TAG: dog
Creating a furever home: Adopting & fostering pets
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 26, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Susan Goertz Have you been thinking of adopting a furry friend now that summer has arrived? Someone to hike by your side in the sunshine or cuddle up by the fire pit on those long summer nights? House training and puppy fangs didn’t exactly meet my family’s needs as we already had a senior […]
Tags: adoption, bird, book list, books, cat, cuddles, dog, family, fostering, pets, reading, reptile, SCRAPS, training, walks
The dog days of summer
Posted in kids, Parents and Teachers on June 19, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs The hot, sticky afternoons of late July through August are typically called “the dog days of summer.” It’s that time when the only thing that sounds good for dinner is gazpacho, and even grownups without kids consider a visit to the neighborhood swimming pool. To the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, the dog […]
Tags: booklists, books, companion, dog, dogs, early readers, family, fiction, kids, nonfiction, parents, pets, picture books, puppies, puppy, reading, teachers, young learners
Dog agility: it takes two
Posted in Explore and Discover on July 7, 2016 at 6:00 am
By Jane Baker Previously I’ve written about my crazy, hyper dog, Yuki, and the things I’ve discovered while looking for activities that include canine companions. I’ve seen the fast-paced agility courses on TV and am mesmerized by those dogs flying through a course of obstacles. Yuki and I have had basic obedience down for a […]
Tags: agility, agility course building, dog, dog training
