A Gunner Story: The Long Walk and A Disagreement About Which Way to Go

2023-01-26T21:29:14+00:00By |Categories: Dog Case Studies|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

If you have done much training with me, chances are you have heard a story or two about Gunner. Gunner was the first dog I had as an adult. The first dog who was entirely my responsibility. I adopted him before I became a professional dog trainer and behavior consultant, and he taught me a [...]

Dogs pay more attention to vowels than we do

2021-01-29T18:14:56+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the things I love about working with dogs is that we still have SO much to learn. Some fascinating studies come up here and there that make me think about what I am currently doing and how I might improve my work with dogs. In a recent study, it appears that dogs pay [...]

21st Month / Weeks 88-92: adjusting to his new younger brother

2021-01-29T13:03:32+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Zooka's 21st month, January 2021, was all about his new brother joining the family. Pretty much everything I had hoped to accomplish with Zooka this month got pushed by the wayside. The major activity this month revolved around helping Zooka's new brother settle in. There is a separate post introducing Zooka's new brother, so details [...]

Reactive dog? Here are four categories of alternative behaviors we use

2020-12-29T13:47:18+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Juvenile Delinquents Dog Book|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Do you have a reactive dog? One of the most common behavior issues I am asked for help in resolving is reactivity issues. One of the ways we work to address these issues is through the use of alternative behaviors. For most dogs, this is reactivity on leash and can be directed toward other dogs, [...]

20th Month / Weeks 84-87: a month of some progress and no regressions

2020-12-28T12:58:05+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, Juvenile Delinquents Dog Book, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Zooka's 20th month, December 2020, was fairly uneventful. There were no setbacks, and there was some progress. While I had hoped to get out more in public this month, as we all know, sometimes the weather and life get in the way of our plans. Getting out to dog-friendly stores can be a bit trickier [...]

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