by Tiffany | Sep 28, 2006 | Dog Training, The puppy years (1-2)
I guess my wishes that Ayla would behave herself this morning were a bit delusional. It’s almost 7:30 am now and normally I would take her for a walk at about 7:45 which is about an hour after she eats breakfast. But a few minutes ago, she came to me here at the...
by Tiffany | Aug 7, 2006 | Dog Training, Pets, The puppy years (1-2)
We got back from our morning walk a little while ago. The temperatures are still mild here and you really only need a sweater to keep of the chill in the morning. It’s a nice change from the extreme temps we had a few weeks ago but at the same time we’re a...
by Tiffany | Jun 18, 2006 | Dog Training, Europe, Germany, Pets, The puppy years (1-2), Travel
We went to visit grandma and grandpa this weekend. Hubbers had a birthday on Thursday and his dad had one on Friday. My mom also had one on Saturday along with hubber’s grandmother but they were both in America for the event. Since Thursday was a holiday here in...
by Tiffany | May 6, 2006 | Dog Training, Pets, The puppy years (1-2)
Anyone who thinks that your life doesn’t change when you get a dog has obviously never had one before…or at least not a puppy. It is not even 9 am and we have had more antics and human interaction this morning than we usually have in an entire day or even...
by Tiffany | May 5, 2006 | Dog Training, Pets, The puppy years (1-2)
So I tried the food control method for lunch and it worked really well. After the first couple of times of putting the food back on the counter when she lunged for it, she seemed to get the message very quickly. Of course she is HIGHLY motivated by food so that helps....
by Tiffany | May 5, 2006 | Dog Training, Pets, The puppy years (1-2)
Is it a full moon or something? This morning at about 4:30, Ayla decided to break out of her crate. Don’t know if it was us being careless with the side door on her crate or if she’s getting smart enough to open it herself (not my favorite scenario to be...