This week, I’d like to introduce you to a blog called Boulder Dog. There are lots of things I like about this blog, starting with its tagline, “For the Love of Dogs and Their People”. For me, that just says it all.
Sadie’s School for Hapless Humans
Boulder Dog is written by Deborah Flick with the help and inspiration of Sadie, Deborah’s shy adolescent chocolate poodle, companion, teacher and friend. Deborah is a truly devoted individual. She has a background in communication and diversity earned through a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder. However, these days she spends most of her time in Sadie’s School for Hapless Humans. Here is what she has to say to say about her lessons there:
“She (Sadie) is my teacher, and everyday, it seems, she challenges me with a new lesson plan. I must be a slow learner because Sadie insists that we cover previous lessons, practicing patience, for example, over and over. At this point I don’t see graduating from Sadie’s School for Hapless Humans anytime soon. But that’s okay. I’ll happily sit at the paws of the master for as long as it takes.”
Boulder Dog Blog
The quality of Deborah’s Boulder Dog blog is evidenced by the fact that Boulder Dog has been nominated for the DogTime Pettie award for “Best Dog Blog”. Deborah’s motive in campaigning for this competition is the $500 prize that is to be awarded to the animal welfare organization of the winner’s choice. Here is what Deborah had to say about winning the prize: “My heart swells at the thought of the opportunity to make that kind of a difference for animals in need.” As you can see, Deborah has a big heart and she wears it on her sleeve.
Boulder Dog covers a variety of issues.
- Each Friday, the blog presents the “#FollowFriday Fab 4″ in which Deborah highlights four spectacular blogs that provide great information for her readers.
- Deborah and the Boulder Dog blog are also part of the “Never Shock a Puppy” coalition, a group of bloggers participating in a campaign aimed at educating pet owners about humane handling methods for their puppies and adult dogs.
- Training topics are also covered, as in one of Deborah’s latest posts, “Ball Bonking and Clicker Breakthrough“.
So, my advice to you is to head over to Boulder Dog right now and take a look around. I promise you won’t regret it.
And once you’ve checked out Deborah’s Boulder Dog blog, don’t forget to visit some of the other wonderful blogs in our Pet Lover’s Blog Hop. Every blog in this group is a winner and is worthy of at least a few minutes of your time.
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Hiya – I need to assert, impressed with your site. I had no trouble navigating through all the tabs and thus info was quite easy to do to access. I grabbed what I had hoped for very fast the whole time. Relatively spectacular. Would have to appreciate it in the event you add user discussion forums as well, it may be a perfect way for your customer to socialize. Brilliant work..
Hi, Martin. Thanks for your comments. Some of the navigation links are new/recently added, so I really appreciate your input about how they’re working. I’m happy to hear you had a pleasant experience here. Hope to see you back very soon
We actually do a public discussion forum here: Pet Health Care Gazette Public Forums. The forums are still pretty new to the site and not very active yet, but please visit and start a thread or two. Or contribute to an existing one. Above all, enjoy!
Thanks for featuring the Boulder Dog Blog. I enjoy reading it but have forgotten to visit recently. Appreciate the reminder of Deborah’s wonderful writing.
Hi, Kyla. And you’re welcome
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