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February 2022: moving from adolescence to maturity, resource guarding and social skills
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 138 February 2022 Train My Dog: When does my dog move from adolescence to maturity? | A Jahzara Story: From Potential Resource Guarder to A Wonderful Well-Adjusted Dog | [...]
January 2022 Photos
Archived photos at https://photos.app.goo.gl/36ED6TNchUexEXQp8
A Joxer Story: From Poor Social Skills to Super Helper Dog
Joxer was my Smooth Collie. When he came to me, he was lacking in social graces when it came to other dogs. He was friendly but his social skills were just not there. I adopted [...]
A Jahzara Story: From Potential Resource Guarder to A Wonderful Well-Adjusted Dog
Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. She was very unsure about everything when she originally joined our family. She was afraid of people, other dogs, pretty much everyone. When she joined our family, we had [...]
When does my dog move from adolescence to maturity?
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. [...]
January 2022: October, November and December 2021 updates to the Blitzen Bulletin and a dog and his new bed
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 137 January 2022 Train My Dog: The Blitzen Bulletin: October, November & December 2021 | A Gunner Story: The New Bed Just For Fun: December 2021 Pics Calendar: Classes [...]
December 2021 Photos
Photos archived at https://photos.app.goo.gl/GS3xzym37HgXkfEK9
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 [...]
A Gunner Story: The New Bed
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 [...]
December 2021: fear of balls and sunrise walks – dog case studies
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 136 December 2021 Train My Dog: A Joxer Story: Fear of Balls | A Gunner Story: The Sunrise Walks Just For Fun: November 2021 Pics Calendar: Classes and Events [...]
November 2021 Photos
Photos archived at https://photos.app.goo.gl/1wdCYMd39bkbTwhL9
A Gunner Story: The Sunrise Walks
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 [...]
A Joxer Story: Fear of Balls
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 [...]
November 2021 Issue: intact mail dogs living together, harness recommendations and more
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 135 November 2021 Train My Dog: Can two intact male dogs live together? | The Blitzen Bulletin: August & September 2021 Products For My Dog: Harness Recommendations Just For [...]
October 2021 Photos
Photos archived at https://photos.app.goo.gl/1Afh4AbNsr4NE2YN9
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 [...]
Harness recommendations
What equipment is best to use for walking your dog? Well, the short answer is, it depends! In part, it depends on your preferences. But mostly it depends on your dog and what will [...]
October 2021 Issue: introducing a dog to a new home and the resident dog
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 134 October 2021 Train My Dog: Helping a new dog adjust to a new home | Introducing a new dog to the resident dog Just For Fun: September 2021 [...]
September 2021 Photos
Photos archived at https://photos.app.goo.gl/q5agpw16XiRPv4qQ8
Helping a new dog adjust to a new home
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. [...]
Introducing a new dog to the resident dog
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. [...]