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21st Month / Weeks 88-92: adjusting to his new younger brother
Zooka's 21st month, January 2021, was all about his new brother joining the family. Pretty much everything I had hoped to accomplish with Zooka this month got pushed by the wayside. The major activity this [...]
January 2021 Issue: Reactive dog and month 20 for raising and training a Vizsla
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 125 January 2021 Train My Dog: Reactive dog? Here are four categories of alternative behaviors we use How To Raise & Train A Vizsla: 20th Month / Weeks 84-87: [...]
December 2020 Photos
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Reactive dog? Here are four categories of alternative behaviors we use
Do you have a reactive dog? One of the most common behavior issues I am asked for help in resolving is reactivity issues. One of the ways we work to address these issues is through [...]
20th Month / Weeks 84-87: a month of some progress and no regressions
Zooka's 20th month, December 2020, was fairly uneventful. There were no setbacks, and there was some progress. While I had hoped to get out more in public this month, as we all know, sometimes the [...]
December 2020 Issue: Months 18 and 19 for raising & training a Vizsla
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 124 December 2020 How To Raise & Train A Vizsla: 18th Month / Weeks 76-79: progress of two steps forward, one step back | 19th Month / Weeks 80-83: [...]
19th Month / Weeks 80-83: addressing his nemeses, getting in the van and slippery floors
Zooka's 19th month, November 2020, was focused mainly on getting out in public more (safely) and working on getting more comfortable loading up in the van to go places. His two main nemeses these days [...]
18th Month / Weeks 76-79: progress of two steps forward, one step back
Zooka turned 18 months - one-and-a-half years old! The month of October 2020 was mostly one of steady progress forward. But as you all know, progress is never completely a straight line forward. It often [...]
November 2020 Photos
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November 2020 Issue: Door darting and months 16 and 17 for raising & training a Vizsla
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 123 November 2020 Train My Dog: Door Darting | Door Darting - Part 2 How To Raise & Train A Vizsla: 16th Month / Weeks 66-70: more hikes, group [...]
October 2020 Photos
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17th Month / Weeks 71-75: more hiking, a stay in the mountains, and lots of snuggling!
Zooka's 17th month, September 2020, was full of hikes, visits to the mountains, and snuggles - many of my favorite things! Your dog's adolescence is a time generally filled with great progress mixed in with [...]
October 2020 Issue: All about barking, for attention, at nothing, the fence, and dog body language
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 122 October 2020 Train My Dog: THE BARKING ISSUE - Barking | Barking For Attention | Is your dog barking at nothing? Or is there really something there? | [...]
September 2020 Photos
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16th Month / Weeks 66-70: more hikes, group classes, and helping with demos and training other dogs
The month of August 2020 was filled with getting away from home more and more helping me out with my business. Normally, we are booked up with boarding dogs during the spring and summer months [...]
Does your dog howl?
Does your dog howl? We recently discovered Zooka's ability to howl and oh my! Most of our dogs have never been howlers. We had a couple of dogs who did on rare occasions, but [...]
September 2020 Issue: What a tuned-in walk with your dog looks like, and Zooka at 14 and 15 months
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 121 September 2020 Train My Dog: What a tuned-in walk with your dog looks like: Zooka at 14 months | Just for fun – Zooka loves playing in the [...]
August 2020 Photos
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What a tuned-in walk with your dog looks like: Zooka at 14 months
Most of us who have dogs enjoy taking walks or hikes with them. That's one of the reasons we have a dog. Someone who enjoys getting out as much as we do. Well, probably [...]
Just for fun – Zooka loves playing in the water from the hose
Some dogs love water. Some love water in some forms and not others. Some are not big fans of water - other than to drink it. Even some breeds that are supposed to be [...]
15th Month / Weeks 62-65: more outings, more visiting dogs, continuing classes for Zooka
July 2020. One year ago we drove to North Carolina to pick up Zooka. On our way there, we did not know which puppy we would be bringing home and we did not have a [...]