Tag Archives: Dog Training

Eddie in action: Touch

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Couches for Breakfast

Note: Click on the picture if the GIF doesn’t work, and it should load properly. Eddie is looking for his forever home or a new foster home.  Applications for both adoptive and foster homes can be found at crossroadsanimalrescue.org.

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Eddie in action: Leave It

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Couches for Breakfast

While Gambit prefers to stare down a tempting treat, Eddie takes the route of pretending it isn’t there. Note: Click on the picture if the GIF doesn’t work, and it should load properly. Eddie is looking for his forever home … Continue reading →

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A day’s work

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Couches for Breakfast

If you missed Friday’s post, we found a little pug/Boston terrier that we dubbed “Little Gremlin.” I spent the day after we found Little Gremlin calling tons of vets offices and shelters to report the found dog.  There was one … Continue reading →

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Almost Wordless Wednesday: Doorframe Cuddles

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Couches for Breakfast

  Sometimes, one of the boys will behave in a way that bothers me and is slow to change, like barking at a bird that apparently lives behind our building or barking at a new neighbor as they walk to … Continue reading →

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Master of temptation

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Couches for Breakfast

I’ve mentioned before that we love the “leave it” command. Walking ten feet to get something out of the fridge only to find that the food you left has been swiped is no fun, not to mention potentially dangerous for … Continue reading →

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Almost Wordless Wednesday: Place

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Couches for Breakfast

Sorry for the blurry photo (no fancy phone here!).  Edwin loved practicing “place” in class last night and sat happily as other dogs came into the room!  He even rolled around on his back for belly scratches when he got the … Continue reading →

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Tumbleweeds

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Couches for Breakfast

This little blog has been a bit of a ghost town lately, but we’ve been anything but bored. So what have we been up to? Lots of practice heeling with Eddie’s new Easy Walk harness.  We’ve been doing lots of … Continue reading →

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The best and worst part of fostering

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Couches for Breakfast

Anyone who’s fostered animals probably knows exactly what I mean without reading further. There is one day of fostering that makes a foster parent want to jump for joy and go curl up in a bleary-eyed ball all at once. … Continue reading →

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