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Restricted activity after a spay, neuter or other surgery
If your vet has ever told you to keep your young active dog from running or jumping for a while after a surgery (spay, neuter, ACL surgery or others) you know how hard that is. [...]
Do you take your dog to dog parks?
Talk to any dog owner about dog parks and you can get quite a wide variety of opinions. Some go frequently with their dogs and love them. Others went, had a bad experience and never [...]
What we feed our dogs
When it comes to feeding your dog, there is no one right answer for every dog and every household. (Though some people will try to convince you otherwise.) I used to feed my dogs dry [...]
A reliable “drop it” can save a life!
Anyone who has heard me tell stories about Romeo knows that one of his favorite things in life is to chase the bunnies. There is very little, if anything, that can compete with the thrill [...]
What do you feed your dogs?
In some dog-enthusiast circles, discussing what you feed your dogs can be about as volatile as discussions on politics or religion. Some people have some very strong opinions about what dogs should be fed. My [...]
Who are your dog’s friends?
Most puppies and young dogs love to meet new dogs and make new friends. There’s a reason that most dogs in day cares and at dog parks are adolescent dogs. They are more active, more [...]
What size crate for a puppy?
While not everyone uses crates with their new puppies, most of us do. Crates can be a safe place for puppies to be confined when we can’t be watching them. It can help prevent housetraining [...]
Is walking your dog a drag?
I am a firm believer that dogs should be walked EVERY day. While there are exceptions, of course, the majority of dogs don’t get walked nearly enough. Normally, we walk our dogs TWICE a day, [...]
Handling, nail trimming, brushing teeth for your dog
I had hoped to have far more posts under The Zuzu Chronicles with details about how we handle feeding, grooming, crating, etc. However, the first few months were far busier with actually DOING all of [...]
Overcoming fear of novel things
If you follow The Zuzu Chronicles, you know that I work on getting Zuzu out to different places, meeting new people and seeing new things. I don’t get her out nearly as much as I [...]
Should dogs be allowed on furniture?
When I arrive for an in-home consultation with clients, I always want to know where dogs spend their time, where they are allowed or not, and what the household rules are. People who allow their [...]
Training tip – Use it or lose it!
When training dogs, some things happen quickly. Some do not. Some dogs learn things in a few repetitions. Others need hundreds of repetitions. Some behaviors catch on quickly. Others seem like they are never going [...]
Puppy biting getting worse?
The puppy biting seemed to be getting a little better. But now it’s getting worse again! Most likely your puppy is teething. The baby teeth are getting ready to fall out and the adult teeth [...]
Puppy play – should big and small dogs be separated?
In addition to my Puppy Preschool group training classes, I also offer a Puppy Recess Socialization Hour on Sundays. Depending on the group I get each Sunday, sometimes all of the puppies play well together [...]
Training tip – your most important “tool” with your dog is patience!
Our lives today are very hectic. We’re always racing from one thing to the next and never seem to have enough hours in the day to get it all done. We often carry this “gotta [...]
New people & experiences are critical for puppies
Zuzu is 12 weeks old now. At some moments (like when she’s sleeping peacefully), it seems as if this past six weeks has flown by and she won’t be a puppy for long. At other [...]
Minimizing puppy biting
I’m not sure which drives people crazier when living with a puppy – the housetraining or the puppy biting. Both can be difficult to deal with and try the patience of even the calmest [...]
