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A Gunner Story: The Open Door
Gunner was my first Greyhound, adopted in December of 1993. I lost him in September 2000. He taught me a lot. And I like to sometimes reflect on the things I have learned from my [...]
Zooka & Blitzen's Dramatic Door Manners
What does it look like when you head out the door for a walk with your dog? I bet it does not look like this! Watch the video to see how Zooka and Blitzen [...]
A Jahzara Story: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
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 [...]
July 2022: Polite greetings and meal training videos, and The Blitzen Bulletin updates
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 143 July 2022 Train My Dog: Blitzen's Breakfast Training Session Including Heel Work | Zooka's Polite Greeting at the Door Raise & Train A Vizsla: The Blitzen Bulletin: April, [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: April, May & June 2022
The period of April, May and June of 2022 of Blitzen's life included his 2nd birthday. He turned two on May 11th. This time period also included finally getting Blitzen's MRI completed. While we do [...]
Zooka's Polite Greeting at the Door
Does your dog greet you politely when you return home? Watch the video to see if Zooka greets me politely. . . We love how excited our dogs are when we return home. Who [...]
Blitzen's Breakfast Training Session Including Heel Work
This is a video of a typical training session for Blitzen. My dogs rarely eat directly out of food bowls at meal time, especially as puppies. Meal time is training time at my house. [...]
June 2022: How Zuzu trained Romeo to stop humping her and is a tired dog a good dog
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 142 June 2022 Healthcare For My Dog: Is a tired dog really a good dog? Train My Dog: How Zuzu trained Romeo to stop humping her Just For Fun: [...]
Is a tired dog really a good dog?
We've all heard the "a tired dog is a good dog" mantra. Is a tired dog really a good dog? It depends. Some of you already knew I was going to say that, didn't you?! [...]
How Zuzu trained Romeo to stop humping her
Romeo was around 4.5 years old when we brought home Zuzu as a 6 week old puppy. While they had their rocky moments in their relationship, for the most part they were very good buddies [...]
May 2022: too excited to sit, how to play with a cat and the magic collar
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 141 May 2022 Train My Dog: Jumping – when a dog is too excited to sit | A Jahzara Story: Learning how to play with a cat | The [...]
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 [...]