As the winter chill descends here in Melbourne, my mind is turning to making warming soups and broths for the human and dog members of the family. Broths are not only delicious and comforting, but stack up extremely well in the nutrients stakes too. Better still, they are super easy and cheap to make, store well and I haven't seen too many dogs that don't love it! Bone broths are particularly good for pets who are unwell or convalescing,...
There's a bit of a theme in my recent blogs telling the stories of the precious dogs in my life - their incredible ability to be great life teachers. I credit Daisy, my beautiful little Papillon cross, with teaching me so much about animal behaviour. She played a crucial part in helping me achieve my qualifications in dog training. About 15 years ago I picked out Daisy from a local dog shelter for the sister of my partner at the time....
Besides my beautiful boy Max who I've written about in previous posts, another great inspiration and teacher in my life was my now dearly departed Miniature Schnauzer Oscar. Oscar was about two months old when he joined our family. Such a funny and quirky little grey teddy bear-like pup. He adored his big brother Max. He grew into quite an active, sweet dog but my then ignorance of how to best train, feed and exercise him led to quite...
The inspiration for DOGGIEDOM started with two beautiful dogs: Max, the Border Collie - German Shepard Dog X, who came into my life over 20 years ago, and Oscar, the Miniature Schnauzer four years later (more about him in future blogs!) . I naively purchased Max as a puppy from a pet shop at the time - he was on the mark down pile and I thought he was probably destined for a dog shelter before too long. He was not only striking to look at...
