http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5They (I always wonder who they are) say the world would stop without deadlines. I don't know about that, but I do know that I respond to deadlines. So far the "Ask the Dog Guy" blog/column was published whenever I got an interesting letter or more recently, whenever I got the notion and had som...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~692774.aspx11/24/2009 2:07:43 PMDave Pearson Why would the Department of Agriculture wish to deny the right of an animal owner to bath it or to have somebody transport it to a dog park or veterinarian? I really don't know and if you ask them, as I did, they'll tell you they are only following the law that was requested by the pet industry....http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~691014.aspx11/20/2009 3:05:19 PMDave Pearson In my effort to give animal owners more options, I have been looking into (investigating) investing in a self-serve coin operated dog wash that operates similar to a car wash (and in fact, is often an add on to carwashes around the nation). Simultaneously I have been in discussions with legislat...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~687889.aspx11/17/2009 3:35:14 AMDave Pearson When asked I've always said that I thought that all dogs were of similar intelligence. They just applied it differently. I would usually get this type of question from the owner of a dog that did a lot of tricks or maybe a purebred of some sort and not to pour water on their fire (and because I'...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~683277.aspx11/7/2009 11:27:35 PMDave Pearson My last entry (post) was a book review by an author named Stanley Coren titled, " How to Speak Dog ." In it I mentioned that I sometimes call dog fights, "conversations." Well, I have two Norwegian Elkhounds, one old (about 12) and the other young (about 2) and they are intent on having a ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~681314.aspx11/3/2009 9:21:25 AMDave Pearson I read this book years ago and I was hoping that an improved description/explanation of why dogs scratch after they eliminate would be included... No such luck. It is still described as a visual signal to alert other dogs as to the location of the scent (included in the elimination). That may be...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~674976.aspx10/22/2009 12:39:26 PMDave Pearson I just learned that today is "Blog Action Day,"where all the bloggers in the world are asked to opine on a single issue...the issue today is climate change and the blog I read extolled the virtues of using a cloths line instead of a dryer for our cloths and took a poke at subdivision rules as th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~670122.aspx10/15/2009 11:04:22 AMDave Pearson Normal0015482247331383611.773000 "I can't stand this proliferation of paperwork. It's useless to fight the forms. You have to kill the people who produce them" Vladimir Kabaidze (General Director of the Ivanvoe Machine Works near Moscow, in a speech to the Communist Party Conference. That sayi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~669856.aspx10/14/2009 11:02:28 PMDave Pearson Normal001105760285012740211.773000 Well, who was it that said the only thing consistent is change? Whomever it was ... was right. The Your Hub folks seem to have taken this to heart and are making changes in how to post/read this stuff. Yesterday I nearly took a header trying to nav...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~667056.aspx10/11/2009 5:02:44 AMDave Pearson Often in certain circumstances I am asked how many languages I speak. I generally reply two, English and Pig Latin (with tongue planted firmly in cheek). I suppose I should modify that to three and include Doggish in the mix. I am currently re-reading a book, How to speak Dog by Stanley C...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~662463.aspx10/4/2009 3:56:01 AMDave Pearson Most of my regular readers know that in addition to dog training, I also have a full service pet services company, Pearson's Professional Pet Services, ( www.pearsonspetservices.com ). One of my walkers is on vacation and I'm the backup. I've been walking a BIG BOY (Great Pyrenees/Lab cross) ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~661844.aspx10/1/2009 3:43:06 PMDave Pearson I recently got a call from a lady who wanted to know if I could help her with her Catahoula Leopard Dog. Catahoola what? I asked, genuinely not knowing what she was talking about. It will come as no surprise to the reader that I did not get another call from this lady about her dog... However,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~656931.aspx9/16/2009 7:06:40 PMDave Pearson Almost everybody know that canines have a pack order. The alpha dog is legendary. In dog training school, we are taught that many, if not most, issues arise from the pooch not knowing his place in the order. But recently I have had the chance to witness the phenomena of a couple of pooches trying...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~653645.aspx9/7/2009 7:12:50 AMDave Pearson Normal0015282379353370011.773000 Recently I began considering adding a line of products to my webpage. I isn't because I wish to compete with Petco/Smart, but rather because I'd like to have access to particular products and perhaps provide my clients access to particular products at a favorab...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~647549.aspx8/18/2009 11:48:53 AMDave Pearson I have recently acquired yet another dog and have been observing his behavior. He is about a year old Elkhound named Koda. So, now I have an 11+ year old Elkhound, a 3-yr old Greyhound and a 1+ year old Elkhound. I gotta say that one of the reasons I cite for liking the Elkhound breed is that ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~644860.aspx8/9/2009 12:43:46 PMDave Pearson I sometimes volunteer with Colorado Greyhound Adoption and when reading their blog this question was posed, "are two better than one?" followed by this explanation, "I've only had single dogs that I've adopted. I'm thinking of adopting two greys this time. I figure there will be days that I'm har...