This is Zooka's first time meeting some new dog friends. Only he does not yet know they will be his friends! Introducing your new puppy to new dogs should be done carefully and hopefully with some prior planning. Ensuring your puppy has a positive experience is essential! At 10.5 weeks, I brought Zooka along [...]
At 10.5 weeks old in this video, Zooka is in that critical socialization window that closes around 12 weeks of age. We demonstrate what a puppy walk at this age should look like. Some people (with good but misguided intentions) will try to tell you that you should not take your puppy out in [...]
Zooka was introduced to water with his breeder before he joined us. We wanted to make sure we kept up his exposure to water while he was young so he knows how to handle himself and hopefully enjoys some fun cool off time in the summers. This video was taken when he was 10.5 [...]
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 [...]
While muzzles are not a long-term or permanent solution, they can be a valuable tool in the path to achieving the success we are looking for with certain dogs. Basket muzzles are preferable to cloth muzzles that close the mouth. Dogs should never wear those types of muzzles for more than a minute or [...]
