Clipping Jack's Nails

Jack has always been reluctant to let me clip his nails as I did not do a good job when he was younger and it bled a bit.

But we were encouraged to try again after watching the Dog Whisperer TV programmes by trying to get Jack into a Calm and Submissive state of mind.

Well, we managed to cut a few nails with Jason helping to hold Jack and I clipping the nails.

I would not say that Jack was totally calm and submissive though but we got the job done with lesser struggle from Jack.

Training Jack To STAY

After watching so many of the Dog Whisperer TV programmes, we decided to try to train Jack to stay by the door and not come into the house.

It took a lot of time and patience that afternoon before we got some results but it did not last long though as Jack forgot about it the following day...ha....ha...

We have not be reinforcing the training so our fault, I suppose.

Will try again soon......

Naughty Jack

We found the garden in a mess one morning and suspected that Jack was the culprit in messing up with a few plants.


Luckily, it has not happened since then.


Jack, you were a naughty  beagle....!

Jack Eating Grass

I saw Jack trying to chew some grass through the fence around the garden area so I was curious whether he was serious about eating the grass.

I pulled out a bunch of grass and placed them in his food bowl.

True enough, he started to pick up a few stands and chewed on them.

I was wondering if he has a tummy upset....?

I was told that dogs sometimes eat grass to ease their tummy upset or to stimulate them to vomit out the indigestible stuff....?

Jack did not vomit that day though.....

But he recently had an operation to remove a lump of grass+sand+hair that gave him so much problem that he lost his appetite and he could not even sit or lie down....if you have read my earlier posting.

So is eating grass good or bad for dogs....?

David