Stormy is a Miniature Poodle who was born in December 2018. Her mom agreed to share her story with us as a case study in how important it is to look at the big picture when addressing issues with our dogs. I first met Stormy in the spring of 2019 at my Puppy Preschool Group [...]
Zooka's 22nd month, February 2021, was settling into the fact that Blitzen is here to stay and he actually has to SHARE stuff! Since the time Zooka first arrived and was just a baby, we had boarding dogs coming and going. So he has learned how to share to an extent. But now he finally [...]
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 [...]
One of the things I love about working with dogs is that we still have SO much to learn. Some fascinating studies come up here and there that make me think about what I am currently doing and how I might improve my work with dogs. In a recent study, it appears that dogs pay [...]
Blitzen is our newest family member. He is an 8 month old Vizsla and is also the half brother of our Zooka. Sometimes you plan to add a new dog to the family, do your research, take your time and bring home that new dog when you are ready. And sometimes, you have a new [...]
