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. [...]
Joxer was my Smooth Collie. I adopted him through Collie Rescue in October of 2001. He had been in rescue for 8 months or so when I adopted him. They think he was perhaps 2 -3 years old when he came to them. Joxer had a lot of issues when I brought him home. He [...]
