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Dog class recap
A couple weeks ago was the end of our beginning dog obedience class. I took Cajsa (German Shepherd) on Tuesday and Justice (the Cavalier) on Thursdays. It’s just a basic obedience class with a little agility thrown in for fun. … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, training
Tagged agility, AKC, basic, Cajsa, canine good citizenship test, Cavalier, certification, CGC, class, dog class, german shepherd, home, instructor, Justice, obedience, pass, passed, practiced, requirements, test, training, week
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Instagram story
In case you missed it, Justice had his own Instagram story about obedience class. Please excuse the silly screenshots, just had to share anyways. 😉
Posted in Cavalier, dog, training
Tagged Cavalier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, distractions, downtown, flowers, Instagram, Justice, obedience class, ruby, screenshots, story, training
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Socialization
The prime socialization period for puppies is between three and twelve weeks of age. This is when they are little sponges and can easily learn and absorb so much. It’s also a time when a bad experience can affect a … Continue reading
Posted in enrichment, puppy, Socialization, training, Uncategorized
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Weekly therapy
I got my very own first dog when I was around seventeen. Of course, we had family dogs over the years, but this one I picked out, paid for and took care of myself. She was supposed to be half German Shepherd … Continue reading
Posted in Cavalier, dogs, training
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Puppy trainer extraordenaire
We occasionally hire a couple of local puppy trainers to come help us. They work for really cheap 😉 This day it was Zeus’ job to do the training/socializing.
Puppy Enrichment
According to the dictionary definition, “enrichment” is “the action of improving or enhancing the quality or value of something.” So in my mind when we combine that with “puppy” what we’re looking at is improving or enhancing a puppy’s life during … Continue reading
Posted in Puppies, puppy, puppy enrichment, training, Uncategorized
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Training continues
I’m still working with these two little rascals. And boy, do stuffable toys make things easier! These Kongs filled with yummy food keeps them busy for quite a while!Here’s another toy I thought I’d let me try. I’ve been giving … Continue reading
Posted in Puppies, puppy, training
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Always learning
I love going to my favorite second hand store and looking for possible puppy toys and things to use for enrichment and training. Along with smaller toys for the puppies to play with, I love exposing them to larger items … Continue reading
Posted in enrichment, Puppies, training
Tagged cavapoo, enrichment, investigate, larger, movement, noise, poodle, puppies, puppy toys, rocking horse, second-hand store, smaller, textures, tigger, toys, training, tunnel
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Cheese monsters
Lucy’s pups had their first clicker training session. Some people start this type of thing closer to four weeks, but I find that Cavapoos aren’t quite ready at that age. Every breed (and individual pup for that matter) will hit … Continue reading
Posted in Cavapoos, training
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Stuff it
I love toys that are interactive and keep the dogs and puppies thinking and busy! Kong is one brand that makes toys like this, but there are many others now also. I’ve been making these up for Samuel, Pearl and … Continue reading
Posted in Puppies, Toys, training
Tagged brand, breakfast, busy, cheese, crates, eating, feed, food, freezer, interactive, interactive toys, Kong, meal, minds, peanut butter, puppy food, puppy kibble, similar, thinking, toy, tummies, WalMart
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