Lifelong stages of training – and happy 7th birthday Romeo! (June 2016)

2018-06-29T18:13:32+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Romeo turned 7 years old on June 8, 2016. Each June I take some time to reflect on all he and I have been through together. If you have a copy of Juvenile Delinquent Dogs, you have no doubt read many of the stories of his youth. If you follow our blog, you have read [...]

Happy 6th Birthday to Romeo! No longer an adolescent dog (June 2015)

2018-02-24T19:03:40+00:00By |Categories: Dog Case Studies, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Romeo was born on June 8, 2009. I first met him on June 23, at just two weeks old. We brought him home on August 1 of that year, just a few days shy of eight weeks old. There are some things I miss about that time, like that small period of time when [...]

Why didn’t I think of that?!

2018-06-29T17:43:32+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , |2 Comments

We were on a walk with Romeo and Zuzu the other day. (January 2015) As we passed by our fenced-in garden, we realized a couple of the old wooden posts had finally given in and broken, which meant three fence panels were lying on the ground. We walked over to check it out, and Romeo [...]

Can dogs be trained not to chase wildlife?

2018-06-29T17:33:09+00:00By |Categories: Miscellaneous Dog, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , , |17 Comments

I often hear things stated as facts that really aren’t. I’m sure you do as well. In this case, the statements are about things like prey drive in dogs. Things like: “You can’t teach a dog not to chase wildlife.” Or, “You can’t teach a dog not to chase wildlife without the use of [...]

Do you take your dog to dog parks?

2019-04-29T03:55:24+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures, The Zuzu Chronicles|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Talk to any dog owner about dog parks and you can get quite a wide variety of opinions. Some go frequently with their dogs and love them. Others went, had a bad experience and never went back. Others won’t go near them for anything. Who is right? They all are. For some dogs, dog parks [...]

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