Archive for April, 2008

Do All Puppies In Training Become Guide Dogs?

Unfortunately the answer to this question: Do All Puppies In Training Become Guide Dogs? is no, not all Guide Dog Puppies in Training will become Guide Dogs. As a Guide Dog puppy raiser many people come up to me and ask questions about Stetson (my guide dog puppy in training).
The most common question [...]

Finnegan The Squirrel Adopted By Dogs

I just got this story by email showing Finnegan a squirrel adopted by a dog and her litter of puppies. When I saw the email it reminded me of Pink and Tink the Piglet and Dachshund Mother. I did a little research to check the validity of the story and found it on [...]

Puppy Adoption - Queensland Heeler Mix

If you are considering puppy adoption, I highly recommend visiting one of your local puppy/dog rescues. In past articles I’ve talked to you about the puppy/dog rescue, Cuddly Canines. I want to do my best to help place these puppies by profiling each puppy, litter of puppies, and dogs on this blog.
***Note this dog [...]

24 Ways A Guide Dog Can Be Disqualified

I just received a letter in the mail that it’s time for Stetson to return to the Guide Dogs of America for his formal training in Sylmar, CA. I’m sad and happy at the same time. It’s going to be difficult letting Stetson go on to the next stage of his life. [...]

What Do You Know About Vizsla’s?

Until just a couple days ago I had never seen a Vizsla. Actually I may have seen one in the past, but did not know what breed of dog it was. After doing research for my article Top 10 Dogs Good With Children Part II I learned about the Vizsla breed and ranked [...]

Cuddly Canine Carnival

This is different then the blog carnivals we’ve been involved with recently. The Cuddly Canine Carnival is a live event held in La Habra, CA at Portola Park sponsored by the Cuddly Canine Rescue. Here’ the information straight from the Cuddly Canines website:
Cuddly Canines Rescue, the City of La Habra and the La [...]

Children Versus Dogs Round 2

It’s a never ending battle between children and dogs. Yes! We have written on this subject before. If you don’t remember take a look back at our article: Children Versus Dogs. As you can see from that article it was a choice between the destructive nature of children versus dogs.
This time around the [...]

Free Dog Tips Blog Carnival

Hey Everyone, I just wanted to give you the latest update on what we’re doing over here at the Puppy In Training Blog.
Blog Carnival Time
You may have noticed a small lull in my blogging last week. Sorry to say that I was out of town for the weekend from Thursday to Sunday and wasn’t [...]

Why You Should Not Chase Your Dog

I’ve learned a lot about puppies, dogs, and training over the last few years and one thing that has really stuck out in my head is never chase your dog!
I Had A Dream….
This bit of advice has stuck out in my head so much I’ve been having dreams about it. Last week I dreamt [...]

What’s The Life Expectancy Of Your Pet?

After writing about the average life expectancy of your dog I got to thinking: “I wish I had a pet that lived longer then 10-15 years.” That spawned today’s article on the life expectancy of your pet.
I’ve heard many stories about pets that have lived a long time and others about a pet who [...]