La Niche Chien

Welcome to another edition of La Niche Chien ! Today, on La Niche Chien we're going to look at one subject that is central to every dog owner who lives in the city -- walking the dog. As you remember, last time on La Niche Chien Schmoogie got lost (and fortunately, found). Now one thing changed after Schmoogie got lost -- she used to not like to walk. Evidently exploring the neighbourhood was enough to get her interested in walking around. Now she will go for long walks except in the daytime...

La Niche Chien (in English, the dog kennel) is about my friend's dog, Schmoogie. She calls me up all the time to tell me the latest cute or interesting thing her dog is doing, so I thought I'd memorialize her dog in La Niche Chien. From time to time I may post other dog-related stuff here too, but in the meantime, I hope you will enjoy my retellings of her sweet and adorable dog on La Niche Chien. Schmoogie is a dog that was found as a stray near a small town in north central Texas and looks...

Welcome again to La Niche Chien ! Today on La Niche Chien I am going to relate a story of what happened within a few days after my friend got her dog, Schmoogie, and how you can prevent a similar thing from happening to you, and what to do if it does happen. My friend had been taking her Schmoogie for walks, but did not leave her collar on in the house. As a result, one evening she went to answer the door, and not being used to having a new dog in the house, did not notice when Schmoogie...

Welcome to yet another day on La Niche Chien ! Today on La Niche Chien, I want to relate a story of a dog and a rabbit. It so happened that my friend was walking Schmoogie when Schmoogie spied a rabbit and took off after it (and tried to kill it). My friend was extremely upset, but this is normal behaviour for a dog, after all--especially hunting and herding dogs. Here at La Niche Chien we like rabbits as well as anyone, but dogs will chase them, and it's a given that sometimes rabbits will...

Welcome to yet another post on La Niche Chien! Today on La Niche Chien, I want to address leash laws and their utility.My friend loves for her dog to run around loose, and I agree, that's what dogs were evolved to do. However, dogs did not evolve alongside cars, and therein lies the problem. My friend used to walk her dog at night, when it was cool, and let her go to the end of the block without a leash, because it was in their own neighbourhood. However, one night, Schmoogie saw a rabbit, and took off after it, just as a car was speeding down the block. Fortunately, the car missed her, but that

Welcome back to La Niche Chien! Today on La Niche Chien, I am going to relate a story about the time I took Schmoogie for a walk and she nearly died, even though she was on the leash. Let this be a warning to dog owners everywhere.I was walking Schmoogie because my friend, whose dog she is, was teaching a class all day and would not have time to walk her. I took Schmoogie out, and admittedly, it was hot. This was Texas in July, after all! But because my friend was not with her, Schmoogie took to laying down every few feet and not wanting to move. I kept encouraging her because I knew she really