Blitzen's August & September 2022 were not quite as stressful as his July, but no big strides forward either. We had some ups and downs with his growling and snapping over things like putting on his harness. We had some stretches when I could not put his harness on at all. We had one success [...]
Gunner, my first Greyhound, and I put in a lot of miles together. Only once did he ditch me on a hike. We did lots and lots of long walks in the neighborhoods we lived in. We did a ton of hiking in State Parks, National Parks, and any other places we could find trails [...]
Blitzen's eighth and ninth months with us, August and September 2021, saw some successes and some struggles. We had a vet appointment for Blitzen in early August. Because of his handling issues, we have to give him meds before being handled at the vet. The first attempted vet appointment, we gave him the meds at [...]
Blitzen's sixth and seventh months with us, June and July 2021, saw some steps forward! As you might recall, May was a tough month for Blitzen. We had scheduled a visit with the Behavior Vets to see if medication might be needed to help us make better progress and for him to feel calmer and [...]
The month of August 2020 was filled with getting away from home more and more helping me out with my business. Normally, we are booked up with boarding dogs during the spring and summer months with lots of people traveling. With the pandemic this year, there has been less traveling. While that definitely takes a [...]
