# SilkForTheDogs.com



## About

**URL:** https://silkforthedogs.com
**Tagline:** Your Preferred Online Course Partner
**By:** Jesper Conrad

## Pages

- [Dog Travel Stories](https://silkforthedogs.com/travelstories)
- [Dog Training Tips](https://silkforthedogs.com/dogtraining)
- [All Dog Articles](https://silkforthedogs.com/articles)
- [Dogs in Heaven](https://silkforthedogs.com/angel-dogs)
- [Home](https://silkforthedogs.com/)

## Blog

- [Well-behaved dog?](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/103946-well-behaved-dog) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 22, 2025): Many people often ask me how it is that my dogs are so well-behaved. But in reality, it’s not so much about them being well-behaved — at least not for me. For me, it’s more about them feeling good, and then the good behavior just comes as an extra bonus.
- [Otto](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/104334-otto) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 22, 2025): Otto was the first Bassa dog I met. He was a large, grey-brindled Spanish Mastiff. He was born in 2010 and came to Mon La Bassa as a half-grown puppy
- [Dog Bath Time – 10 Tips](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/104318-dog-bath-time-10-tips) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 21, 2025): All dogs need a bath now and then. And it can often feel overwhelming and annoying — both for the dog and the owner. But it doesn’t have to be as terrible as you might imagine. It can actually turn into something quite cozy.
- [Flow](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/104209-flow) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 16, 2025): Flow var en bassa hund. Han blev født i 2020, og var en hvid og brun pitbull, med de flotteste grønne øjne. 
- [Balder](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/104117-balder) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 11, 2025): Balder was my uncle and aunt’s dog. He was a big black Labrador, born in 2008 — the same year as me.
- [Coco](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/104113-coco) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 11, 2025): Coco was born in 2006, two years before me. She was the first dog I ever met and the first dog I truly loved. She’s probably a big part of why I love dogs as much as I do today.
- [Sulaima and Shakespeare](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/103945-sulaima-and-shakespeare) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 7, 2025): Most people have certain expectations about how things should be, sometimes without even realizing it.
- [Help Your Dog Find Its Calm Place](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/103944-help-your-dog-find-calm) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 7, 2025): All dogs are different and have different ways of handling various situations.
- [Can an old dog learn new tricks?](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/103908-can-an-old-dog-learn-new-tricks) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 6, 2025): Can an old dog learn new tricks?

To put it simply: yes, they can.
- [When Your Dog Says NO](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/103906-when-your-dog-says-no) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 6, 2025): For dogs, there’s a big difference between being angry and simply saying no. And honestly, that’s one of my favorite things about dogs.

Being angry, for them, usually means someone has crossed a boundary, and now they’re irritated. But saying no? That’s something entirely different. It’s calm. It’s clear. It’s gentle.
- [Make Dog Training Easier – 10 Tips](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/103905-make-dog-training-easier) by Silke Vestlev (Feb 6, 2025): 10 hurtige træningstips til problemfri træning.
- [Nervous dog? Help your dog enjoy a happier everyday life](https://silkforthedogs.com/blog/103870-nervous-dog) by Silke Vestlev (Jan 15, 2025): Okay. That whole calm-and-peaceful vibe sounds nice—but what if you have a dog that’s so nervous, so stressed, that calm just isn’t an option? A dog that can’t handle anything? What then?