Do dogs really develop a “taste for blood”?

2025-06-30T20:32:59+00:00By |Categories: Romeo's Adventures|0 Comments

You’ve probably heard the dire warnings before. . . Once a dog has killed another animal, he develops a taste for blood and you’ll never be able to stop him. You may have heard similar things in different contexts, but the point is always: once your dog does something, he has developed a “taste” for [...]

How Zuzu trained Romeo to stop humping her

2022-05-30T12:39:26+00:00By |Categories: Romeo's Adventures, The Zuzu Chronicles|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

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 and played well together. Romeo would sometimes try to hump his sister Zuzu when they were playing. Romeo was a [...]

Are there ever exceptions to the rules for dogs? A Romeo’s Adventures Story

2021-04-28T16:03:27+00:00By |Categories: How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

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, who we lost in 2018. When I first meet with a family for a behavior consultation, one of the questions [...]

Consequences for off leash reliability failures – a Romeo story

2020-05-31T14:23:38+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

Anyone who knows me, knows that one of my major goals with all of my dogs is off leash reliability. They must earn it by demonstrating the skills I require to have the privilege of being off leash. Yes, it is a privilege not a right. It must be earned. And that privilege can be [...]

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