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Puppy Training Tips From Our Experiences As Guide Dog Puppy Raisers
Colby Morita is a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of America and has been raising and training puppies for over 6 years. He's been writing to the PuppyInTraining.com blog and sharing his puppy training tips from his experiences as a guide dog puppy raiser since August, 2007.
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Hey there Colby – Love the pic – I have my WW post with Dexter on a bed, too. So cute! Happy Wordless Wednesday!
Cool! I’ll have to check out Dexter on you WW post. Toby had some fun chewing his pressed rawhide bone on his new doggy bed.
It looks like a really rocking bed!
Hi Jen,
We actually really like this one. It’s light weight and the inside materials are easy to remove when it comes time for cleaning.
Thanks for stopping by!
Colby
A rock star bed for a rock star pup.
Hi Alison!
He really is a rock star and more so when he becomes a guide dog!
Take care,
Colby
Aww, too cute! Love the bed
Oh yeah, I hopped on to your site through the Wordless Wednesday blog hop!
Toby really liked the bed too. Now that Toby went to a new home Linus has taken over
What a little cutie, who will grow up to be a rockstar pup for sure!
Hi Emily,
I’m hoping he will grow up to be a rockstar as a guide dog!
Take care,
Colby
Cool bed! My dog prefers the big person’s bed. Or basically any place where I’m sleeping.
Hi Christie,
Toby is training to be a guide dog, but Linus and Stetson who are my personal dogs enjoy the big person’s bed too
Take care,
Colby
Hey Toby, Jet here. Hi Mr. Colby.
Dude, you’re stylin!
Hey Jet! I’m glad you stopped by! Yep, Toby is a stylin pup!
Take care,
Colby
What a little cutie!!!!! =^..^=
Thank you! We have to agree!
Hi Colby thanks for hopping over to Enlightened Ferret. What a cute puppy .
Hi AmyJo,
We’ve always been intrigued by ferrets!
Thanks for stopping by,
Colby
Totally awesome!!
YAY! We agree!
You are very cute!
Thank you! And Toby says thank you too
Too cute!
Indeed
The bed or the puppy? Just kidding
Wow! Colby, that’s a big HUGE bed! We bet you have lots of great naps in that bed. Thanks for visiting us on our day. We hope you’re having a nice day.
It only looks huge because Toby is so small. It’s actually just the right sized for my 55 lb Australian Shepherd mix, Linus.
Awwww…that is about the sweetest thing EVER! And I LUVS that bed! It looks soooo super comfy!
Wiggles & Wags,
Mayzie
Rocking dog bed for a rocking dog!!
You got it! Toby’s been at his new home for over 2 weeks now. I miss that boy! but Journey is keeping me busy.
The boys think the bed looks nice, but the chew looks even better!
The boys definitely spotted the prize in the photo. Toby is definitely loving his pressed rawhide more than his dog bed.
You are totally rockin that bed. MOL!
Cokes
Yes, he is a rockin pup!
Toby is rockin that bed pretty darn good!
We have to work on rockin, but not Toby, he’s always rocking with all his Bret Michaels gear!
Awww, Toby looks “bad to the bone” on his Bret Michaels bed!
Really!? Thanks we think he’s bad to the bone too
It looks totally comfy and Toby’s rockin’ it.
Toby liked it! Now that he’s at his new home. Linus is the new rockin pup
wow, that looks like TOTAL BOUNCY FUN for us cats over here! ROCKIN yeah!
I think the kitties would like the bed too…maybe a little big, but that just means more kitties can fit onto the bed! The more the merrier!
Hey Colby and Gang!
That’s the Bret Michaels bed… cool… Toby? Have I not visited for such a long time that I’ve missed Toby? Who’s this dashing young dog? One of your charges I’m assuming.
I was supposed to ask you a question but I forgot about it… but here’s one I remember: is it possible for a dog to feel jealous of just one dog in the entire pack?
My sister has 4 dogs. The aggressive one is Buchi. When someone pets Whitey, he will growl and bark his heart out. However, he will totally ignore us when we give affection to Chooey or Rin.
Huggies and Cheese,
Haopee
Hi Haopee,
We puppy sat Toby for two weeks and he recently moved on to another puppy raiser. He was a cute little guy.
I’m not an expert in jealousy between dogs, but it definitely sounds plausible. However, I’m not sure whether that is a jealous behavior or some other kind of protective or maybe something to do with asserting dominance. If it’s something you’re worried about I’d consider bringing a professional dog trainer or behavior expert into the house to evaluate your pack.
Thanks for stopping by,
Colby
What a cool bed!!!! Toby looks so comfy! Makes us want one!
I really like this bed. Compared to the dog beds I picked up from Costco these are very lightweight, have a cool design, and the bottom has a tacky feel so it does not slide around on hard floors.
How sweet! Of course, you KNOW he’s just planning to sink his teeth into it sometime in the future. When they’re big enough.
I can’t wait for his teeth to get bigger! That’s usually when pups exit that mouthy stage.