Walk the dinosaur – I mean, the dog. Leash manners with Zooka
Remember the song Walk the Dinosaur? You know the song by Was (Not Was) released in 1988. Maybe you don't. I was an 80's girl. Play 80's music for me and I feel right at home. But I digress. . . Does walking your dog sometimes feel like walking the dinosaur? Some dogs quite naturally [...]
Introducing your new puppy to your resident dog
Most of you know that we planned to bring Zooka home to big sister, Zuzu. After we lost Romeo in May 2018, we knew we would be finding a sibling for Zuzu once we'd had a chance to mourn his loss. We wrote a similar post about adjusting to a new sibling back when we [...]
Zooka’s new game: Full Contact Fetch!
Does your pup have a favorite game? Tug? Wrestling? Fetch? Chase? Zooka LOVES to wrestle. Preferably with like-minded individuals who can handle some rough and tumble play. That usually means larger breed energetic pups of similar age or adolescent dogs who still have lots of energy. While wrestling is his clear favorite, he has started [...]
Fear periods or sensitive periods for puppies – Zooka goes through one
Perhaps you have heard that puppies and/or adolescent dogs sometimes go through a "fear period" - though a "sensitive period" might be the more appropriate term. Puppies can go through a more sensitive period in the eight to eleven week range. Some professionals also believe that adolescent dogs also can go through another sensitive period [...]