Halloween Coco

It's that time of year again, and we think it's best to go with a more simple approach to Halloween:

A simple jester ruff, with cute bells, and a cost of 8 dollars. Who knew dressing your pet for less could be this adorable?

Miguel's family came up this weekend for a fall foliage adventure. Coco enjoyed the attention, but not staying up really late at night. She got a little cranky at times! We are also doing better on her pulling problem. I am still taking her outside with her martin gale and treats, but now without the clicker. I am having some good results, she isn't pulling as hard. Distractions are still a challenge, but I am not giving up yet!

Happy fall!

Coco's been with us 1 year!

It's October and we've had Coco for one year! What would life be like without the great and powerful cuteness of the Cocos? Boring and dull, with no piles of hair to clean up and no click click click of paws following me around the house. It's hard to imagine what we would do without her.

We've been having some pulling issues on our walks lately, and this morning I took the advice of my friend and took Coco out with the clicker and some treats. It was pretty convincing. There was hardly any pulling and she was eager to please with plenty of good girls and tasty noms coming her way. Coco is pretty stubborn. Hee hee... gotta love bulldogs. It is so funny! She definitely fools me into thinking that she doesn't understand what I need her to do, and then with a little food she's walking like a princess on her leash or with right encouragement staring at a dog from the lawn instead of attacking it. I was watching a clip on animal planet called Dog 101 and the episode spot-lighted both French Bulldogs and Poodles. My poodle that we got when I was in high school lives at home with my dad. She is the most amazing dog: wicked smart, loving, loyal. (Three adjectives for frenchies might be silly, cuddle-bugs, and stubborn.) Coco is crazy funny to play with and lolls around the house snorting and chomping. Noel is always on the alert, posing on the couch or the carpet with possibly a bone between her dainty paws. We never had to click train her to do anything, she just figured it out with a couple of treats. Noel is very prim and proper; she would hide if you put her in a sweater or turn her back on you if you laugh at her. It's funny how both of the dogs I love so much are such different characters. :)