My Favorite Dog Stories: Denver #3

Denver was always very protective of me as are most German Shepherds of their owners.  He did not like it when people got too close to me and he would often times work himself between me and other people.  There was one incident in particular where a friend of mine...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Denver #2

When I arrived at the rescue to meet Denver for the very first time, he was outside playing with a ball in his mouth.  As I went over to pet him, he growled at me.  I later learned that he was toy aggressive and he just thought I was trying to take his ball away. ...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Denver #1

I had received a call from the rescue owner from I had adopted my previous dog from years before.  She told me that she had just gotten a new dog in rescue named Denver whose owner had passed away.  When authorities arrived at the house to do a welfare check on his...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Tucker #5

One day, Tucker did not want to eat his food which was extremely out of the ordinary for him.  He was the kind of dog that if you didn’t get your hand out of the way when dropping his food in the bowl, you might lose a digit or two.  He didn’t even want to eat a treat...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Tucker #4

 I am a firm believer in keeping all dogs on a leash.  My dog, Tucker, was the only dog I have ever had that I was confident to allow him off leash.  I learned this by walking on leash with him and he would always stay right next to me, no matter what.  Whether...

My Favorite Dog Stories: Tucker #3

My dog, Tucker, never liked when you would get in his face if he was laying down.  I will always temper test any new dog that I get so that I know if they are safe around people and especially children.  This means that I would intentionally push buttons to see how...