Puppy Lesson #1: Trust
People have high hopes for puppy training. Their life has felt a little chaotic since bringing home their furry friend, and they’ve been...
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Kathy Callahan
- Mar 31
- 6 min
Got a Puppy? Want More Sleep?
Let’s say you have a puppy, but you also really love your sleep. You might think you are doomed. The bad news is that there are lots of...
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Kathy Callahan
- Jun 26, 2021
- 8 min
You Kidnapped Your Puppy From Another Planet
“What if this was a mistake?” This secret thought – unutterable even to family members – keeps more than a few new-puppy owners up at...
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Kathy Callahan
- Jun 26, 2021
- 6 min
Get Your Puppy A Puppy Friend!
If there’s one thing that can serve as the Magic Elixir of puppyhood, it’s the puppy playdate. Half an hour spent wrestling and chasing...
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Kathy Callahan
- Jun 26, 2021
- 3 min
When Are Kids the "Right Age" for a Dog?
“As soon as Sam is the right age, we’re going to get a dog,” my friend said. According to her research, five years old is the magic...
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Kathy Callahan
- Jun 26, 2021
- 5 min
Will Your Dog Like The New Puppy?
“Sheesh, I thought my dog would love having a new friend, but he is being so mean to the new little puppy!” I hear this all the time from...
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Kathy Callahan
- Nov 28, 2020
- 2 min
Watch Yourself Train: I Just Did, And Found A Big Mistake
Quick: Name your favorite dog-training tool. Anybody say their phone? That's mine. Because nothing improves my technique more than...
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Kathy Callahan
- Oct 17, 2020
- 7 min
How To Find The Right Rescue Dog
Give Fate A Boost By Doing Your Part First Is she the one? On the spur of the moment, you pop into the shelter. You walk along that...
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Kathy Callahan
- Oct 17, 2020
- 5 min
No Longer On The Fence
(Or . . . "I Should Have Listened To Kathy's Advice") By Jessica Kidwell (What follows is a guest post by podcast host Jessica Kidwell ....
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Kathy Callahan
- Oct 3, 2020
- 14 min
The Okavango
I was napping in our tent on the banks of the Boro River in the Okavango Delta when my husband woke me with the following words: “There’s...
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Kathy Callahan
- Sep 4, 2020
- 12 min
Thinking About Fostering?
What if every dog person fostered just one dog? Think about that for a minute. What would happen? First of all, a lot of people would end...
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Kathy Callahan
- Aug 26, 2020
- 6 min
“Quarantrain” Your Dog & Find Your 2020 Silver Lining
See that dog surfing your counter as you read this? You know, the one who jumps on you during your Zoom calls? That’s your ticket to...
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Kathy Callahan
- Apr 17, 2018
- 1 min
The Doodles
At one point the vet told me I'd better be prepared to lose this golden doodle pup. Little Macaroni had pneumonia, and was becoming...
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Kathy Callahan
- Apr 8, 2018
- 1 min
Mother & Child Reunion
In August, this family had been homeless, living under a porch in West Virginia. By September, the nine pups were thriving at my house,...
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Kathy Callahan
- Apr 8, 2018
- 1 min
Not Fake News
Nope, I didn't pose them. That's Pepper, Chili, Curry and Nutmeg from our insane/hilarious/fantastic Spice Litter. That was the time we...
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Kathy Callahan
- Apr 8, 2018
- 1 min
Trust Creates The Shot
The longer I have a pup, the better the photos I get. It took me a while to notice, but a glance at my archives reveals a dramatic truth:...
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Kathy Callahan
- Apr 8, 2018
- 1 min
"You'll be fine."
Sometimes our alums happen to drop by while we have brand new foster pups. I like to think they end up giving some reassuring advice....
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