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Rachel R. Baum
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Wanted: For Aggravated Robbery
Otto is very, very good at it. The happy part of his typical crime spree is that he doesn’t chew up or destroy the items that he absconds...
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Rachel R. Baum
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KEYNOTE: Do Your Business
SCENE: Auditorium size conference room. Dog owners are seated throughout the room. Mickey, a Coton du Tulear, is the conference keynote...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Pet Peeves
Times Union writer Kristi Gustafson often blogs about the major and minor annoyances of daily life. With a nod of appreciation for her...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Your To-Do List
You come home from work, exhausted, and there’s your dog, with all of her pent-up energy and excitement. Waiting for you. Along with...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Oh, Grow Up!
You have to love the commercials for Sweet Million. What is sweeter than baby pigs, bunnies, kittens and of course, We humans melt when...
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Rachel R. Baum
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What the Dog Saw
Dogs see us do stuff all the time. Yes, the dog is watching you. Feel those soft brown eyes following your every move? You are being...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Watch Your Step
You would think, okay, its a staircase, no biggie. But your dog has other ideas. I’ll give you some examples: Elliott, a Bassett Hound,...
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Rachel R. Baum
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#2 Pencil Not Needed
Spoiler Alert: This blog is about dogs but not dog training. Filling out forms and taking surveys – most people avoid doing these tedious...
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Rachel R. Baum
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The Social Scene
The owner of Papillion puppy Chelsea had to make a decision. She wanted to enroll Chelsea in an obedience class for socialization....
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Rachel R. Baum
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Testing … One … Two … Three
The trouble with 10-month-old Buster the Airedale Terrier is that he never gives up. Belligerent adolescent that he is, Buster will seem...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Into the Night
If Queenie’s owners had taken her water bowl away in the evening, the dog’s biggest behavioral problem would have never happened....
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Rachel R. Baum
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Rodney’s Special Friend
Six-year-old Golden Retriever Rodney has a very special friend – a worn, stuffed hedgehog his owners have named Heggy. I know, there are...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Out of Clutter, Find Simplicity
Russell is a puppy on his way to becoming an enormous dog. Right now, he is probably 20 pounds of rambunctious, sweet-natured baby...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Stop!
One sandwich short of a picnic. The elevator doesn’t go to the top floor. A canoe without a paddle. The light’s on but nobody is home. No...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Dog Hair on Hannah Montana
Diesel and Kaylee have a love-hate relationship. I always ask my clients for a wish list – an itemized description of the behaviors they...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Can Bailey Come Out and Play?
Here’s a MadLib for you. Replace the word “child” in the following paragraph with the word “dog.” My child goes to school. My child has a...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Stupid Dog Tricks
No, this isn’t about David Letterman. He’s been in the press enough already. This is about Roberto and his tricks. Roberto is a typical...
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Rachel R. Baum
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The Voice You Hear is Not Your Own
Lacey always has something to say. Like some people I know (but will not name), the 4-year-old Rat Terrier does not have a single...
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Rachel R. Baum
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Read My Body Language
There’s an interesting book about dog body language called Canine Body Language: A Photographic G Dog owners usually underestimate how...
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Rachel R. Baum
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I’m Here. You’re Not.
When Taffy’s owner Laura comes home, the 15-month-old Cocker Spaniel mix greets her frantically, leaping and licking and yipping until...
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