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July 2025: Spotlight on Keeping Dogs Safe & Preventing or Breaking Up Dog Fights
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 180 July 2025 Training For My Dog: Spotlight on Keeping Dogs Safe & Preventing or Breaking Up Dog Fights: : Preventing a Dog Fight| Safely breaking up a dog [...]
June 2025 Photos
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A Willy Story: Willy & Zooka, the Fight
Willy is a Goldendoodle who boards with us at The Light of Dog regularly. We sometimes joke that we share custody of him since he's here so often. When dogs board with us, we keep [...]
Preventing a Dog Fight
I hope that you never find yourself in a situation where you need to break up a dog fight. It is not for the faint of heart! If you have been in that situation, you [...]
June 2025: Spotlight on puppy nipping/biting and 3 fast fixes for puppy teething troubles
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 179 June 2025 Training For My Dog: Spotlight on puppy nipping/biting and 3 fast fixes for puppy teething troubles: Puppy biting getting worse? | Minimizing puppy biting | When [...]
May 2025 Photos
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May 2025: Birthday issue showcasing off-leash and distance work
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 178 May 2025 Training For My Dog: Off-Leash Work With Zooka & Blitzen | Off Leash And Out Of Sight Stay With Zooka | Distance Work and Stay With [...]
April 2025 Photos
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Zooka’s Zoomies
Everyone knows what the "zoomies" are, right? A sudden intense burst of energy. We see it often in puppies, especially in the evening. Some are so predictable, you can set your clocks by it. [...]
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. [...]
Off Leash and Out of Sight Stay with Zooka
Does your dog know Stay? How reliable is it? Let's put Zooka to the test. . . In this video, we are at the top of our hill. Zooka and Blitzen are off leash. [...]
April 2025 Issue: Spotlight on Puppies
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 177 April 2025 Training For My Dog: Spotlight on Puppies: Prepping For A Puppy | Setting up for a new puppy | The rules of puppy play – and [...]
March 2025 Photos
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March 2025 Issue: Spotlight on Safe Predictable Patterns/Games for Reducing Anxiety and Counterconditioning
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 176 March 2025 Training For My Dog: Spotlight on Safe Predictable Patterns/Games for Reducing Anxiety and Counterconditioning: Helping Your Dog Refocus with the Up & Down Game | Helping [...]
February 2025 Photos
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Helping Your Dog Refocus with the Ping Pong Game
Helping our dogs to return focus to us can be done in many different ways. One of those is using some of the Pattern Games from the Control Unleashed Program by Leslie McDevitt. We [...]
February 2025 Issue: spotlight on cooperative care / low stress handling for grooming
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 175 February 2025 Training For My Dog: Spotlight on cooperative care / low stress handling for grooming: Muzzle training – not just for aggression issues! | Trimming dog nails [...]
January 2025 Photos
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Low stress nail trims with a scratchboard
Are nail trims difficult and stressful for your dog? We might have something that makes at least some of it easier and far less stressful! Nail trims can cause stress for a lot of [...]
Muzzle training – not just for aggression issues!
Muzzle training can be a good thing for all dogs, not just ones with certain aggression or handling safety issues. For some dogs, we definitely need to muzzle train them. For others, while it [...]