The sneak preview of “Cesar Millan: The Real Story,” a Nat Geo WILD documentary telling Cesar’s life story
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Month: June 2015
Guide Dog School 4: It Isn’t All Work And No Play
Nash and my second day of working together went pretty well. We worked on going forward, right and left turns. A very common misconception about Guide Dogs is that they read traffic lights and tell you when to cross the street. This is not the case, as dogs are color blind. I have to listen […]
DC Dogs: A Look At Presidential Pets
You’ve probably heard of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s famous Scottish Terrier named Fala, Richard Nixon’s Cocker Spaniel called Checkers and, of course, Barack Obama’s Portuguese Water Dog named Bo — but have you heard of King Tut, Herbert Hoover’s Belgian Shepherd, or Laddie Boy, Warren Harding’s Airedale? With the 2016 presidential election over, we thought it […]
Spring Ahead, Fall Bark: Daylight Saving Time And Your Dog
Daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November at 2 a.m. We turn our clocks forward one hour near the beginning of spring, then turn them back near the end of autumn, giving us both the shortest and longest weekends of the year. What does […]
Guide Dog School 3: Taking Care Of Business
This is part three of Brian Fischler’s ongoing series about meeting and learning to work with his guide dog, Nash. Walking with a Guide Dog Today was the first day that we went out into the streets with our guide dogs. Our instructors were attached to our dogs so we weren’t flying solo. My instructor […]
How To Get Your Dog To Take Their Medicine
It is a well-known fact that both dogs and kids hate to take their medicine. Since dogs cannot grab a cup of water to swallow a pill, you have to a bit more resourceful. Medication is a necessary evil, and you will have to figure out some way to make it work whether you put […]
Guide Dog School 2: And His Name Is…
Today I became best friends with a yellow lab whose name is Nash. We were introduced early in the afternoon. He’s good and strong about not crying or whimpering after the trainers leave the room. The room here at Guiding Eyes for the Blind is bigger than a typical dorm room but smaller than a […]
Here’s A Look Back At The Beginning Of ‘Dog Whisperer’
After one hundred and seventy episodes and over four hundred dogs and their people helped, “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan” came to a very successful end. It all began eight years earlier, and here’s a look back at the very first episode. In Cesar’s first TV case, we met NuNu the Chihuahua, an adorable, pint-sized […]
Famous Working Dogs
Ah, Labor Day. That one day a year when we Americans celebrate the contribution of workers to our society by… taking the day off. But as we pause to reflect on those of us who work hard each day, we should also take time to reflect on some other workers — those that never go […]
Sprechen Sie Dachshund? Dogs And Language: Part 2
Last time, we asked you to spend a week giving commands in a language your dog doesn’t know. This time around, you get to communicate with your dogs in a language you thought you didn’t know. Silence Is Golden The instructions for this week are simpler, but also more difficult. For one week, use all […]
