Hi all, We are moving the Bixie Blog over to the NDT website. Here is a link for the latest post: Bixie At the Ready Thanks for your interest!
The picture that developed over the first few weeks we were getting to know Bixie proved far worse than I first expected. Aggression doesn’t trouble me because it’s a problem that at least is at the surface, and I’ve learned that the dog who has the heart to fight, as misdirected as the fight they […]
Sorry that this post has been so long in coming, busy times here on the farm. But we have been training and documenting Bixie’s progress so you will get the details! Kevin has a few words to say about the subject of hugs and kisses, we hope this will help you to understand why we […]
We are going on our third week with Bixie now. Her routine has been a simple one: We let her out of the crate first thing in the morning and walk her about 15 minutes feeding her from our hand while we do some of the core exercises, like pushing. Then she goes […]
At first glance, our new dog Bixie is outgoing, has good nerves, is self-confident, excited by new things rather than frightened, great with dogs, and loves, loves, loves to play. But there is another side to this coin because this endearing suite of traits didn’t land her in the doggie clink. Here’s the other side, […]
So we want to fill you in on Bixie. She’s a 2 1/2 year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi. We don’t know anything about who raised her from a puppy, but we do know that she was given up for her aggression problem. Little by little we should be able to piece her history together from […]
We weren’t looking for a new dog. Our German Shepherd Hexxie that we raised for almost 13 years died suddenly. We didn’t want to replace her with a new dog, but a few days after she died Kevin got a call from a rescue organization in Alabama. Could he rehabilitate a black Lab who was […]
