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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 [...]
December 2021: fear of balls and sunrise walks – dog case studies
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 136 December 2021 Train My Dog: A Joxer Story: Fear of Balls | A Gunner Story: The Sunrise Walks Just For Fun: November 2021 Pics Calendar: Classes and Events [...]
November 2021 Photos
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A Gunner Story: The Sunrise Walks
Gunner was my very first Greyhound. I adopted him in 1993 and lost him to bone cancer in 2000. As most dogs do - and most people, while we're at it - Gunner liked his [...]
A Joxer Story: Fear of Balls
Joxer was my Smooth Collie. I adopted him through Collie Rescue in October of 2001. He had been in rescue for 8 months or so when I adopted him. They think he was perhaps 2 [...]
November 2021 Issue: intact mail dogs living together, harness recommendations and more
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 135 November 2021 Train My Dog: Can two intact male dogs live together? | The Blitzen Bulletin: August & September 2021 Products For My Dog: Harness Recommendations Just For [...]
October 2021 Photos
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The Blitzen Bulletin: August & September 2021
Blitzen's eighth and ninth months with us, August and September 2021, saw some successes and some struggles. We had a vet appointment for Blitzen in early August. Because of his handling issues, we have to [...]
Can two intact male dogs live together?
You have probably at some point heard that two intact male dogs cannot live together. They won't get along. They will fight. They will both try to be the alpha. Will intact males dogs fight? Possibly. [...]
Harness recommendations
What equipment is best to use for walking your dog? Well, the short answer is, it depends! In part, it depends on your preferences. But mostly it depends on your dog and what will [...]
October 2021 Issue: introducing a dog to a new home and the resident dog
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 134 October 2021 Train My Dog: Helping a new dog adjust to a new home | Introducing a new dog to the resident dog Just For Fun: September 2021 [...]
September 2021 Photos
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Helping a new dog adjust to a new home
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. [...]
Introducing a new dog to the resident dog
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. [...]
September 2021 Issue: Begging, feeding human food to dogs and counter surfing
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 133 September 2021 Train My Dog: Begging | Feeding human food to dogs | Counter surfing Just For Fun: August 2021 Pics Calendar: Classes and Events Schedule [...]
August 2021 Photos
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Counter surfing
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. [...]
Begging
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. [...]
Feeding human food to dogs
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. [...]
August 2021 Issue: Polite greetings, Raise & Train a Vizsla updates and more
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 132 August 2021 Train My Dog: Polite greetings – teaching people to be polite to your dog | Polite greetings – visitors to your home Raise & Train A [...]