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June 2021 Issue: Month 24 on our series for How to Raise & Train a Vizsla, and an update to the Blitzen Bulletin
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 130 June 2021 Train My Dog: The Blitzen Bulletin: March & April 2021 How to raise & Train A Vizsla: 24th Month / Weeks 101-105: Zooka is now TWO [...]
May 2021 Photos
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The Blitzen Bulletin: March & April 2021
Blitzen's 3rd and 4th months, March and April 2021, with us went by quickly! So many things to work on, so little time to work on all of them. Some days it seems like he [...]
24th Month / Weeks 101-105: Zooka is now TWO YEARS OLD!
Zooka's 24th month of life, April 2021, ends with hitting his 2nd birthday! He still seems like our baby boy, but he's creeping closer to maturity. Vizslas have a tendency to be a bit on [...]
May 2021 Issue: exceptions to the rules for dogs, working for food and a refusal, and can your dog control his emotions
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 129 May 2021 Train My Dog: Are there ever exceptions to the rules for dogs? A Romeo's Adventures Story | A Gunner Story: Working For His Food and a [...]
April 2021 Photos
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Are there ever exceptions to the rules for dogs? A Romeo's Adventures Story
Our current Vizslas, Zooka and Blitzen, take up most of our storytelling these days. However, sometimes I will take a look back at a story from the past. This one is about our Vizsla, Romeo, [...]
A Gunner Story: Working For His Food and a Refusal
Gunner was the very first dog I had as an adult. This was before I became a professional dog trainer and behavior consultant. He taught me a lot about working with dogs and communicating clearly. Gunner [...]
April 2021 Issue: how diet can change behavior, an argument about which way to go, and more.
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 128 April 2021 Train My Dog: A Case Study: Stormy, the Mini Poodle and how a diet change helped change her behavior | A Gunner Story: The Long Walk [...]
March 2021 Photos
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A Gunner Story: The Long Walk and A Disagreement About Which Way to Go
If you have done much training with me, chances are you have heard a story or two about Gunner. Gunner was the first dog I had as an adult. The first dog who was entirely [...]
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 [...]