The Crazy Dog Lady

Meet Lola... the sweetest girl you'll meet. She has lots of energy when she needs to and will curl up and snuggle when it clearly time for a nap. She is ready to please at all times. She loves exploring and going on long walks. She is great on the leash and is always very attentive to her walker. She's not the biggest fan of small dogs but dogs her own size and bigger she loves to play with and play she does! She will need daily walks and will need to have lots of her own toys to entertain her. Her favorite toys are tennis balls, a treat-filled Kong and a Nylabone! This good girl is completely crate trained and will go in her crate with no fuss. She would appreciate a treat for her troubles though! We recommend crating her if she will be in the house by herself. Someone's ready for a walk!   Snuggle time with foster bro!  

This Crazy Dog Lady is going to bring a little controversy into your Friday. I'm going help you understand why I am the Crazy Dog Lady and not just the Dog Lady. I'm going to write about something that I am very passionate about but I usually keep it quiet since it can piss people off. I understand that not everyone agrees with me and that is completely fine. We all have our opinions and beliefs. I just hope that by getting this out it might inspire a few people to change their minds or future actions. For us dog people, there is almost nothing better than bringing home a puppy, going to the pet store and getting him everything he needs to set him up in his new home. He is cute and cuddly. He is a big ball of adorable energy. His family just can't handle all of the cuteness. Then he starts growing into his big floppy ears and starts getting bigger. It gets harder to give him as much attention as they used to and walks with him b...

Well I learned something new about Bruce on Monday night, during dog training. He's a spaz... oh wait I already knew that! BUT the reason, according to the trainer, is he is a dominant dog. Oh no! The horror! When the trainer told me this I was shocked! I mean, our Bruce. Dominant. Our Bruce, the biggest baby and mommas boy, dominant? How is that possible? So I decided to do some research on what that really means. And before anyone freaks out... dominant does not mean aggressive or an alpha. Here are some interesting things I found out about the type of dominant dog Bruce is during my little research sesh... Again, Dominance does not mean aggression. Actually, a lot of times a bite and attack comes from a dog being uncomfortable and nervous, not dominant. Wanting to be ahead during walks and not letting go of toys are 2 signs of dominance that Bruce shows. A dog can be dominant in some situations but not dominant in other situations. Let me re-phrase, a dominan...

Meet Lola, our new foster girl! It's been a month and a half since we sent Mindy off to her forever home. While we appreciated our time with just Bruce since then, we knew there was still a big need for foster homes for these pups. And as usual, things just kind of fell into place like they were meant to be. Our amazing connection with the rescue group let us know about a sweet pittie girl that needed some help. I was all over it but just needed to "convince" BossMan. Hahaha "convince" is not the right word but you get the idea! We were all introduced to Lola 2 days ago, just over 12 hours from getting home from our big road trip. I think I was numb from lack of sleep but Lola was just what the doctor ordered. She brings an instant smile to whoever encounters her. She will warm your heart in 10 seconds flat with her stocky little build, wiggly butt and smile. The best part is that Lola and Bruce dig each other. Well actually... Lola ...

Gaaaa! We are finally home from our road trip! We hit a little bit of a snag in our travels home and ended up stuck in Richfield, Utah for 3 nights. BossMan's beloved truck decided to act up and extend our vacation. Bruce adapted nicely to the KOA we ended up staying at and I'm pretty sure he would have made that place home if he needed to. I was starting to think we were going to HAVE to call it home, as scary as that is to think about. P.S. If you followed the link from Facebook or Pinterest click HERE first and read the previous posts about our trip to Colorado. Any who, here are the pictures and such from our trip! Scroll down!       Bruce's gash from the Horse Encounter  

We are now on our way back home minus Bruce's grandma who is flying out to Missouri to visit family. Bruce misses having two options on laps to lay on. He will have to just get used to his mat. Right now Bruce is sleeping like a baby next to me and I didn't even have to give him a Benadryl. He might actually be getting the hang of this car riding business. He might be adjusting but I'm fairly certain he's ready to be home and in his own environment.  Nevertheless, we are very proud of him! Pictures will be posted when we get home!  

Since the horse incident of 2013 as I am going to call it, Bruce wasn't going to be off the leash that much, if at all. He was at our sides most of the time for this trip All the drama died down and we were ready to party with family and friends. And so was our Brucey. There were lots of dogs for him to meet. His fur cousin Elma really loved him and so did all the other dogs. We feel really lucky that Bruce is so great with other dogs. Horses no. Dogs yes. He also got to meet some two-legged little and big humans who he really enjoyed him as well. And of course, everyone loved him once they realized he wasn't going to maul their faces off. You know, like a typical bully breed, right? Yeah we still came across a few people that were wary of him and one person straight out told me he would "never get a dog like that". I've learned to just brush it off and keep helping Bruce be a good ambassador for his kind. It's hard work but all worth it to keep educating peop...