Labradors Sledding!

This is an adorable link ... watch these joyful yellow labs playing in the snow!

ASK Ruby

Dear Ruby,

I don’t catch the ball or Frisbee. I think my Dad is embarrassed at Dog Park. He like looks down and makes an unhappy face. I just don’t like catch. The ball smells bad like underarms and cat pee. I don’t want it in my mouth. I really don’t get what the deal is. Dad gets all disappointed, like I’m a bad dog. I am not a bad dog.

I want him to play chase. That’s my game. He chases me, I chase him. We roll around on the grass. How can I get him to play good games? Help me please. Thanks Tanker


Dear Tanker,
Sorry your Dad is a dopey sport hound. He probably wasn’t good at Little League and wants to show the guys he can throw. You will be a hero and make him happy if you just pick it up 2 or 3 times. Try rolling it on the grass and it won’t smell bad. Practice those “I love you” looks to clean up on treats. Teaching him how to roll in the grass takes time. Good luck, let me know how it’s going Dog!

Ruby

Why Do Dogs Turn Around Three Times Before Lying Down?

According to American humorist Robert Benchley, a dog teaches a boy three things: fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.

All domestic dog breeds can be traced back to three lines of wolves and many of our dog’s behaviors can be explained by this ancestral tendency. In the wild, before lying down, they trampled the grass several times to make a comfortable sleeping spot.

Even though our domestic dog usually has a plush bed as a sleeping place, this denning ritual continues. Since this behavior gives your dog a sense of contentment, it will likely be continued through future generations of dogs, even though it is no longer needed.

Ruby writes to Hey Buddy

Hey Handsome! Ha, ha, that sitting command makes me boil. Have you tried a low grrrrr? I do that and look down at the ground. Those two leggers are so funny when they look all “You do what I say”.

I have made my mom say “Ruby sit ” ten times in a row once,which made me laugh so hard I was crying. That was before she started reading a bunch of books. She gives me the “cold shoulder” now. I say ha, ha, your loss, I won.

Here is a good joke…stare at a place under the cabinet and growl, like there is a moose (or is that mouse?), under there. We have good noses, so hey, they'll will fall for it. Watch them get all weird. It will last for probably 20 minutes and here is the funniest … "Oh, good Ruby, what is it Ruby,what do you smell Ruby, blah,blah,blah." I smell you are weird, ha, ha. I love that.

Mom lets me love up your mom when she comes over but…Big Smell, I mean Big Red, comes over and is really pushing me away and stuff. But your mom realllllly loves me. But not like she loves you, it’s a million times more, that you mom loves you. Did you get to se my letter and handwriting in Soy Sauce?

Love Ruby

One Heck of a Dog Trainer

This is by far the best video I have ever watched. This man has the patience of a saint. I cannot even imgaine how many hours it took to train these wonderful dogs. The dogs had me laughing so hard the tears were running down my face.

Hello World!

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In the Daily Dogma, you can read frequent “news stories” by and about dogs, play puzzles, enter contests, enjoy cartoons and jokes and provide lots of fun input, including pix of your dog.