Guest post by Natalie Lester, PetSafe Brand Marketing Specialist Whether you’re raising a guide dog puppy like Colby here at Puppy In Training or if you have just adopted a puppy as a companion pet for your family, one thing is for sure. Training needs to begin immediately. If you don’t start … [Read more...]
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Why Dress Up Your Dog In A Halloween Costume?
We've learned many things over the past 6 years as guide dog puppy raisers. Before we were raising guide dog pups we brought home our first pup, Linus from the shelter. We never dressed him up in dog costumes for Halloween or Christmas and really didn't think much about it. Two years later we … [Read more...]
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I Got A New Puppy When Should I Start Training Him?
People often ask me, "I just got a new puppy when shall I start working on his training?" I quickly shoot back, "You should start working on puppy training the moment you bring home your new pup!" Whether you like it or not puppy training starts on day 1. Your puppy is constantly learning new … [Read more...]
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As a guide dog puppy sitter and raiser I face the same and new challenges with each puppy. I'm constantly reminded of lessons and puppy training tips I learned over the years. Ever since we dropped Apache off at Guide Dog College to start his "formal" education Linus, Stetson, and I feel like … [Read more...]
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Stetson was career changed 2 months after he started his formal guide dog training for being a bit of a softy (I'm not really sure what that means). We were happy to adopt Stetson, but shortly after bringing him back home he started to have some dog skin problems. At the time our veterinarian … [Read more...]
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