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The Story of the Magic Collar
I was chatting with a client one day and she was telling me about this amazing new collar! The dog was walking much better this week and much better behaved around home even. All because [...]
A Jahzara Story: Learning how to play with a cat
Jahzara joined our family in 2003 when she was about 1.5 years old. She was a Greyhound bred to be a racer but never actually raced. Her paperwork indicated that she was retired because she [...]
Jumping – when a dog is too excited to sit
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. [...]
April 2022: Excessive licking and Raising and Training a Vizsla: the Blitzen Bulletin
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 140 April 2022 Train My Dog: A Joxer Story: Excessive Licking or Stereotypic Behaviors | How to Raise & Train a Vizsla: The Blitzen Bulletin: January, February, and March [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: January, February, and March 2022
Blitzen's stay with us is now starting on year #2. He joined us at the very end of December 2020, and officially joined our family in January 2021. Blitzen's first year was all about getting [...]
A Joxer Story: Excessive Licking or Stereotypic Behaviors
Joxer had a lot of issues when I brought him home. One of which was that he would excessively groom himself. Primarily, he would lick is forelegs. Licking and licking and licking. I adopted Joxer [...]
March 2022: chasing cats, fear of everyone and getting ditched on a hike
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 139 March 2022 Train My Dog: Chasing Cats | A Jahzara Story: Fear of Everyone | A Gunner Story: The Day He Ditched Me on a Hike Just For [...]
A Jahzara Story: Fear of Everyone
Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. We had been fostering for a few years after Gunner died, and Jahzara (originally Jane) joined us as another foster. Jahzara was very afraid of everyone when she came [...]
A Gunner Story: The Day He Ditched Me on a Hike
Gunner, my first Greyhound, and I put in a lot of miles together. Only once did he ditch me on a hike. We did lots and lots of long walks in the neighborhoods we lived [...]
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 [...]