What a great site! So good to hear your stories about living in the Catalan countryside and your pesky pups! Would love to get a dog but my boyfriend wont let me!!! He says they are too much of a life-long commitment!

Your dogs are adorable. I got a puppy myself, he was rescued from South Korea, he’s now 8 months. Your blog is so useful to train a puppy and train ourselves. I get really happy when I see people with rescued dogs, I just thought I’d comment on your website since it is so fun to read through it. I would love to have 3 dogs although it is so much work. With one small one is already so much to do and so many expenses. Your dogs look really healthy and cute. Good for you and them.

Any more cute pictures of your doggies? The nagging hasn’t worked and me fella still won’t let me get a dog – but bizarely, he agrees to chickens! Not quite the same but a happy compromise for moi methinks! Still want a dog though.. I will just have to get my fix through your site!

When we were in Catalonia my husband insisted on taking videos of all the dogs he saw, as if Catalan dogs were somehow different from American dogs. They may be happier, but they don’t look much different!

Here in Seattle, dogs outnumber children – that’s fine by me!

Great post. How often do you update? I am looking for new stuff to toss in my feed reader and this might be good. Later

I was reading the April 2 article about spiked dog collars and found it funny, informative, and scary. I do however, have some additional information for you. We have a Great Pyrenees dog that we use as a LGD (Livestock Guardian Dog). He should wear a spiked collar (we have not done this) for the sole purpose of his own protection. If a coyote would happen into the field with the sheep, and be confronted by the Pyr, and a fight ensue, the spikes would protect his neck which is the first place most dogs will attack.

Thought you might want to know another use of the spiked collar.

OK, I just posted in your “dangerous foods for dogs” article section and now I see your dogs and where you live – how gorgeous!! As an American I’ve dreamt of a beautiful rustic ~ bucolic setting where my heart can lose itself.
Sigh…

I was wondering if you would be willing to help me figure out what kind of dog I have. I picked him up from a shelter 3 months ago where I was told he was a lab/beagle mix and he does not look like either to me. I’ve been looking at all types of dogs to see which looks closest to him because I want to know more about his habbits and needs. I enjoyed looking at your blogs and see you get a lot of activity on here so I thought I’d ask about my little one.

Thanks
Nicole

Thanks for your response. One more question my puppy is almost 6 months old and he is a ball of energy, were your girls very hyper when they were younger?