I want to thank everyone, on behalf of myself and Junior, for all of the birthday well-wishes we’ve both received during the week. Of course, while my mother remembers the day I was born very well, with most dogs that don’t come from breeders with good records, their actual birthdate is always a matter of […]
Month: August 2016
Official State Dogs
In the U.S., states seem to have an incredible fondness for designating “official” things. Some of them are pretty standard, like state flower or motto or song, while others can be unusual. Wyoming has a state dinosaur and Connecticut’s official prepared food is, of course, Mystic Pizza. States can be generic. Milk is the official […]
Welcome TODAY Viewers, To Cesar’s Puppy Tips, Tricks And Advice
We hope you enjoyed Cesar Millan’s recent appearance on the TODAY Show! To help you make the most of puppyhood’s fund and adventures, checkout our videos, tips and links to articles about all things puppy. If you didn’t get to see it live, you can see it right here! Even better, we’ve collected Cesar’s TODAY Top […]
Cesar’s TODAY Top Ten Puppy Tips
They’re cute and cuddly lovable little balls of fur — but they can be more difficult to handle than adult dogs. “Puppy training” is our number one category for questions at Cesar’s Way. That’s why Cesar decided to offer his top ten Puppy Tips, and more. Puppy Proof Your Home Before Arrival Make sure to […]
Hitting The Right Notes
There’s a new movie out with Meryl Streep called “Florence Foster Jenkins.” Don’t worry. I haven’t started doing movie reviews! But there are some lessons for Pack Leaders in this movie. You’ve probably heard of Ms. Streep. She’s been acting in films since the late 70s, has been nominated for a record 19 Academy Awards […]
Cause And Effect
Humans are curious and intellectual, so for as long as we’ve been thinking and using language, we have always tried to figure out why things happen — why is the sky blue? Why does the sun rise? Where do mountains come from? This curiosity is the basis of science, where the goal is to look […]
Famous Dogs Of Literature
In honor of National Book Lovers Day, we take a three-thousand year journey to look at half a dozen famous dogs from literature. Argos (“Odyssey”, c. 1200 BCE) Argos was the faithful dog of the Greek hero Odysseus, who waited nineteen years for his master to return from war. The wait was so long because, […]
Dog Reality
Humans are very easy to train when it comes to teaching them abstract concepts. Almost everything we learn in school starts out that way — words, dates, math. Eventually, we learn to apply that information to the real world, but a kid may go years only knowing that “Z” is for zebra without ever actually […]
Work Like A Dog
Did you celebrate “National Work Like a Dog Day” this year? It seems to fall on the first Fridayof August each year. Normally, the expression “work like a dog” has negative connotations, indicating someone who works hard until they drop, but it doesn’t have to be that way.In fact, working like a dog can be a […]