Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. She was very unsure about everything when she originally joined our family. She was afraid of people, other dogs, pretty much everyone. When she joined our family, we had Joxer, our Smooth Collie. She settled in ok with him. She attached to me quickly. She was very unsure about [...]
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: My dog just turned two years old and still acts like a puppy sometimes. I like that [...]
Blitzen's tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months with us, October, November and December 2021, rounded out his first year with us. If you recall, we had a very mild fall weather-wise with some great fall hiking weather. In October, Zooka and Blitzen kept getting distracted by something on our walks at home. I finally figured out [...]
You might have already read a few stories about Gunner. He was my very first Greyhound. He was a retired racer in Wisconsin who joined me when I still lived in Minnesota. He made the move to Colorado with me. We shared a lot of adventures over the nearly seven years we had together. In [...]
Gunner was my very first Greyhound. I adopted him in 1993 and lost him to bone cancer in 2000. As most dogs do - and most people, while we're at it - Gunner liked his routine. Morning walks, breakfast, evening walks, dinner, all of these things should be at around the same time each day. [...]
