Posted in Behavior, Fearful dogs, Gigi Moss, Nana Will, Positive reinforcement, Positive training, Puppies, Puppy kindergarten, Reward-based training, Sadie's Birthday, Treats on Aug 26th, 2010
Today is Sadie’s fourth birthday and I’m feeling nostalgic: Where did the time go? I remember frantically calling Gigi Moss like it was yesterday morning. I barely choked out, “My puppy is terrified of everything! I don’t know what to do!” “Bring her to my puppy kindergarten,” Gigi said. Is she out of her mind? [...]
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Sadie pranced, her tail riding high, right up to the sales clerk behind the counter at Ladies Footlocker, “Do you have a goodie for me?” It didn’t used to be that way. The first time I took Sadie to the 29th Street Shopping Mall when she was a puppy she was terrified. Her wide eyes, [...]
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Marcus is the Italian English pointer of Marcus of Umbria: What an Italian Dog Taught An American Girl about Love fame (read my review of the book here), and a very fearful dog. It’s no wonder considering how deprived she was as a puppy, cooped up in a small pen with barely adequate food and [...]
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