21st Month / Weeks 88-92: adjusting to his new younger brother

2021-01-29T13:03:32+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Zooka's 21st month, January 2021, was all about his new brother joining the family. Pretty much everything I had hoped to accomplish with Zooka this month got pushed by the wayside. The major activity this month revolved around helping Zooka's new brother settle in. There is a separate post introducing Zooka's new brother, so details [...]

10th month / Weeks 40-44: more adolescent antics, humping, advancing our training and continued socialization

2020-03-15T00:44:34+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This post is part of our series on raising our Vizsla puppy, Zooka.  You can use our posts as a guide to help raise your own puppy, regardless of breed. Keep in mind that different breeds might develop at different rates, so while you can do these things with any breed, your breed might [...]

How do I exercise my dog aside from going for walks?

2020-02-24T20:57:38+00:00By |Categories: Ask The Trainer Book, Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

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: When we have really cold winter or hot summer weather, I have not been taking my dog [...]

Week 31: turns 7 months old, how did that happen?! Dog adolescence is in full swing

2019-12-31T20:00:58+00:00By |Categories: How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Notes from Week 31: Adolescence is in full swing while we like to think of our dogs as "puppies" for a lot longer sometimes. . . puppyhood really ends by about 6 months Zooka is starting to show some adolescent behaviors now and then getting into things he did not before able to reach things [...]

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