Zooka @ 10.5 weeks, what puppy walks should look like

2020-03-20T20:12:23+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

At 10.5 weeks old in this video, Zooka is in that critical socialization window that closes around 12 weeks of age. We demonstrate what a puppy walk at this age should look like. Some people (with good but misguided intentions) will try to tell you that you should not take your puppy out in [...]

10th month / Weeks 40-44: more adolescent antics, humping, advancing our training and continued socialization

2020-03-15T00:44:34+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This post is part of our series on raising our Vizsla puppy, Zooka.  You can use our posts as a guide to help raise your own puppy, regardless of breed. Keep in mind that different breeds might develop at different rates, so while you can do these things with any breed, your breed might [...]

How do I exercise my dog aside from going for walks?

2020-02-24T20:57:38+00:00By |Categories: Ask The Trainer Book, Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

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.     Question: When we have really cold winter or hot summer weather, I have not been taking my dog [...]

Zooka training session – Heel, Fetch & other stuff

2020-01-30T20:02:41+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, Media, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Zooka and I have training sessions for most of his meals. At 8 months, he eats two meals per day. (We fed three meals per day up until 7 months old.) So we use breakfast and dinner as opportunities to train. Sometimes we work on "serious" stuff like Heel and Stay. Sometimes we work [...]

Dealing with your dog’s distractions: Zooka on a walk edition

2020-02-02T14:48:48+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Here's one of those stories about. . . things not going the way you planned, because it became more about dealing with your dog's distractions. I had planned to have Ed take video of the start of my morning walk with Zooka. I wanted to show what our normal walks look like. Not the [...]

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