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December 2022 Photos
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The Blitzen Bulletin: October, November & December 2022
Blitzen's October, November and December were mostly better than his previous few months. We see signs of some possible progress with medication. Too soon to say for sure, but things are looking more promising [...]
Touch or Nose Target
I like to teach cues that have a variety of uses. When we have versatile cues, we can get a lot more bang for our buck. One example of a versatile cues is TOUCH. [...]
Wait and Release at Gate, One Dog at a Time
Releasing dogs from a Wait one at a time by name is a pretty advanced Wait. We'll show you a group of five dogs who can do it. Wait is a cue that I [...]
Recall/Come with Zooka and Blitzen
What does a Recall or Come look like with my own dogs? You can see it here in this video. If you've done any group classes with me, especially Puppy Preschool or Basic Training, [...]
December 2022 Issue: the suit story, the Blitzen Bulletin, teaching “out” and setting your dog up for success over the holidays
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 148 December 2022 Train My Dog: A Jahzara Story: The Suit | “Out” is a useful cue with your dog when preparing your holiday meal | Set your dog [...]
A Jahzara Story: The Suit
Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. She was born in April 2002. We fostered her starting in October 2003 and officially adopted her two months later. We lost her in May 2012. She taught me [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: August & September 2022
Blitzen's August & September 2022 were not quite as stressful as his July, but no big strides forward either. We had some ups and downs with his growling and snapping over things like putting on [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: July 2022
The month of July 2022 was a rough one for Blitzen. This month had some serious (temporary) escalations in his behaviors and also a bout of sickness. For the first couple of weeks after his [...]
November 2022 Issue: pet me now, dog doesn't like being petted by visitors, dogs and holiday traditions and teaching your dog a new holiday trick
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 147 November 2022 Train My Dog: A Jahzara Story: Pet Me NOW! | Dog doesn’t like being petted by visitors | Are your dogs part of your holiday traditions? [...]
Dog doesn't like being petted by visitors
What do you do when your dog does not like being petted by visitors? Some dogs love visitors. Some do not. Some have bitten visitors. Some have not bitten. Yet. This is just one of [...]
A Jahzara Story: Pet Me NOW!
Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. She was born in April 2002. We fostered her starting in October 2003 and officially adopted her two months later. We lost her in May 2012. She taught me [...]
October 2022 Issue: Bunnies live to see another day, dog parkour, and from the archives, exposure to new things-Halloween Version
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 146 October 2022 Train My Dog: A Jahzara Story: It's Hard to be a Bunny! | Exposure to new things, Halloween version Raise & Train A Vizsla: Dog Parkour with [...]
The Great Bunny Escape
Zooka, Blitzen and I headed out on our afternoon walk as usual. They both stalk out the front door, past the garage, and past the chicken coop in hopes of catching a bunny off guard. [...]
Dog Parkour with Zooka & Blitzen
Zooka and Blitzen love parkour! This blog contains videos of Zooka and Blitzen practicing parkour on some of our obstacles. Dog Parkour is an adaptation of parkour for humans. Sometimes called urban agility, participants [...]
A Jahzara Story: It's Hard to be a Bunny!
Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. She was born in April 2002. We fostered her starting in October 2003 and officially adopted her two months later. We lost her in May 2012. She taught me [...]
September 2022 Issue: polite greetings, learning by watching and crafty dogs
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 145 September 2022 Train My Dog: A Jahzara Story: I am Watching | A Gunner Story: The Out-of-Reach Trash Can Raise & Train A Vizsla: Blitzen's Polite Greeting at the [...]
