by admin | Oct 13, 2024 | Sunday Salutations
This week we discuss keeping yourself cool (mentally). We didn’t realize HOT wasn’t an acronym but a description of the dog training club. There’s puppy pictures and video of Crokell judging Anna. Keeping cool in Houston is no joke, and even less of...
by admin | Oct 6, 2024 | Chaos Critters Bookshelf
Review of Deathstalker by Simon R. Green. Simon’s writing is a lot of fun. In just part of a chapter, he can make you really care about even minor characters. And there’s ten huge books! Question of the WeekWhat is your favorite grim-dark book, that still...
by admin | Sep 29, 2024 | Leash Lessons
We recap the top 10 commands for dog training, with dog and puppy examples of each. We ask you which commands you want to learn first! Plus, we talk about Frank (our newest “family member”). We launched our new segment: Leash Lessons. This segment covers...
by admin | Sep 22, 2024 | Leash Lessons
Two videos and lots of pictures! Watch Anna and Tod make giving pills to big and small dogs look easy. (Anna makes it look easier.) Also, we sold another story! This and more! Welcome back to the blog! And welcome back to high temperatures of Summer’s Final Fling...
by admin | Sep 15, 2024 | Leash Lessons
The First Leash Lessons covers how to teach your puppy to sit. Anna provides written instructions. Then she provides a video demonstration and then verbal instructions. More puppy pictures. My new computer came in! Yay! So, I am back up and running, which means...
by admin | Sep 8, 2024 | Generalized Chaos
Surprising serrano peppers appear in this week’s post. Crokell’s rally novice video! And more puppy pictures! Pleasant SurprisesTod here again this week. Over the last couple of years, I’ve been trying to grow serrano peppers or jalapeños. I’ve gotten...
by admin | Sep 1, 2024 | Generalized Chaos
This week we have pictures of Crokell and Dante playing with each other and a video of Crokell in competition. We end with a tip of the week and a small writing update. Hi, Tod here today, it has been another crazy week of chaos and minions. Anna has been doing more...
by admin | Aug 25, 2024 | Chaos Kitchen
Recipe for frozen S’mores and a puppy play time video of adult Newfie Crokell and Mini American Shepherd puppy Dante. Also, in the most confrontational post ever we ask: beans or no-beans in chili? It has been a wonderful week of change and a great week to...
by admin | Aug 18, 2024 | Chaos Critters Bookshelf
A review of one of behaviorist Patricia McConnell’s most well known dog-human interaction books. Crokell demonstrating good behavior in his second AKC Temperament test. And puppy Dante pictures! Today, I am going to talk about of one of the better dog-human...
by admin | Aug 11, 2024 | Sunday Salutations
I woke up this morning to the shine of sun beating on the blackout curtains just enough to send a spark of light into the room, and a small chime from my phone from a friend exclaiming “Whew, getting hot here!” When I looked outside, the sun was out, and the grass was...
