That’s a Huge Melon Head

Brewster,

AKA,

Bruce-a-lak-a-hoe

Saint Bernard Dog

The Spirit Dog

Yes, I Even Eat Cereal Out Of a Stainless Steel Dog Bowl

That’s right kiddies The Spirit Dog aka that guy named Al, not only eats his Frosted Flakes out of a dog bowl but shares his cereal with his buds.

"The Cereal"

"Sharing"

In the background you can see one of the eight completed play areas for our dogs.

The Spirit Dog

Thanks to Corey, Caida & Chloe’s papa-san for taking the great photo’s. That’s Caida in the above photo at the other end of the spoon.

Boston Dog Gets Some Big Air

This here’s Bauer AKA Bowsey-wow. Bowsey-wow, the little shit came to us here at Spirit Animal Sanctuary summer of 2008 and is the only dog that in the last 10 or 12 years bit me immediately upon exiting the owners vehicle. Well he didn’t really get me, he got a hold of my pant leg before I hit him in the head with the anvil I happened to be carrying. Actually I just stood there shaking my head thinking to myself “another idiot”.

Anyway here’s Bowsey-wow getting some fantastic big air as I shared some of my meatball parmigiana hero that was a gift from some of my Jersey friends.

Big Air Dog

The Spirit Dog

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How to Participate in Dog Agility

This is how agility should be !

The Spirit Dog

Todays Dog Logic : October 14 2009

A dog can only think like a dog.

Got It ?

Get It ?

Good !

Don’t make it tougher than it has to be for your dog to learn new stuff.

The Spirit Dog

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How much wood, could a Woodchuck chuck if a Woodchuck could chuck wood ?

Apparently, enough to make a little Woodchuck family.

The woodchuck dog, err I mean the spirit dog

Tough Guys Don’t Need Tough Dogs………..Bitch

Ya Heard Me, Dawg !!

There are a lot of men out there, that if they see a law enforcement or military K9 dog on TV, going through their paces they will think to themselves, “I gotta get me a dog like that”.

Excerpt from : http://thespiritdog.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/real-men-dont-need-protection-trained-dogs-and-yes-they-do-eat-quiche/

The Spirit Dog- 2009

Dispelling A Common Dog Myth : Labs Have Webbed Feet

So do Labs really have webbed feet or is this just another one of those doggy urban myth things? The answer is well yeah, Labs kind of have webbed feet, not exactly like a ducks webbed foot, but webbed nevertheless. But here’s the thing, All Dogs have webbed feet, not just Labs. For some unknown reason many, many years ago in an age before time, somebody said “Labs are good in water because they have webbed feet.” And to this day, many of us still subscribe to this notion. Fortunately this is one of those myths that you yourself can easily disprove right in the comfort of your own home, by simply just looking at your dogs feet, just be careful you don’t get bit.

If you like you can continue to read what reminded me to write about this.

We had a nice young couple from the Mohawk Valley area of New York, visit recently. After they had a chance to meet some of our dogs, Brewster the Saint Bernard from a Utica NY rescue(who didn’t get too much drool on them).  Natalia’s,  Pit Bull Shake-a-bee from Florida ( who couldn’t have cared less that their were visitors, as he was too busy hunting frogs). Spock, and all black 110 pound mixed breed dog that got his name because he has a little white crest on his chest reminiscent of the insignia from the old Star Trek T.V. show. And, Lyndsey formerly Timber from a Long Island rescue organization.

After they met those guys and checked out our new doggy house, the conversation turned to their dog. An 11 year old Chocolate Lab, that they adopted when she was four years old. They mentioned that she’s turned into a great dog but they found it a little odd that she didn’t like swimming or going into the water, after all she’s a Lab with webbed feet….

This Lab webbed foot stuff is just one of those things that who knows how it got started, probably the same guy that said, “You can’t teach an old dog, new tricks”.

Anyway, next time you hear somebody say that Labs have webbed feet, now you can tell them, “All dogs have webbed feet”.

The Spirit Dog

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The Perfect Dog Golden Retrievers

Well, not exactly. Just like every other dog, pure breed or mixed, some have issues. This is the predominant reason, I take great issue with many of the things regarding dog training and dog behavior. Such as the following….

“Make sure you do your breed research before choosing a breed of dog.”

This is a common quote coming from many dog trainers, rescue organizations and other animal professionals. But you’ll never hear me say this.

A dog is a dog, plain and simple. Dog behavioral problems, whether genetically inherited or brought about by the physical environment, is common place across breed lines. To think that through a more diligent breeding program you will be eliminating, fear aggressions, separation anxieties, destructive chewing, food aggression or any other of the various behaviors we as humans deem aberrant, is just not accurate.

Regardless of what breed of dog you wind up choosing, behavior problems are not necessarily inevitable, just don’t be surprised if and when they pop up.

Just as an example lets use the Golden Retriever Breed. Which many consider one of the easiest breeds of dogs on the planet for the inexperienced dog owner. And maybe I’ll be using other breeds of dogs for comparisons in the future, but the results will be the same.

On a recent online Google search, conducted looking for Golden Retrievers Breeders, there were 1,410,000 search results for breeders.

On a Google search for Golden Retrievers Rescue, there were 1,210,000 results for rescues.

That’s an awful lot of golden retriever rescues, for a breed of dog that’s suppose to be relatively problem free.

So the next time you read or hear that you should really do your breed research, before deciding on a specific breed of dog, now you know that’s not entirely accurate.

The Spirit Dog

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Sticks of Omaha Nebraska Where Those Steaks Come From

Here ya go, all you Cornhusker fans.

→Sticks←

The music is back !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA43WES-CW4

The Spirit Dog

Spirit Animal Sanctuary
2539 East Road
Boonville, New York 13309

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The Dog Aggression Test Video Result

Here’s the rest of the dog video from last Sundays aggression yes or no, test clip.

The Players :

• The big white dog is Missy, a female American Bulldog.

• The little white dog is Caida, a female ??? mixed breed dog.

• The brown brindle dog is Bear, a male ??? mixed breed dog.

What you should know is that Caida is a little Queen Bee, and she doesn’t like Missy playing with or getting any attention from what she considers her guys. Can dogs display jealousy ? And if so, is that the behavior that Caida is exhibiting ?

The Spirit Dog

If you would like to know the names of any other dogs that you see in this video, leave a comment.

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What Real Alpha Dogs Don’t Do ; Myth Busting

Real alpha dogs don’t give timeouts.

Although doggy timeouts are useful for such things as momentarily stopping an unacceptable behavior that your dog is doing and giving you, the one that’s getting ready for the rubber room a much needed break from his unwanted extracurricular activities. Your dog will not learn the error of his ways from a doggy timeout, nor will he learn the proper form of doggy etiquette that is expected from him, from this.

The Spirit Dog

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