Tag Archives: treat

The first few days

Posted on September 5, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

This is a post I wrote several years ago, but I thought it would be helpful to share since Winter’s pups are leaving on Sunday! I can pretty much guarantee the first few days with your puppy will be noisy. … Continue reading →

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My cheese trick

Posted on August 29, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

I like to introduce the puppies to a soft carrier before they leave here so that those that might be flying will feel comfortable in it. And it’s just another great thing to let all the puppies know about. And … Continue reading →

Posted in puppy training | Tagged airline approved carrier, blenheim, bonus, cavapoo, cheese, Crossette, eight weeks, Firefly, Independence Day, pet carrier, puppies, puppy carrier, puppy socialization, puppy socializing, puppy training, Rocket, soft carrier, transport, treat, Willow, winter | Leave a comment

Preventing resource guarding

Posted on July 12, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

This is something else we’re practicing with our puppies. Have you ever had a dog that wouldn’t give up a toy or growled if you came near his dish while he was eating? I’ve seen and heard of it before. … Continue reading →

Posted in puppy training | Tagged high value treat, puppies, puppy, puppy training, resource guarding, treat | Leave a comment

Getting ready for dog class

Posted on March 4, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

As most of you know every spring I enjoy attending our local dog training class with one of more of our dogs. If I have time and think the dog will do will, we go on and attend the Canine … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavalier | Tagged blenheim, Cajsa, collar, dog, dog training, dog training class, explore, german shepherd, leash, Legend, obedience class, obedience training, puppy, resistance, sniff, treat, walk, walking | 2 Comments

Learning all the time

Posted on November 1, 2024 by pinewoodcavapoos

The puppies are learning and experiencing new things all the time! They had their first ride in the soft carrier. I like to use a yummy treat to make the experience extra special. This was the treat I happened to … Continue reading →

Posted in puppy socializing | Tagged Aussie, backyard, big dogs, bonus, Cajsa, carrie, cavapoo, cavapoo puppy, Cody, Copper, F1b Cavapoo, F1b Cavapoo puppy, five weeks, german shepherd, Indy, Karakachan, outdoors, outside, Pewter, puppies, puppy adventure, puppy enrichment, puppy socializing, silver, soft carrier, Sterling, treat, Tungsten, yard, Zuma | Leave a comment

Pupsicles

Posted on July 5, 2024 by pinewoodcavapoos

Reposting this because I don’t know where you live, but we’re expecting 100 degree weather next week! We don’t usually get weather that warm until August. Time to break out the popsicle recipe again. 😉 These are easy to do … Continue reading →

Posted in adults, dogs, food | Tagged blueberries, bone broth, carrots, cheese, Cody, containers, dog approved, dogs, food, freeze, freezer, fruit, hot, journey, popsicles, pupsicles, treat, turkey hot dogs, veggies | Leave a comment

She passed!

Posted on October 1, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

Thursday was our last class day. Or actually it was testing day. We basically went through the exercises that we’d been practicing to see if each dog was competent and steady in each exercise. If so, they passed and earned … Continue reading →

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Fun and games!

Posted on July 15, 2022 by pinewoodcavapoos

I love puppy games, puzzles and simple challenges for puppies! It gets their young minds thinking and learning to problem solve. Plus there’s the added benefit of keeping their busy bodies occupied! The other day we played the barrier challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in games, Puppies | Tagged apricot, barrier, barrier challenge, black and tan, cavapoos, cheese, Delta, exercise, F1b Cavapoos, food, fun, games, Joaquin, learning, puppies, puzzles, Sequoia, Sierra, six weeks, treat | Leave a comment

Potato chips

Posted on June 24, 2022 by pinewoodcavapoos

Shiloh has a new toy. And she thoroughly enjoyed her first introduction to it! Yes, it’s a potato chip bag filled with chips! Of course as you can see the bag is a soft velvety material with a crinkly window. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavalier, dog, puppy enrichment, Toys | Tagged bag, Cavalier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, cavalier puppy, challenge, enrichment, find, game, hide, play, puppy, puppy enrichment, puzzle, safety, safety tip, Shiloh, supervision, toy, toys, treat | Leave a comment

The fun continues

Posted on February 28, 2022 by pinewoodcavapoos

As most of you know, we had decided to keep Lyric’s litter a little longer because of their size. They have grown and blossomed and are ready to go home but we have this extra week with them so trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blanche, busy, cavapoo, cavapoo puppies, cavapoo puppy, cavapoos, cream cheese, Dickens, Dorothy, engage, food, game, Lyric, nine weeks, play, puppy, puzzle, reward, Rose, Sophia, Stan, toys, treat | Leave a comment