Showing 10 posts from April 2009
A mutt is the kind of dog that most children own. Mutts are called mongrels by some people, others call them curs, but kids call them Brownie, Fido, Rex, and Rover. Grown people will never understand that to children a dog is a dog; it is something to love, something to play with, and most [...]
However, all breed specificities cast aside, there are some circumstances where just about any dog will give voice:
She’s bored
She’s lonely
She’s hungry, or knows it’s time for a meal
Something is wrong/someone is near the house
She’s inviting you to play
She sees another animal
She needs the toilet
If your dog is barking [...]
Here is a dog that is easy to identify. He is the one that has a long, low body that looks like a fat sausage with legs attached.
The Dachshund with his long body and short legs is built that way for a very good reason. It makes it easy for him to crawl in badger [...]
Some owners seem to want their dogs to stop barking, period: a good dog is a quiet dog, and the only time that barking’s permitted is when there’s a man in a black balaclava and stripy prison outfit, clutching a haversack marked ‘Swag’, clambering in through your bedroom window.
Dogs don’t see barking in quite the [...]
The purpose of a watch dog is to watch for something. He can watch your house to keep out burglars; he can watch a baby sitting on a beach or a lawn; or he can watch for soldiers to see that no enemy troops appear without warning.
Any dog can be a watch dog. Some are [...]
