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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 [...]
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 [...]