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~640879.aspx7/28/2009 9:14:31 AMDave Pearson As some of you know, I volunteer with a greyhound rescue and have a rescued greyhound named Taco. Recently another volunteer penned a piece for the blog titled, "I think I'm going to be sick," where she cites the ingredients of most commercial dog food, including the use of rendered animal produc...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~640175.aspx7/25/2009 11:09:24 AMDave Pearson I took a call today from a lady (unknown) who had read "Waterboarding and Shock Collars" and, by the way, said she read ALL my stuff and agreed with me 95% of the time. (Uhmmm wonder what the 5% is?) She asked if I had ever been around a bearded collie or a "Beardie" as they are called, to wh...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~636441.aspx7/15/2009 2:05:09 AMDave Pearson This is an update of a piece I previously published regarding weeds and their fiendish impact on our furry friends. This is unsolicited advice on weeds. This time of year, when the temperatures are hovering in the 90's it is often kosher for news outlets to focus on the common things, like no...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~633560.aspx7/6/2009 2:51:32 PMDave Pearson Given what is happening in the media after Michael Jackson's demise, even a Dog Blog should probably comment on him. I've learned a couple of things since "The King of Pop" died. First, don't ever die on the same day as a pop icon if you wish any attention. What happened to Farrah? Second, I'm ol...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~630820.aspx6/27/2009 12:23:59 PMDave Pearson Some of you might know that I also write for a few mags on a freelance basis. Recently, one of my editors/publishers sent me a note with alphabet soup initials behind her name. I inquired as to their meaning (I'm always confused by such things) For example; I'm supposed to put "ABCDT" behind my n...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~630508.aspx6/26/2009 9:16:43 AMDave Pearson I had a client ask me the other day if I used shock collars. I replied no I don't like them and don't think they work well. But I acknowledged that some trainers swear by them and that they are only a tool, like a hammer. Even a hammer can be a deadly weapon in the wrong hands. But the questi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~630116.aspx6/25/2009 8:19:01 AMDave Pearson Call me technology challenged. I am. I have been going through webmasters like water through a goose (that's the nice version)... the current one is for keeps, I hope. The last one suggested and I agreed that it made sense to link to this Your Hub Blog where I post and they publish (Occasionally ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~626849.aspx6/15/2009 3:36:33 PMDave Pearson Animal Communicator Call me old fashioned but ghosts and psychics are, in my view, to be looked on with great suspicion. "The animals share with me"... is what I heard a "communicator" say while pimping a book called "Wagging Tales" on television s few minutes ago. Not long ago a lady called ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~619471.aspx5/26/2009 10:57:31 AMDave Pearson This was published in Your Hub previously and is not original content by me. Gone to the dogs Contributed by: Crawford Clark/YourHub.com on 2/20/2009 Professional pet services provider Dave Pearson, a former journalist and political consultant, started his Arvada home-based business a...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~611293.aspx5/5/2009 3:09:44 AMDave Pearson Relationship Issues I find that upwards of 90% of the "issues" I asked to assist with have to do with the relationship between a pooch and it owner(s). Nine times out of ten the owner(s) has/have either abdicted or never achieved the role of pack leader in the pooch's eyes. So, he/she (the p...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~611292.aspx5/5/2009 2:55:34 AMDave Pearson I recently had a letter from a gentleman in Michigan who was worrried abut how his daughter would react to her pet's passing. Coincidently, I received this from one of my dog friends... and forwarded it on to him. A Dog's Purpose - sure had to send this along: (From a 6-year-old) Bein...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~585110.aspx2/27/2009 3:39:13 AMDave Pearson Dear Dog Guy,, My 14 year old daughter Reagan sleeps with her now 10 year old terrier-chihuahua mix (which looks like a miniature black lab). He follows her wherever she goes...i.e., they're inseparable. But instead of chasing after her and sprinting through the yard and jumping and wanting t...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~574705.aspx1/30/2009 2:03:59 PMDave Pearson Dear Dog Guy, Thanks for the quick response, I use Simple Solutions to clean up the smell and have been arduous with my system but apparently not enough. Do you know of a better product or better yet, a cleaning service? Yes both Rikki and Zulu have had an issue with marking the basement in t...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~572300.aspx1/26/2009 5:42:16 AMDave Pearson COPROPHAGIA REVISITED On Thursday, Jan 1., Your Hub published in the print edition one of my prior entries on poop eating dogs (coprophagia) as part of a "best of" series. I re-read it, as did some in-laws who were over for New Year's dinner. One of those reading it brought up a good point wh...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Blogs/Archive/Pets-Animals/Blog~563848.aspx1/2/2009 2:54:56 PMDave Pearson