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23rd Month / Weeks 97-100: Zooka's roles as big brother and my assistant
Zooka's 23rd month of life, March 2021, hits our 100th week of life! We don't usually talk about things in weeks by this point in time, of course. We don't even usually talk about it [...]
A Case Study: Stormy, the Mini Poodle and how a diet change helped change her behavior
Stormy is a Miniature Poodle who was born in December 2018. Her mom agreed to share her story with us as a case study in how important it is to look at the big picture [...]
March 2021 Issue: Separation anxiety, jumping when you come home and Training A Vizsla update
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 127 March 2021 Train My Dog: The Blitzen Bulletin: January & February 2021 | Separation anxiety |Is your dog jumping on you when you arrive home? Try this! How [...]
February 2021 Photos
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22nd Month / Weeks 93-96: Zooka and his brother Blitzen learn how hard it can be to share!
Zooka's 22nd month, February 2021, was settling into the fact that Blitzen is here to stay and he actually has to SHARE stuff! Since the time Zooka first arrived and was just a baby, we [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: January & February 2021
In our prior post about Blitzen, our new addition to the family, we described some of the issues that brought Blitzen into our lives. He had resource guarding issues, handling issues, and as it turned [...]
February 2021 Issue: Dogs and vowels, and meet Blitzen our new Vizsla puppy
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 126 February 2021 Train My Dog: Dogs pay more attention to vowels than we Do | Meet Blitzen, an 8 month old Vizsla and our newest addition to the [...]
January 2021 Photos
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Dogs pay more attention to vowels than we do
One of the things I love about working with dogs is that we still have SO much to learn. Some fascinating studies come up here and there that make me think about what I am [...]
Meet Blitzen, an 8 month old Vizsla and our newest addition to the family
Blitzen is our newest family member. He is an 8 month old Vizsla and is also the half brother of our Zooka. Sometimes you plan to add a new dog to the family, do your [...]
21st Month / Weeks 88-92: adjusting to his new younger brother
Zooka's 21st month, January 2021, was all about his new brother joining the family. Pretty much everything I had hoped to accomplish with Zooka this month got pushed by the wayside. The major activity this [...]
January 2021 Issue: Reactive dog and month 20 for raising and training a Vizsla
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 125 January 2021 Train My Dog: Reactive dog? Here are four categories of alternative behaviors we use How To Raise & Train A Vizsla: 20th Month / Weeks 84-87: [...]
December 2020 Photos
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Reactive dog? Here are four categories of alternative behaviors we use
Do you have a reactive dog? One of the most common behavior issues I am asked for help in resolving is reactivity issues. One of the ways we work to address these issues is through [...]
20th Month / Weeks 84-87: a month of some progress and no regressions
Zooka's 20th month, December 2020, was fairly uneventful. There were no setbacks, and there was some progress. While I had hoped to get out more in public this month, as we all know, sometimes the [...]
December 2020 Issue: Months 18 and 19 for raising & training a Vizsla
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 124 December 2020 How To Raise & Train A Vizsla: 18th Month / Weeks 76-79: progress of two steps forward, one step back | 19th Month / Weeks 80-83: [...]
19th Month / Weeks 80-83: addressing his nemeses, getting in the van and slippery floors
Zooka's 19th month, November 2020, was focused mainly on getting out in public more (safely) and working on getting more comfortable loading up in the van to go places. His two main nemeses these days [...]
18th Month / Weeks 76-79: progress of two steps forward, one step back
Zooka turned 18 months - one-and-a-half years old! The month of October 2020 was mostly one of steady progress forward. But as you all know, progress is never completely a straight line forward. It often [...]
November 2020 Photos
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November 2020 Issue: Door darting and months 16 and 17 for raising & training a Vizsla
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 123 November 2020 Train My Dog: Door Darting | Door Darting - Part 2 How To Raise & Train A Vizsla: 16th Month / Weeks 66-70: more hikes, group [...]
October 2020 Photos
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