Come to find out, the former owner was not even a dog owner and had no clue about dog grooming or washing, she was just a business owner hoping to cash in on the dog craze at the time.

Flyball, a fast dog sport

Flyball is not a new sport for dogs, just a lesser known one. The sport originated in California in the 1970's. The object of the sport is to have a team of dogs, in relay fashion, complete a hurdle course, catch a ball shot out of flyball box and race back over the hurdles to the finish line. The sport is fast and is a fat burner for the dogs.

Most dogs that compete in this sport are from the working or herding dog groups. The herding dogs tend to be faster and have more energy than the working dogs do. Border Collies and Australian Shepherds seem to dominate the sport. Other breeds also compete like the min pin in the photo above.