A Willy Story: The Minnows in Ice Game and the Upside Down Day

2024-06-29T17:51:21+00:00By |Categories: Dog Case Studies|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Willy is a Goldendoodle who boards with us at The Light of Dog regularly. We sometimes joke that we share custody of him since he's here so often. When dogs board with us, we keep a Boarding Log where we post daily updates and photos. We could write a book with all of Willy's adventures [...]

23rd Month / Weeks 97-100: Zooka’s roles as big brother and my assistant

2021-03-27T16:59:31+00:00By |Categories: How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Zooka's 23rd month of life, March 2021, hits our 100th week of life! We don't usually talk about things in weeks by this point in time, of course. We don't even usually talk about it in months at this point. He's nearly two years old. Originally, I posted weekly updates since puppies change so much [...]

How do I exercise my dog aside from going for walks?

2020-02-24T20:57:38+00:00By |Categories: Ask The Trainer Book, Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This article is part of our E-book, ASK THE TRAINER: Answers to common questions about dog training and behavior issues, including jumping, leash manners, aggression, fearfulness, and more.     Question: When we have really cold winter or hot summer weather, I have not been taking my dog [...]

Zooka’s Happy Place – Jake and Zooka Playdate

2020-02-20T21:52:41+00:00By |Categories: How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, Media, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Zooka and Jake are good buddies. They love playing together. And there's nothing like another adolescent dog to play with to help burn off that adolescent crazy rowdy energy! They are both energetic but do not tend to get overstimulated or over-the-top. They are both pretty good at regulating themselves and keeping [...]

Zooka’s new game: Full Contact Fetch!

2024-10-29T16:36:18+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, The Zooka Tales|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Does your pup have a favorite game? Tug? Wrestling? Fetch? Chase? Zooka LOVES to wrestle. Preferably with like-minded individuals who can handle some rough and tumble play. That usually means larger breed energetic pups of similar age or adolescent dogs who still have lots of energy. While wrestling is his clear favorite, he has started [...]

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