Happy Valentine's from Sandy

Sandy wishing all the pupper lovers a very happy Valentine's

Bodhi's First Hike with Action Dog!

Today Bodhi went on his first real off leash adventure hike with his new best friends. He did so good, he was off the leash most of the time, and has a great habit of stopping and checking in with us around every turn in the trail. He is super smart and wants to please - training this Aussie pup is super easy and fun! 

Yesterday we went to Point Isabel and he played with tons of new dogs, and practiced his recall around a lot of new things and new distractions. He did beautifully! So, today we took it one step further and went out into the real wild outdoors - we hiked down one of our favorite weekend loops - West Ridge to Tres Sendes up Madrone in Redwood Regional Park. We love it down there, where the tall trees shade us from the blazing sun and the dogs find a few puddles to splash in. Good boy, Bodhi!

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May, June, July.... AUGUST!

Holey moley a lot has happened this summer! We've won some, we've lost some, but we're having more fun than ever! Action Dog! is hiking up a storm. Wherever we go, we've got dogs in tow. Just to update everyone on what's happend to us in our doggy life - here are a few of the many photos that we've forgotten to post and stories we've forgotten to blog about!

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Great shot of a great pack!

I just wanted to post this awesome photo of some of our best dog pals taking a break on our hike on Monday. We went to West Ridge trail near the bowl in Redwood Park. Here we're practicing "sit" command, an easy and BORING basic thing for these dogs to do - but they master it so well I had to take advantage and catch a few pictures.

Suma, Bugsy, Sophie, Brannagh and Vera

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Jeff Winfrey, Dog Walker  ~ goactiondog@gmail.com

Roxy's first walk with Action Dog!

Roxy is a 4 year old chocolate lab, and she is great! Jeff took her on her first group dog walk today and as a pack handler, he couldn't have been happier. She has great recall off-leash, and Jeff worked on some basic commands and leash skills with her to establish a good relationship to start, like heel, sit stay, off, and manners greeting the other dogs we meet on the trail.

She is going to be a good dog in our group walks, she is very social and playful. Here are a couple photos of her getting her paws muddy, the rain didn't stop any of the dogs from having a good time! Suma the golden-doodle poses for photos also. Welcome to the pack, Roxy!  












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The Pooch Collection

Action Dog! is now up on the Pooch Collection!

The Pooch Collection is still in Beta testing phase, but it looks like it's going to be a great online resource for people looking to find dog sitters and walkers in their neighborhoods.

Check it out!  http://poochcollection.com/profiles/actiondog




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Jeff Winfrey, Dog Walker ~ goactiondog@gmail.com

Suma's first day with Action Dog!

Welcome to the pack, Suma! She's a young whipper-snapper Golden-Doodle dog, and right out of the gate she did great on her first day with Action Dog! She lives near Sophie, the Labra-Doodle, and today we had a good refreshing dose of doodle madness. They match each other's energy really well on the trail - both love to run and trailblaze. 

We started at Skyline Gate in Redwood Regional Park and hiked up Westridge trail all the way past Moon Gate for a water break at a bench. It was a good long first hike for Suma and when we brought her back home the first thing she did was curl up on her bed. 

Good girl, Suma.

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Fig the mini Schnauzer

Say hello to Fig! He's a 1 year old mini Schnauzer pup. He's super sweet and totally rad on the trail. He's got excellent manners and great recall, and he knows all the tricks already! What a smarty-pup!

His mama treats him like a star, and he's very mellow and well-adjusted. This was his first day with the pack, and he did great! At first, we practiced some basic leash manners, so he got used to me. He was patient waiting his turn to run with the other dogs, but we worked on some recall and basic commands while he earned his freedom. Then, he dragged his leash behind him, and we worked on recall some more, then he showed me how good he could be, and he ran and ran and ran!

Here are some shots of him chasing Maddy and Creme around the big open clearing along the Wildcat Stream trail in Tilden park.

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Action Dog! Cheesy Holiday Card

Happy Holidays From the Action Dog! Crew 

Kitsu, Kenai, Jeff, Elana, Drake, Sandy, Action man and Zoe in front ;)

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Hello and happy Wednesday! I made a slideshow of some recent photos. We have some new additions to the Action Dog hiking pack - Rico, Abby and Rocky. They're all friends already and so they are getting along great with each other and showing the other dogs what fun it is to be small :)



 
Abby is a Japanese Chin dog, she's a rare breed in this area, and we are having a fun time with her! She's got a super sweet personality and loves playing with Asti, the little cavapoo. She's cousins with Rico, a rescued chihuahua mix, who is a little timid and shy at first but he is awesome off-leash and has great recall. And, their other related pup, Rocky - a spunky and snifferific Jack russell terrier.

Also mixed in to this recent bunch of photos, our dedicated and trusty trail pals: Kenai the Aussie, Dakota the running mutt, Amber the sweet rottie mix, Nina the hound dog, Zulu the super soft and happy shorty mutt, and Cosmo the ever-reliable Min-Pin.

Enjoy the latest photo updates from the Oakland and Berkeley hills! We have been enjoying the chill weather here in the East Bay - but we're definitely ready to take on the muddy hikes once the rain starts coming again....


Ciao for now!
Elana of Action Dog! East Bay Dog Walking Hiking



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Lab Tails: Limber Tail Syndrome

Even on a fun-filled weekend, tough dogs and tough people get bumps and bruises! It looks like our pal Sandy has either a sprained tail, or what is commonly called "Limber Tail Syndrome"... After a really fun and long hard two play sessions with her uncle Jeff (Drake's foster-dad) yesterday while the Action Dog humans went motorbiking (and got our fair share of bumps and bruises), today she is having a really hard time settling into a comfortable position. We pulled a little splinter out of her tail but it's still really bothering her, it's sensitive to the touch and she barely got any sleep last night. Poor girl!

Doing some web searching, I found a few articles referencing similar symptoms to those our yellow lab is certainly experiencing, here at the Lab Tails Blog the situation seems like it's the same...

Also I found an article here that talks about a lot of cold-water swimming which can bring it on from over exertion, which is probably a lot of what she got yesterday! Swimming at Pt Isabel and the Albany Bulb beach on a frosty winter morning with a lot of other dogs might just have done the trick. Hopefully she'll bounce back to life soon.... So heartbreaking to see her droopy sad Labrador face not its smiling self! A little love and rest ought to do the trick, otherwise it's off to the vet for us....

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Beagles saved from a caged life experience freedom for the first time!

A Beagle rescue group gives these little guys a shot at freedom and adoption after living their whole lives at a laboratory in a cage. Now we get to see these lucky dogs take their first steps outside their cage in the grass.
It's always great to see good humans giving dogs the chance they deserve at a happy life! Hopefully these pups will get to really see what it's like to be a dog, and run off-leash in the hills with their pals on awesome adventures.

Remember to always use products that are not tested on animals!


Watch A Bunch Of Dogs Experience Sunlight And Grass For The First Time

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Videos!

Last week at Dimond Canyon on our adventure hike, Levon the border collie lab mix found a toy to entertain himself.

Sandy our yellow lab demands to be fed after every single hike. Here she is jabbering away as I try to ignore her impolite insistence :) This ActionDog needs a lot of calories to replenish her energy after a good hike with the pack. 

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Brannagh Joins the Action Pack!

The Action Dog pack had a great time out on our walks in the East Bay hills and at Oyster Bay yesterday.

Say hi to the new dog on in the pack ~ Brannagh! She is a super playful black lab/border collie mix.

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