Monthly Archives: November 2011

National ‘Leave It’ Week

Posted on November 27, 2011 by melissaduffy

Recently, I took my puppy to visit family. Family with a toddler. Toby hasn’t been around young kids a whole lot. He stares at them like aliens when we see one. Living  with a toddler for a week was an … Continue reading →

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Bashir conquers his fear of water!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by lizpalika

Bashir has always been afraid of water and I have no idea why. But when we went on vacation he conquered that fear. Why he decided to do that now who knows. But he got lots of praise for being … Continue reading →

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The vacuum cleaner attachment

Posted on November 11, 2011 by lisasaputo

Roup and I walk every day. We never know what we will find out on our walks. Most days we never find anything very special but this week we found a treasure! Roup found a vacuum cleaner attachment! Now you … Continue reading →

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“I want my dog to be good for me, not treats!”

Posted on November 11, 2011 by lizpalika

When I began training one of my dogs years ago (and no, I won’t tell you how many!) the trainer used food treats as a training tool. Having previously trained my German Shepherds in schutzhund with a trainer who did … Continue reading →

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Slow Progress with Toby

Posted on November 3, 2011 by melissaduffy

Many of our students know Toby, the big orange puppy, he’s been demonstrating in just about every class for 3 or 4 months now. I’ve been working a little bit on agility with Toby, trying to build some confidence. Our … Continue reading →

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