I have a goldendoodle who I often refer to as "Crackhead." His name is Jeffrey and I adopted him at 6 months of age. He's now 3. I use an e-collar every day.…
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J and P, if I pull you by your noses, you know what’s going to follow? Your heads, followed by your bodies. It’s that simple. The gentle leader fits around the dog’s snout, with the leash attaching underneath. The one negative, which I don’t really consider a negative—it will take you about 15 minutes to acclimate Della to the GL.…
Our 2-year-old Dalmatian, named Lara, suddenly developed a crazy fear of going out the door to our two-acre fenced yard. And it's not the yard; she'll enter at either of the two other ways of getting into the yard and have a great time, but will not pass through the doorway from the game room.…
Our motto here at “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” is “putting the community back into the newspaper.” Whether you read our hard-copy newspapers or subscribe to our website, AllOtsego.com, we believe it is important to not only cover the news of Otsego County, but also to provide a forum by which its residents can contribute their own views and expertise.…
I have a mini poodle named Frankie. She's lovely in every way, except that she constantly rolls in disgusting stuff. The worse the smell, the happier she is....…
I’ve got a 3-year-old boxer who I adopted from a shelter at age 1. He’s killing my image! His name is “Macho” and I’m thinking of changing it. He’s afraid of everything, I mean, everything! If I raise my voice, he’ll pee. A friend scared Macho when he dropped his phone and two weeks later Macho still avoids him like the plague.…
Poacher needs to be introduced to "Dog God." Dog God is a combination of timing and startlement, and often a mirror. Startlement can be two pots banged together, a loud horn, a loud whistle, any loud sound you can think of that will startle Poacher in the actual act of poaching.…
In fact, we can be proud of many of Otsego County’s residents, for a variety of reasons. Some are your neighbors, or kids you went to school with. Most are two-legged, but some walk on all fours. Their accomplishments are as unique as they are, themselves, and all—in their own way—shine a little extra light on Otsego County.…
Thanks to my daughters, Tara and Kerry, my Doberman, Michelle, never left the house without all her feet beautifully adorned with nail polish.…
We adopted a Lab mix named Potcake six months ago. She’s now 9 months old and fine in every way, except for her constant chewing on furniture—wood and cloth.…
