Monday, March 29, 2010

Quotation of the Week


"He wa'nt no common dog, he wa'nt no mongrel; he was a composite. A comp-osite dog is a dog that is made up of all the valuable qualities that's in the dog breed - kind of a syndicate; and a mongrel is made up of all riffraff that's left over." Mark Twain

Monday, March 22, 2010

Quotation of the Week


But with dogs,we do have "bad dog." Bad dog exists. "Bad dog! Bad dog! Stole a biscut, bad dog!" The dog is saying. "Who are you to judge me? You human beings who've had genocide, war against people of different creeds, colors, religions, and I stole a biscut?! Is that a crime? People of the world!"... Well if you put it that way, I think you've got a point. Have another biscut, sorry." Eddie Izzard

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Campers of the Week


King, this two year old 105lb red nosed Pitbull, was fully introduced into the group here just two days into his two week stay with us. He, and his little brother Geronimo, the 3 year old Yorkie-Poo, hadn't been around any other dogs since they were pups. Their folks requested a private room, concerned with how they might interact with the others; I agreed but, we also agreed that if King and Geronimo passed the required tests they would be introduced to our "pack". When they arrived King had a prong-collar on that had little effect, it seemed to encourage his "pulling Dad Game"; Geronimo just seemed a little "hyper", trying to take in his new surroundings.

An hour into their stay I heard a high pitched, lets call it a scream, come from the "new kids" room. I rushed into the room in time to see King on his back, with Geronimo the little 19 pounder latched onto his neck in play...then the "scream"! It turns out King can scream "like a little girl", truly the biggest belly laugh I've had in a long time! Anyway, the next day went very well, King doesn't need a prong-collar, and enjoys walking on leash next to me on his flat collar that used to just hold his tags.

The rest was just a matter of wearing him down with some free roam, and play; Titan, and Izzy were happy to give him an example of what running looks like...he he! I need to start taking some random video, this stuff is priceless! King loves to bait the others into play, then as soon as they do, he "screams" out like a little kid when they've learned it's fun to be scared. King is as Pit-bull as it gets, if more people spent time with a great big baby like him the general attitude toward Pits would quickly change. He and Geronimo are just two of many reasons I love what I do!

Friday, March 5, 2010

YES WE HAVE LITTLE DOGS TOO!


The little guy behind me is Alf. He's our smallest camper, but he's got the heart of a giant! Alf has no problem socializing with the big guys either; he's ready to romp with my "pack" the minute he walks through the door. Alf's got a talent for "telling- on" the other little guys; if they have an accident he sounds off for someone to clean it up. You've got to see it to believe it! Each week we'll be featuring our "Most Improved Camper" Stay Tuned!