A Guide Dog Puppy Raiser's Blog To Raising Dogs And Puppies
I was going through my google reader when I came across this article from Pawcurious titled 3 Dumb Things that Dog Owners Do (That Make Us All Look Bad). I immediately clicked on the link to see if I agreed with Dr. V’s short list (I did). I’m not going to tell you everything on [...]
I sat down today and started reading over my guide dog puppy training manual. It’s something I like to do from time to time just to review all the basic things I should be teaching my puppy. Another reason why I started reading again is because we recently received a new puppy raiser manual which [...]
Yes! It’s definitely very important to puppy proof your house before you bring home a puppy. In fact I have a 7 point checklist for puppy proofing my house that I go through every time before I bring home a new puppy. When I rewind back 7 years and think about bringing home my first [...]
YAY!!!! We’re so excited that we (the Puppy In Training Blog) won the BlogPaws/PetSmart Build A Business Blog Contest. We submitted our blog to the contest back at the beginning of March. We put together a blog post (check it out because their were 10 excellent finalists) announcing that we were a finalist for the [...]
I’m around dogs almost 24 hours a day 7 days a week. As a guide dog puppy raiser you take you dog with you just about everywhere you go. When I’m out and about I usually get many of the same questions like: Is it hard to give your puppy up when it’s time for [...]
I love puppies! There cute, adorable, cuddly, and of course who can’t resist the famous puppy breath! These things are all great, but once you get your new puppy home he will test your patience…seriously! I like to preach that people need to be consistent, persistent and patient when it comes to training. Today I [...]
There’s always a ton of excitement the day you bring home a puppy and it’s no different if your a puppy raisers. However, one advantage we (as puppy raisers) have over a regular new puppy owner is Guide Dogs of America sends us home with a GDA Puppy Starter Kit. The GDA Puppy Starter Kit [...]
Brushing your dog…it sounds so simple and in all honesty it’s not a complex task at all. However, there are some basics you should know if you want to learn the proper ways on How to brush a dog, when to brush a dog, and also a little bit about dog brushes. I never thought [...]
The good people at pet365 actually sent me this post on “Dog Training Statistics” many moons ago and unfortunately it’s taken me this long to get a blog article together about their wonderful infographic. One thing I definitely have to agree with is the first line: “A well trained dog is by far a happier [...]
Every once in a while I go on vacation without the dogs and I often wonder: “Could I have taken my dogs with me? Does this city have pet friendly hotels?” I recently visited sin city, that’s right Las Vegas! I never even considered bringing the dogs considering I was going to be playing in [...]
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We finally made it! Number 10, the final edition, the last puppy in the Cutest Puppy Ever series. I … [Read More...]
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