Rehabbing an Aggressive Australian Shepherd

I was hunting wasps again. The dogs had just been swimming in the pool, and I noticed the wasps from there. So I went on the porch to hit them with wasp killer. I climbed the rail and hung over the porch at about two stories up. I shot one group, but noticed a smaller one in the eaves. I couldn't spray it or I would have gotten hit with the pesticide in the face. So I used the bottom of the can and knocked it down.Bad move! One took after me and bit me on the arm. Things got crazy then, …

We had some running around to do after church today and finally got back home with the girls around noon. Both of us were hungry, so we had lunch and let the dogs out front to play. Both of us started working on our websites being lazy and not really wanting to do other stuff around the house.After several hours, I went up to check on the girls. It was a beautiful 84 degrees outside so I decided that I better exercise the dogs some, or I would be in for it this evening with elevated energy le …

One asset for our family raising a puppy is that the older dogs do help teach right from wrong to the puppy. The older girls, Kate, age 6 and Tam, age 3 have already been trained on house rules. They act as a friend, helping Chris out.For example: When they get treats to eat, they all must go into the living room and eat the treats on a rug that is located in front of the fireplace. This comes in handy for me when messes need to be cleaned up. I can simply toss the rug into the washing mach …

In the last several days, we have been battling wasps and their nests. This year, they seem to be everywhere! Two in the barn, one in the dove cage, then today two out at the back corner of the property. And they nailed me! Right on the lip.My friend Roland and I, along with his Jessie dog and my three girls, all went out to the back end of the property to check on some sheep pens that we built last winter. Since I am hosting a sheepdog fun trial next month, Roland thought we should walk do …

I am a firm believer in "The Walk" as Cesar would put it. It worked wonderfully with Decker, the Aussie that I rehabbed, and I think that it works well with all dogs, even puppies.In the past, I have dog-sat neighbor's and friend's dogs while they went out of town. And the first thing that I do with them is all of us go for a pack walk. Since I have never had any altercations with the dogs on my watch, or within my pack, I believe the walk does much more than exercise a dog.Walking a pack of …