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Zooka's Happy Place – Jake and Zooka Playdate
Zooka and Jake are good buddies. They love playing together. And there's nothing like another adolescent dog to play with to help burn off that adolescent crazy rowdy energy! They are both [...]
What is your dog's personality? Zooka's personality or temperament examined
How would you describe your dog's personality? If you have ever done a consultation with me, you've probably heard me ask this question. This question tells me a lot. Not just about your dog. Or [...]
February 2020 Issue: Leash manners, housetraining tips, dealing with your dog's distractions and month eight of raising and training a Vizsla
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 114 February 2020 Train My Dog: Walk the dinosaur – I mean, the dog. Leash manners with Zook | Housetraining Tips | Dealing with your dog's distractions: Zooka on [...]
January 2020 Photos
Archived photos at https://photos.app.goo.gl/o1ZVNBEY14b5nBwJ6
Zooka training session – Heel, Fetch & other stuff
Zooka and I have training sessions for most of his meals. At 8 months, he eats two meals per day. (We fed three meals per day up until 7 months old.) So we use [...]
Dealing with your dog's distractions: Zooka on a walk edition
Here's one of those stories about. . . things not going the way you planned, because it became more about dealing with your dog's distractions. I had planned to have Ed take video of [...]
9th month / Weeks 36-39: adolescence in full swing, countersurfing, and other fun things!
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 [...]
Walk the dinosaur – I mean, the dog. Leash manners with Zooka
Remember the song Walk the Dinosaur? You know the song by Was (Not Was) released in 1988. Maybe you don't. I was an 80's girl. Play 80's music for me and I feel right at [...]
Weeks 32 through 35 / 8th month – adolescence, marking, and starting our off leash work
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 [...]
January 2020 Issue: A dogs-in-art treasure we found hidden away for decades, and raising a Vizsla, weeks 30 and 31
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 113 January 2020 Dogs In Art: Family history behind a print from British Victorian artist Thomas Blinks - A Treasure We Found Hidden Away For Decades How To Raise [...]
December 2019 Photos
Archived photos at https://photos.app.goo.gl/RFuipjsfckzGpJ2K7
Family history behind a print from British Victorian artist Thomas Blinks
Zooka, Ed and I made our road trip to California to visit Ed's parents in November 2019. You might have read our post about that trip and our stops along the way. We had planned [...]
Week 31: turns 7 months old, how did that happen?! Dog adolescence is in full swing
Notes from Week 31: Adolescence is in full swing while we like to think of our dogs as "puppies" for a lot longer sometimes. . . puppyhood really ends by about 6 months Zooka is [...]
Week 30: teaching Zooka to use a scratchboard for nail filing, continue training and play dates
Notes from Week 30: Housetraining Week 16 (8/18) was last time we had an accident in the house Until this week. . . Back home for only a couple of hours, unpacking from our trip, [...]
December 2019 Issue: Full contact fetch, introducing your new puppy to your resident dog, and raising a Vizsla, weeks 25 through 29
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 112 December 2019 Train My Dog: Zooka's new game: Full Contact Fetch! | Introducing your new puppy to your resident dog How To Train a Vizsla: Weeks 25 through [...]
November 2019 Photos
Archived photos at https://photos.app.goo.gl/q4wZi9pqwa8XPXk5A
Week 29: Zooka's big road trip #2! Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona and New Mexico
This post is part of our weekly 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 [...]
Week 28: a big field trip and a big test of his abilities in public this week!
This post is part of our weekly 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 [...]
Week 27: 6 months old, vet visit, and an off leash play date!
This post is part of our weekly 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 [...]