Author Archives: mistiehale28

As an educator by trade education is important to me. The thing is I find that a lot of people who have dogs reflect back to their age or how long or how many dogs they’ve owned rather than how much knowledge they really possess. I am not ashamed to admit that I made manyContinue reading “Never be afraid to learn”

I was one of those people did not sleep with my dogs ever. I said I would never sleep with dogs. Dog hair, dogs are not super clean all the time, there’s so many reasons why sleeping with dogs was not some thing I wanted to do. Not only that dogs sleep cycles are veryContinue reading “Cosleeping with dogs”

I’ve had several dogs and never received the dog I was promised. No matter what the situation is there’s going to be something you didn’t count on or maybe someone was not honest. In many situations I’ve received false information or been led to believe things that were not true. It’s hard. In severe situationsContinue reading “The dog I have!”

One of the first sayings that I remember is if a rose was called by another name would it smell just as sweet. I am not a philosopher or a poet so I cannot answer that question definitively but I do know names mean a lot to me. Names are very important to me everyContinue reading “What’s in a name?”

The summer can be a very dangerous but fun time for dogs. There are many things to consider as we go into record high temperatures dry air, numerous water activities, and all sorts of other things that can make fun turn into tragedy.  First let’s talk about water. Your dog should always have accessContinue reading “Summer warnings for dog owners”

The first time I heard about Olivia was in the fall of 2017. I had recently got my bichon tabby and a friend of mine found out about three dogs that had been left behind when their owner passed away. From the moment I heard about Olivia I thought she was sweet I said ohContinue reading “Adventure with Olivia”

I wanted to share the experience of getting my dog Carly. I dealt with a very reputable breeder who was registered on the American shelty association website. I am not a puppy person so I chose to get an older dog that had been a breeder mom and was being retired to a pet onlyContinue reading “A positive experience getting a new dog”

I am a breast cancer survivor. I was first diagnosed in 2010 and then had a reoccurrence in 2016. At that point in my life I was 36 single mother with a 12 year old. I was faced with not only having breast cancer but the fact that I would no longer be able toContinue reading “Tabbie The cuddle bug”

I know many of us have heard that there are people that are Dog porters. Which means for whatever reason whether it’s well intentioned rescuing, overpopulation due to lack of spay neuter, or some other reason, people end up with way too many dogs. I have been in a situation several times where I gotContinue reading “Rescue well getting a dog out of a dog hoarding situation”

When I grew up in the 80s everyone’s dogs were outside. In my neighborhood everyone’s dogs just ran free. Dogs really weren’t allowed in our rental property and some people had them. I try to think back and don’t really know that many people who had dogs or if they did they did not haveContinue reading “No my dog is not outside”