March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: dog behavior, dog behavior problems, dog behavior training, dog problems, dog training, Fun Stuff
My zipper was stuck.
I was panicked. I felt stupid, nervous and had no idea how I was going to explain this to my new boss.
You see, it was my first day as an “official” dog trainer.
I had just landed a job training dogs at a large, successful, well-known dog training Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: Behavior Problems, Good K9 Manners, Jumping
ow is finally melting here in Western MA
and I CAN’T wait to get outside and do some
hiking and biking.
Anyway, in my last message I shared with you
a simple solution I came up with when my zipper
got stuck at a most inopportune time (if you
missed it you can get the full Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Dog Aggression, dog behavior, dog behavior problems, dog behavior training, dog obedience, dog problems, dog training, People Aggression
Friday night I had just sat down and was getting ready to crack open a new Stephen King novel I just bought when I got a call from my good friend, Geoff.
Geoff invited my wife and me to a night out to the Paper City Brewery in Holyoke, MA.
Paper City Brewery is located on what Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: Aggression, Biting/Nipping, People Aggression
A cold sweat broke out on my forehead and I could see my hands starting to shake. It was just a small shake but there it was. I knew the client couldn’t see it, but the dog was definitely picking up on it. As I tried to continue, I had a sick feeling in the [...] Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: swheatenpoo pups
A number of people have emailed me that they’ve written Jennifer about her pups and haven’t received a reply. I got hold of her a little bit ago and she is just swamped with trying to get things together for her move at the end of the month, going through all the lay-off business Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: Montana pix, UPS stinks
Yep, UPS. I know many of you find it hard to believe there is any place in the country that doesn’t have home mail delivery or where residential streets are not maintained (or even MARKED) by some governmental agency, but such is the life out in the country. Be that as it may, I recently Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: Beckett pix, new pups, rain
So, the pups quickly got used to going outside every 2-3 or 4 hours… it took all of one day and they think they’ve got me trained to their schedule. They use the newspaper in between times and at night and don’t yet have a working relationship with the “put all this stuff outside” Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: going outdoors, luna pix, puppy mixing
The two litters of pups are now together all the time, inside and out. They get along fairly well although there have been a few dominance tiffs between Boon (my Wheaten pup) and the new guys. No real fights, just some sparring. This IS Boon’s house and I think he just figures he’s Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: Beckett pix, boon-peri pix
Everyone is healthy and seems to be getting along with everyone else. It looks like Boon has convinced Jennifer’s pups that HE is boss and now that they’re all back in line, he’s reverted to his old sweet, calm self. Interestingly, Peri (my Di/Brogue keeper pup who is VERY small compared Read the rest of this entry »
March 29th, 2011 by admin
Tags: samson pix
No snow dog here! This is Samson (Cotton/Brogue) who lives in southern GA and is glad of it!Samson spends his days walking his kids to school, hanging out with their mom and then supervising them at soccer. He and his family were made for each other! Read the rest of this entry »