I do not like treats on my nose, I do not like them Sam-I-Am!

Woof! Have you doggies been working hard trying to master this silly balance-a-treat-on-your-nose nonsense thing that the Julie-people came up with as part of our "Back to School Special"?

Well, I have and let me tell ya - I've had just about enough of that nonsense! She started by putting a piece of my food on my nose, figuring that it's smaller and thus taking minimal effort to balance it there. While we did make some progress to the point that I'll let her put the silly piece of food on my nose once or maybe twice I just think the whole ordeal is beyond ridiculous and so I give up and roll over on my side to make her stop. Seriously, how humiliating! We only tried it with a big treat once and I got tired of trying to balance it and just did "roll over" instead to see if that would get her to leave me alone. Let's see if she likes it if I make her balance an ice cream cone (a treat that the people likes) on her nose.

I quit! Have any of you doggies mastered this nonsense though? Send me a picture or an e-mail and tell me about your training tricks!

MCHS Strut Your Mutt

Today was the Annual "Strut Your Mutt" walk-a-thon at Marquette County Humane Society, our Charity of the Month! It was pretty wet and rainy here in Maryland, I sure hope they had better weather up in the U.P. of Michigan. My Julie-people kept checking their weather reports and it looked like maybe the rain was going to hold off till the late afternoon. Were any of you there? How'd it go? Tell me all about it, pups!

Don't forget about our "Back to School" free treat promotion! We haven't received any photos yet, and I know that somedoggie out there can balance a treat on their nose (or head)! My Julie-people and I have been working on it ourselves. She's been getting me to "balance" a piece of kibble on my nose to start, and I'm getting better at it. It's just so hard to have something yummy right there and have to wait for the "ok" to eat it. But it's fun to make the people happy and excited, so I'm trying. My Julie-people says I've done great so far, and she has high hopes that by the end of the month we'll be posting a picture of me balancing a Love of Dog Bakery treat on my nose. I'm really hoping I can post a picture of somedoggie else doing the same thing though - and you'll get a dozen free treats too! It's still early, start training!

"Back to School" Special!

Learning isn't just for the human kids, ya know? This is a great time to enroll your dog in obedience or agility classes. Don't have time for formal classes? There are lots of great tricks you can teach your dog right from the comfort of your living room. In fact, to encourage you to teach your dog a new trick this "Back to School" season, we're offering a FREE TREAT with your September order when you send in a picture of your dog balancing any treat! Teach them to balance a treat on their nose, head, or paws - make them wait till you give the "OK" to eat the treat (and don't forget to take a picture!!!).

Better yet - send in a picture of your dog balancing a Love of Dog Bakery treat and we'll send you a whole DOZEN FREE TREATS with your September order. Plus we'll post your dog's picture on our website for evfurbody to see!

You can teach an old dog new tricks. Give it a try! Learning is fun for everyone. My people and I are gonna try this one too. They don't think I can do it ... I'll show them! Wait, is that a treat? I like treats!

Ready? Wait. (Click.) OK!! Good Dog!! Woo-woof!