Last week we had another vet visit for his last round of puppy vaccinations. That went even better than last time in most ways. I also had him walk in on his own this time and we had great walking, even past the cat! On Sunday morning we did additional Read more…
It’s amazing how settled we are into routines now. He still asks to get on my lap to sleep most afternoons- but now he’s a little too big for that to be comfortable for us. I can’t fit him and my computer. Saturday classes were canceled due to a snow Read more…
It’s been another week of too many single digit temperatures. On Friday we went to a group training class and Saturday morning was puppy class. He did such an amazing job sitting at my feet while I was teaching. Sometimes I left him in an open crate with a Kong Read more…
Viktor is doing well with so many things. He’s an easy puppy, he’s very cuddly and quite adventurous. This week he managed to jump on the benches at the training center (but only once – he looked surprised when it was successful) and knocked down gates there and at home Read more…
Well – this is the week I’ve been waiting for. 12 weeks old! We may be nearing the end of the socialization window – I tried to get in as many of the things as possible from our to-do list. We still have a few more I would like to Read more…
Travel: We had another exciting week together. We went to a few more new places, including the university. On Saturday I helped teach a 4-H dog judge’s clinic and so he got to visit with new friends in the morning, at lunch, and afterwards. While there he got to see a Read more…
When I teach puppy class there are questions about puppies who chew “everything.” Here are a few of my current strategies for my own puppy. 1) Puppy proof before setting the puppy loose! This wasn’t very much work because I keep a lot of tempting things away from my adult dogs. Read more…
So many things this week! We did two puppy classes – he slept in his crate (in the room) during half of the class I taught. He stayed awake for the 90+ minutes of class yesterday. Playing, eating, resting, doing all the activities. Last night I had four hours of Read more…
One morning last week at 6:30 I was trying to decide if there’s anything worse than house training a puppy in extreme cold (wind chill of -22!). The only thing I could think of is house training a puppy in areas with bears/hungry wildlife. Last year was extremely cold too Read more…
We’ve only known each other a week. I know that as an active puppy he will be getting more bitey and jumpy as most young puppies are. We’re working on alternate behaviors, preventing him from having as many opportunities to practice unwanted behavior and minimizing reinforcement when he does try Read more…