What is your dog’s personality? Zooka’s personality or temperament examined

2020-02-28T18:12:21+00:00By |Categories: Dog Case Studies, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, Juvenile Delinquents Dog Book, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

How would you describe your dog's personality? If you have ever done a consultation with me, you've probably heard me ask this question. This question tells me a lot. Not just about your dog. Or his personality. It tells me a lot about how people perceive or view their dogs. I could also ask what [...]

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 [...]

9th month / Weeks 36-39: adolescence in full swing, countersurfing, and other fun things!

2020-03-10T18:16:14+00:00By |Categories: 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 [...]

Walk the dinosaur – I mean, the dog. Leash manners with Zooka

2020-01-19T14:41:33+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, Juvenile Delinquents Dog Book, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

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 [...]

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