Blitzen Bulletin
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Distance Work and Stay with Zooka & Blitzen
Zooka and Blitzen love to their off leash walks. They love to engage with me. They love to work. They also loves treats. So doing some training during our walks is and win-win for [...]
Off Leash Work with Zooka & Blitzen
Zooka and Blitzen normally get two off-leash walks per day. Most of the walks are exploring and running and looking for bunnies and having fun. But there is always a bit of work involved. [...]
Trouble getting a harness on your dog? Try a Harnessing Station
Some dogs can get their collars or harnesses or other equipment on with no issues. However, there are many dogs who struggle with getting equipment on, especially harnesses that go over their heads. A [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: October, November & December 2022
Blitzen's October, November and December were mostly better than his previous few months. We see signs of some possible progress with medication. Too soon to say for sure, but things are looking more promising [...]
Recall/Come with Zooka and Blitzen
What does a Recall or Come look like with my own dogs? You can see it here in this video. If you've done any group classes with me, especially Puppy Preschool or Basic Training, [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: August & September 2022
Blitzen's August & September 2022 were not quite as stressful as his July, but no big strides forward either. We had some ups and downs with his growling and snapping over things like putting on [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: July 2022
The month of July 2022 was a rough one for Blitzen. This month had some serious (temporary) escalations in his behaviors and also a bout of sickness. For the first couple of weeks after his [...]
The Great Bunny Escape
Zooka, Blitzen and I headed out on our afternoon walk as usual. They both stalk out the front door, past the garage, and past the chicken coop in hopes of catching a bunny off guard. [...]
Dog Parkour with Zooka & Blitzen
Zooka and Blitzen love parkour! This blog contains videos of Zooka and Blitzen practicing parkour on some of our obstacles. Dog Parkour is an adaptation of parkour for humans. Sometimes called urban agility, participants [...]
Blitzen's Polite Greeting at the Door
Does your dog greet you politely when you return home? Watch the video to see if Blitzen greets me politely. . . We love how excited our dogs are when we return home. Who [...]
Zooka & Blitzen's Dramatic Door Manners
What does it look like when you head out the door for a walk with your dog? I bet it does not look like this! Watch the video to see how Zooka and Blitzen [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: April, May & June 2022
The period of April, May and June of 2022 of Blitzen's life included his 2nd birthday. He turned two on May 11th. This time period also included finally getting Blitzen's MRI completed. While we do [...]
Blitzen's Breakfast Training Session Including Heel Work
This is a video of a typical training session for Blitzen. My dogs rarely eat directly out of food bowls at meal time, especially as puppies. Meal time is training time at my house. [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: January, February, and March 2022
Blitzen's stay with us is now starting on year #2. He joined us at the very end of December 2020, and officially joined our family in January 2021. Blitzen's first year was all about getting [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: October, November & December 2021
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 [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: August & September 2021
Blitzen's eighth and ninth months with us, August and September 2021, saw some successes and some struggles. We had a vet appointment for Blitzen in early August. Because of his handling issues, we have to [...]
Can two intact male dogs live together?
You have probably at some point heard that two intact male dogs cannot live together. They won't get along. They will fight. They will both try to be the alpha. Will intact males dogs fight? Possibly. [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: June & July 2021
Blitzen's sixth and seventh months with us, June and July 2021, saw some steps forward! As you might recall, May was a tough month for Blitzen. We had scheduled a visit with the Behavior Vets [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: May 2021
Blitzen's fifth month, May 2021, with us was a difficult one! May marked Blitzen's first birthday. It also marked a difficult month for him in regard to his growling over things. Guarding objects, guarding space, [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: March & April 2021
Blitzen's 3rd and 4th months, March and April 2021, with us went by quickly! So many things to work on, so little time to work on all of them. Some days it seems like he [...]
22nd Month / Weeks 93-96: Zooka and his brother Blitzen learn how hard it can be to share!
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 [...]