Author Archives: Kari Neumeyer

Bark and Lunge on sale July 29

I’ve been uncharacteristically wordless lately because I’m gearing up for the launch of Bark and Lunge: Saving My Dog from Training Mistakes. Add it to your Goodreads list now, and on July 29, buy the print or eBook (or both!) from any of your usual online booksellers. Here’s the print cover:     Powered byContinue reading “Bark and Lunge on sale July 29”

Abe’s Doggie eHarmony Video

Big dogs don’t always make the best impression behind bars, so Rob and I made this video to show how much fun Abe is in the play yard and on walks. Abe is available at the Humane Society of Skagit County, but I bet there are awesome dogs near you, too. Powered by Linky ToolsContinue reading “Abe’s Doggie eHarmony Video”

Just another vicious pit bull attack

I won’t link to Time Magazine’s offensive, biased, and badly reported article about pit bulls, but instead offer this rebuttal. And these pictures of Miss Maddie, available at the Humane Society of Skagit Valley. Maddie had a home for a year and then her family moved away and didn’t take her. Who could leave behindContinue reading “Just another vicious pit bull attack”

Bark and Lunge coming soon

Exciting news! Bark and Lunge: Saving My Dog from Training Mistakes will launch this summer. Join my mailing list for alerts. I promise not to share your email address, and won’t bombard you, just send you updates about the book. Also, list subscribers are eligible to receive a FREE advance PDF of the book, and will beContinue reading “Bark and Lunge coming soon”

Happy Birthday (observed) to the most destructive dog I’ve had

Isis eviscerated a couch, and Leo devoured the interior of my car, but in the last year, Mia has managed to do more damage than the two of them put together with her incessant door shredding. I don’t care. I’m not even mad. That’s how much I love my Meezy B. We brought her homeContinue reading “Happy Birthday (observed) to the most destructive dog I’ve had”

Walking dogs for fitness and fun

I really wanted to call this post How I lost 30 pounds walking dogs. Turns out that won’t happen unless I also cut back on the M&Ms and french fries. When I first started volunteering at the Humane Society of Skagit Valley, I went two or three times a week and walked three dogs about 20Continue reading “Walking dogs for fitness and fun”

Raw Beef: It’s what’s for your dog’s breakfast

I was interviewed for this NPR story about raw-feeding. The headline emphasizes the health risk for humans, so for Wordless Wednesday, I thought I’d show you that feeding raw beef to my dogs poses no more of a human health risk than making meatloaf. Powered by Linky Tools Click here to enter your link and view this LinkyContinue reading “Raw Beef: It’s what’s for your dog’s breakfast”

Do dogs need rules?

Unbelievably, there are people in dog training circles who think positive-only training is wrong. But as Victoria Stilwell explains, positive does not equal permissive. Cesar Millan is big on saying that dogs need rules, boundaries, and limitations, more than they need affection. Whether or not that’s true, I abandoned that notion around the time I learnedContinue reading “Do dogs need rules?”