The month of July 2022 was a rough one for Blitzen. This month had some serious (temporary) escalations in his behaviors and also a bout of sickness. For the first couple of weeks after his MRI, we had him on memantine and pregabalin. You might recall from the last Bulletin that his MRI in June [...]
Zooka's 24th month of life, April 2021, ends with hitting his 2nd birthday! He still seems like our baby boy, but he's creeping closer to maturity. Vizslas have a tendency to be a bit on the slower side to maturing. And you might have heard that boys can be slower to mature than girls. So [...]
In our prior post about Blitzen, our new addition to the family, we described some of the issues that brought Blitzen into our lives. He had resource guarding issues, handling issues, and as it turned out, some pain issues. The resource guarding is a work in progress. He has made good strides forward on that [...]
This article is part of our E-book, ASK THE TRAINER: Answers to common questions about dog training and behavior issues, including jumping, leash manners, aggression, fearfulness, and more.   Question: We recently adopted a dog who growls and has even bared his teeth if we go near [...]
