Entries by Jenn Merritt

Good Dog Award Winner – Susie’s Senior Dogs

The Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” for dogs doing good things and those doing good things for dogs. This week’s Good Dog Award goes to Susie’s Senior Dogs, a non-profit organization that advocates adopting older dogs. Through their social media, Susie’s spotlights homeless underdogs from shelters and rescues around the […]

Advantages of Adopting an Older Dog

In honor of Adopt a Senior Pet Month, we’re going to highlight the many advantages of adding an older dog to your family. One of the questions facing aspiring pet parents is should they adopt a puppy or an older dog. Adopting an adult dog is a wonderful choice for busy families. Some of the advantages of adopting […]

Good Dog Award Winner – Keller the Double Merle

The Good Dog Blog will be awarding a weekly “Good Dog Award” for dogs doing good things and those doing good things for dogs. This week’s Good Dog Award goes to Keller, the Double Merle and her person Amanda Fuller. Amanda rescued Keller as a puppy when her breeder was going to shoot her because […]

Training Your Dog – Polite Door Greetings, Part 2

A common complaint of many dog owners is how their dog behaves around the front door when the doorbell rings. Whether the dog is barking, jumping up on visitors, or running out the door, there are a range of behaviors that many dog owners would like to change. This is especially important for parents with […]

Royal’s Response to “Polite Door Greetings”

Royal here, once again to give you the dog’s perspective. This week, I’d like to comment on Jenn’s blog “Polite Door Greetings” where Jenn explains how to start managing your dog’s behavior around the front door and with guests. This seems to be one of the top complaints you humans have about us dogs. That we […]