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The Site May Be A Mess While I Move It

I’m in the process of moving this website to another webhost, and I am taking this opportunity to change a lot of things around. So things may be a bit of a mess for a week or so! The Site May Be A Mess While I Move It is a post from: Training Dogs Blog

The Site May Be A Mess While I Move It is a post from: Training Dogs Blog

What a difference a week makes

First let me report that the 5K went very well. Unfortunately Jenny had a sore paw and couldn't participate. Zola was my substitution. A pinch runner (walker) if you will. I figured if she got too tired she was small enough to carry. She did ...

My Enthusiasm for Dogs Showed Up Early

I was just sorting out some papers from my early childhood and I found this, done just after my third birthday: I think somewhere in those old boxes there may be some of the dog stories I wrote a few years later. I love it that my mother used to write down my comments when [...]

My Enthusiasm for Dogs Showed Up Early is a post from: Training Dogs Blog

When Saying NO is Positive Dog Training

Today’s dog training tip comes from a dream I had last night. In the dream my Rottweiler Lola was reaching up to take something off a table. I said NO and she stopped immediately, turning to look at me. I said “Good girl! What a smart puppy!” (Even though she is six years old.) And [...]

When Saying NO is Positive Dog Training is a post from: Training Dogs Blog

Thinking About Euthanasia and Pets

Yesterday evening I read Facing Farewell: Making the Decision to Euthanize Your Pet, by veterinarian Julie Reck. She is exceptionally well qualified to write this, as she used to run an in-home euthanasia business. (Now she runs a full service veterinary hospital.) In the course of working with many pet owners as they made the [...]

Thinking About Euthanasia and Pets is a post from: Training Dogs Blog

Bargain Books on Sale at Dogwise Now

There’s a large pile of dog books on the bookcase where I put books I want to read. That’s because my favorite place to browse for dog books has a sale going on. Dogwise is cleaning house and getting rid of hundreds of slightly shopworn books and older editions… many of them at 70% off. [...]

Bargain Books on Sale at Dogwise Now is a post from: Training Dogs Blog

The weekly roundup

First I'll start with the best news, Brutus has been adopted!! Not just to any home either, he nabbed himself one of the best homes I could think of. I am very pleased. He certainly deserves it.*Jenny and I have been walking more together because I nee...

Drool happens

This georgous boy is Brutus. He is a French Mastiff, also known as a Dogue De Bordeaux. (Remember the dog from the movie Turner and Hooch?) He isn't the best specimen of his breed and we think he came from a back yard breeder based on his records. But ...

Wordless Wednesday ~ Zolas new bed

Yeah, it's like that.

What I’m watching this week

I love YouTube. I find so much great training stuff on there. (cough cough KikoPup cough) It is also a great place for watching funny videos when you are bored or need a pick me up. This week I have been watching some of the Crufts dog show in England....

Blogger fail! The post where I catch up yet again.

So my co-worker told me the other day I am a blogger failure. She is right. It has been over a month since I have posted! That is a long time between posts, even for me. Ooops! I have been busy working on some personal issues and just got side tracked....

Through Backchaining, Our Rottweiler Teaches Me to Rub Her Belly Before Meals

Backchaining is a process that occurs in a dog training sequence when you train a dog to do a series of activities by teaching the last one first. This is effective because the last one is the one that has a reward attached to it as you teach it. For example, for many years I [...]

Through Backchaining, Our Rottweiler Teaches Me to Rub Her Belly Before Meals is a post from: Training Dogs Blog

Why Does My Old Dog Follow Me From Room to Room All Day?

LarryDog, who is now 15 and a half, has recently taken to following me from one room to the next. This is new. If I’m cooking, he’s underfoot in the kitchen–a logical thing for a dog to do, but something that’s new for him. If I am in my home office, he’s usually on his [...]

Why Does My Old Dog Follow Me From Room to Room All Day? is a post from: Training Dogs Blog

Happy Birthday Zola!!

Today Zola is 1 year old. I found her birth date when I went looking for her rabies certificate to lisence her. We have only had her for a few months but it feels like it has been longer. Because of her small size and antics it doesn't feel like w...

These boots are made for training

I've been taking Jenny to Lowes on Sundays with a friend so we can train out of the cold. I found making time with someone else keeps me on task and less likely to skip it. Skills in dog training are use it or lose it for the dogs after all. Thankfully...