Blitzen is our newest family member. He is an 8 month old Vizsla and is also the half brother of our Zooka. Sometimes you plan to add a new dog to the family, do your research, take your time and bring home that new dog when you are ready. And sometimes, you have a new [...]
Puppy nipping and biting is a common problem. The problem often spills over into adolescence and sometimes even adulthood. How do I get my puppy/adolescent/adult dog to stop nipping?! If the nipping is happening during play - or attempts to instigate play - then one of the answers to the problem is to look at [...]
If you know anything about living with a puppy, you will expect some nipping, biting, or mouthing sort of behaviors. It's just a fact of life when you live with a puppy. The question, though, is how long does that behavior actually last? Does a puppy just outgrow it at some point? This is where [...]
I’m not sure which drives people crazier when living with a puppy – the housetraining or the puppy biting. Both can be difficult to deal with and try the patience of even the calmest person you know. If I had a dollar for every time I heard “This biting needs to stop!” I could [...]
