Found this video off a new site off a twitter follower. Funny dog site check it out, www.agoutloud.com and of another one of my favorites for fun, info and a little creative play, BL Ochman’s www.Pawfun.com.

I am not a pet expert or dog trainer, but a dog lover and I received a note from a distressed reader about her Aussie mix who is starting to be a bit too possessive of the owner and starting to show signs of aggression. The owner wants to have a baby… I had a similar situation with a dog I owned and I was pregnant. Our problem was that he liked to run away (yes, we had a fence) and was not very obedient. He hadn’t shown any signs of aggressive or possessive behavior. I took him to obedience classes where the trainer, Michael Humphreys, said, ‘whoa he’s about a 7 on the Alpha scale…’ and that comment came from a professional dog trainer. Long traumatic story short- we were shocked when the dog bit my child on the hand over a pan of brownies, and we had to find the dog a more appropriate home. Although the decision was clear since I would never take an animal over my child, we all cried when his new family came to pick him up. Part of the reason we got a dog was to teach our children about caring and here I was sending the dog away. I felt like a failure as a parent to both my children and the dog. I totally sympathize with this dog owner. Of course you may want to get the dog checked out to see if there is a medical reason for the aggression and maybe talk to your vet and a professional trainer. So, should she get her dog professionally trained or should she find another home for her beloved dog? Do you have any advice for this dog owner?

 
Was watching Fox17 this morning and when I saw this clip of this incredilby cute labradoodle, Deacon that is a therapy dog AND will be perfoming in Annie at the Hudsonville Highschool …well please peeps I just featured West Michigan Therapy dogs in the previous post. Hey Disney, check this dog out! Go visit Deacon on stage, at Barnes and Noble, or check him out in the calendar.

On the product development front; no new HM news.

Really had fun with the Speedy Design Cntest. Great job Bryce Porter and Churu Yun. Hope everyone has an excellent New Year!!!!

Here is the winner of the Kendall Speedy Design Challenge! SOOOOO AWESOME! I spoke at Kendall School of Design to some industrial design students. I challenged them to come up with a holiday business card concept. They only had 15-20 minutes to sketch. They need to have listened to me (client), look at the product and my marketing materials and quick sketch. This team was allowed to fix up their winning concept and send it to me after they had won the sketching contest. I am so proud of them! Anyone interested in these designers please comment below. Maybe using this card will help get ClipCleany to market, people are buying for dogs this season http://tinyurl.com/235nsnn