19th Month / Weeks 80-83: addressing his nemeses, getting in the van and slippery floors

2020-11-30T18:49:18+00:00By |Categories: Dog Case Studies, Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Zooka's 19th month, November 2020, was focused mainly on getting out in public more (safely) and working on getting more comfortable loading up in the van to go places. His two main nemeses these days are: the van (getting in it) and slippery floors. Those were our two main agenda items this month. Zooka has [...]

16th Month / Weeks 66-70: more hikes, group classes, and helping with demos and training other dogs

2020-09-30T15:27:20+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The month of August 2020 was filled with getting away from home more and more helping me out with my business. Normally, we are booked up with boarding dogs during the spring and summer months with lots of people traveling. With the pandemic this year, there has been less traveling. While that definitely takes a [...]

Is your dog earning freedoms?

2016-10-29T16:58:12+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, The Zuzu Chronicles|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Just when you think your dog has a particular skill mastered. . . she gives you a reality check! Just when you think you can relax and let your guard down. . . he reminds you that you should never get TOO comfortable! Zuzu usually (but not always!) makes good decisions on our off-leash [...]

Do we expect too much from our adolescent dogs?

2019-04-29T03:04:14+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Dog-Book-Article-Video Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

While most of the books I read are about dogs, I also do a lot of reading about human behavior. Why? Because while I am a dog trainer and behavior consultant, much of my work really is with the human side of the partnership. So the better I am able to understand both ends of [...]

Are your dog training goals setting you up for failure?

2019-04-29T03:00:37+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Most of us do have goals in mind when we start training our dogs. Perhaps it’s the desire to have a dog who displays the best skills of Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Benji, and The Doberman Gang all rolled into one. Perhaps your goals are less lofty, such as not eating everything off your kitchen [...]

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