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Puppy Boot Camp Day 8 – Loki Learning “Speak” To Change A Bad Habit

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

When I first got Loki nine days ago, his human parents warned me that he liked to bite. While I didn’t experience a lot of biting, I noticed that he does like to snap the air. He seems to like … Continue reading →

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Puppy Boot Camp Day 7 – Loki’s First Week

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

Doberman mix puppy Loki has had a massive bombardment of new information over the past seven days. Being up in his brain more has naturally caused some of the “bounce” to smooth out of him — of course it probably … Continue reading →

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Puppy Boot Camp Day 6 – Proofing the “Stay” – and Help From Older Dogs

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

Lively Loki the Doberman mix puppy has had his world turned upside down over the past week, as he has moved into a highly regulated training regimen. Two days ago, we began working on “stay”, and today we employed it … Continue reading →

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Puppy Boot Camp Day 5 – Proofing the “Stay”

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

Loki does not like working outside. I am not really sure what the reason is for this. Yesterday he shut down completely, but was very enthused inside the house. Today I was able to coax him into a little session. … Continue reading →

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Puppy Boot Camp Day 4: Loki Beginning “Stay”

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

The “stay” cue isn’t hard to teach, although it is easy to nullify in short order. The reason is usually due to a lack of proofing during training. With this in mind, teaching “stay” is a long-term process that has … Continue reading →

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A Painting a Day: Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

Celebrating all types of motherhood today. This commission, a watercolor of a German shepherd and her Leonberger buddy, arrived as a surprise to their owner yesterday, just in time. I have since learned that the German shepherd, Banshee, was one … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: The Fairy and the Dwarf Dog

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

When you think you know all there is to know about dogs, it turns out that you are wrong. I just found out that the Corgi was the gift of fairies. That’s right, this short-legged, feisty, vigorous herder and funny … Continue reading →

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Rip Overcomes Her Hydro-Phobia

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

I used to think it was pretty funny to say my dog has hydrophobia. It is, actually, the technical name for Rabies. Rip has a fear of deep water, but she has been vaccinated against rabies. However, I recently found … Continue reading →

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A Dog Who Minds; Or, Mind of the Dog

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

I give my dogs a lot of credit for the evolution of Jasper. A dog who comes when called is a joy to own and is the priority in early training. All my dogs drop what they are doing, no … Continue reading →

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Puppy Training: Name Recognition and Coming When Called

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

Molly the Goldendoodle puppy has been with me for ten days now. Over the past several days I have been working on teaching her to come when her name is called. Coming when called is a progressive thing, taught over … Continue reading →

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