We have a one year old half Labrador, half American Pit Bull Terrier named Onyx. He is very much loved in our household and has really become another member of the family. The only problem is that he doesn't always behave the way that he should and we have been working with him to follow simple commands using positive reinforcement. When he complies with or obeys a command, we give him a dog treat. Onyx, however, does not just eat any treat and has an extremely picky palate. As a result, we were very hopeful and excited about trying new CESAR® Cookie Crunchies treats for dogs. These baked treats come in two flavors including Rotisserie Chicken Flavor and Filet Mignon Flavor. Each bag comes with 130 pieces and, at just 10 calories per piece, you can give your dog more treats per day without having to worry about excessive calories. We loved the small, bite-sized shapes of the treats which are hearts, paw prints, and bones. Since we love Onyx so much and … [Read more...]
Puppy 101
Two weeks ago, I attended a puppy training class at the animal shelter where I adopted our puppy, Onyx. We were actually obligated to attend the class because the shelter supervisor did not think that we had enough experience with puppies and made attending the class a condition of our adoption. I have to admit that I wasn't that thrilled to have to spend my Sunday attending what I had originally predicted to be a complete waste of my time. It turns out that I couldn't have been more wrong. The first thing that surprised me was the amount of people who were there to take the class. The trainer even ran out of seats at one point and had to ask some people to stand for the remainder of the class. It also impressed me that the trainer had almost four years experience training dogs of all breeds and sizes. She even shared with us that she has three dogs of her own and that she used many of the training techniques that she was sharing with us to train her … [Read more...]
