Dog Tales Blog

Many dogs love water, puddles, lakes, the ocean. That doesn’t mean they want to be bathed. Sadly, baths are a fact of every dog’s life or, at least, they should be.The most important piece of advice I can offer here is that you should not…

One of the most rewarding activities you can undertake with your dog is certifying him as a therapy dog. Therapy dogs are not to be confused with service dogs, even though both can at times provide similar functions. Service dogs are trained to provide a…

The Appenzeller Sennenhund, also known as the Appenzeller Mountain Dog is the rarest of the four Swiss Mountain Dogs. It is a muscular, agile, medium-to-large breed, measuring 19 to 22 inches at the withers and weighing between 48 to 70 pounds. According to the Appenzell Mountain Dog Club of America, this rare breed […]

Oh boy, what an adventure Hudson and I had! You see, a few months ago, I decided it was high time for me to get out of dodge, or at least time for me to move out of the family home. I’d been feeling somewhat stifled since the twerp arrived, and getting a bachelor pad […]

In 1961, Daniel Freedman, Orville Elliott, and Josh King published a study on Puppies in Science magazine. They took five litters of Cocker Spaniels and three litters of Beagles and conducted an isolation experiment. All of the litters and their mothers were kept in a fenced in, one-acre field without any human contact whatsoever. They […]

If you’re still undecided on the perfect sport to take up with Bailey, training her to become a Search and Rescue (SAR) dog might be your cup of tea. SAR dogs have been used for over 300 years. They are highly specialized dogs, that have been trained to search in all sorts of environments. There […]

Standing at 17” to 20” at the withers and weighing between 33 to 49 pounds, the Australian Cattle Dog is a medium sized dog. This sturdy, compact, muscular dog has a smooth, double coat, with a dense undercoat.According to the American Kennel Club breed standard, the coat should be blue, blue-mottled, blue speckled, red mottled […]

I haven’t been into the city in a while and was thinking about taking the ferry in. I love the city. I remember every trip I take into the big apple. I even remember one Friday years ago. This wasn’t one of my notorious PB&J adventures, no sir. This time I went in with Mom, […]

Last year, the American Kennel Club launched its Trick Dog program. This exciting program encourages people to train their dogs to do a variety of tricks. Yes, your dog can now get titles for sitting, fetching and even for driving you to the grocery store to buy milk. There are five Trick Dog Titles to strive […]

At Three Dog Bakery, we feel that every day with our dogs is a celebration! Of course, there are days that you might want to do something extra special for your furry BFF, like their birthday.But, what if you don’t know their actual birthday? No worries! North Shore Animal League declared August 1 to be […]

Are you looking for a fun and challenging, yet non-competitive, sport for you and your dog? Is your dog an American Water Spaniel, Barbet, Boykin Spaniel, Chesapeake Retriever, Curly-Coated Retriever, Drentsche Patrijshond, Flat-Coated Retriever, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Golden Retriever, Irish Water Spaniel, Labrador Retriever, Miniature Poodle, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, […]

The American Water Spaniel was conceived as an all-in-one, versatile breed. As its name implies, it was developed in the United States, most likely as a cross of multiple purebred dogs. Some breeds suggested to have been used in the making of the AWS are the Irish Water Spaniel, the Curly Coated Retriever […]