May 23, 2012

3 Basic Puppy Training Tips Every Owner Should Know

My puppy, Dublin catching some sun rays.

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 [...]

A Well Trained Dog Is By Far A Happier Dog!

dog-training-statistics

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 [...]

Dublin’s Guide Dog Training Update

Yellow Labrador Retriever Pupppy

It’s been over 4 months since I dropped off Dublin at guide dog college.  I still think about him and how he’s doing just about every day.  I like posting some of his old puppy pictures to our Facebook page.  Every time I visit the Guide Dogs of America (GDA) campus I ask how he’s [...]

My Puppy Hates His Collar!? What Do I Do?

Puppy Collars

Does your puppy hate collars?  If you just brought your puppy home or only had him for a few days I’m guessing your answer is a resounding YES!!!  In fact, people tell me all the time in a frantic mood…”My puppy hates his collar!?  What do I do?“  The answer is not that difficult: “just [...]

Puppy In Training TV – Ep 18 – Puppy Turn In Day

Black and White Lab Puppy

Make sure you bring a handkerchief for this episode of Puppy In Training TV because it’s a real tear jerker.  It seems just like yesterday that we picked up a 7 week old puppy from the “D” litter that we named Dublin.  As a guide dog puppy raiser we work on basic dog obedience training, [...]

5 Dog Links You Need To Check Out…NOW!

Dublin Puppy In Training

Sorry we’re a bit late this week with our awesome doggy links of the week… Here we are again at the end of the week (actually it’s now the beginning of the week) with our favorite posts from the top dog blogs around the world.  We’re going to keep it short and sweet…so lets get [...]

Puppy In Training TV – Ep 17 – Dogs At Disneyland

Dublin and Gentry Guide Dog Puppies

Today we’re going to find out if Disneyland is the happiest place on earth for doggies too. We took our guide dog puppy, Dublin to Downtown Disney when he was about 6 months old, but we usually don’t take our guide dog pups to the actual Disneyland park until they’re over 12 months old.  In [...]

6 Dog Blog Links You Should Not Miss

Yellow Labrador Retriever

Welcome to this weeks Puppy In Training weekly roundup.  As we mentioned before we are doing our best to roundup our favorite dog blog posts from the past week across our favorite doggy blogs.  Our goal is to try and help you by sifting through the best of the best blog posts (well at least [...]

Puppy In Training TV – Ep 16 – Guide Dog Pups Visit The Fire Station

Puppy With Firefighter

We’ve been raising guide dog puppies for the past 5 years and we had always heard about visiting the fire station, but after raising Stetson then Derby and now Dublin we had never visited fire fighters or a fire station until today! Visiting fire fighters and a fire station is a great outing for our [...]

5 Doggy Links You Should Not Miss

Yellow Labrador Retriever Pupppy

Welcome tor our first Puppy Training Weekly Roundup!  So what exactly is our Puppy Training Weekly Roundup?  Well it all started way back when we decided to compile a list of top dog blogs. Step 1 my list of top dog blogs is now COMPLETE! Step 2 is to add the top 50 dog blogs to [...]