Normal life has been put on hold with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic taking over the world these days. But what do you do when you have a new puppy in the midst of all this? Socializing your puppy is critical during those early days. While it's critical before they hit that 12 week mark, it's [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you know anything about living with a puppy, you will expect some nipping, biting, or mouthing sort of behaviors. It's just a fact of life when you live with a puppy. The question, though, is how long does that behavior actually last? Does a puppy just outgrow it at some point? This is where [...]
