Puppy Training Tips
Is your older dog suddenly disoriented, unbalanced, and confused? A good friend of mine gave me a call today to wish me happy birthday. While catching up he told me about his thirteen year old German Shepherd. Apparently while he was on … [Read more]
If you've never raised a puppy before puppy fostering might be a better choice then puppy adoption. Puppy fostering is fun and rewarding. It is a wonderful feeling knowing that you saved the life of a puppy who otherwise would have been euthanized … [Read more]
I thought I new a decent bit about Labrador Retrievers, but I had never heard of purebred Black and Tan Labrador Retrievers until I began volunteering as a puppy raiser working with Stetson (my GDA puppy) and his guide dog training. I've seen many … [Read more]
One question I often get concerning Stetson (my guide dog puppy in training) is does he know any tricks. As a puppy raiser we are not supposed to teach our Guide Dog puppies any tricks. We have a specific list of commands that we must adhere … [Read more]
I have a labrador retriever and from what I've heard they are prone to overeating as well as eating way too fast. As a puppy Stetson would eat his cup of food in probably under 20 seconds...pretty much just inhaling the food. A few times a week … [Read more]
I've raised several dogs as my personal pets, but Stetson is my first Guide Dog Puppy in Training. There are lots of similarities and differences in their puppy training. Today we're going to focus on 10 of those differences. How Is Training A … [Read more]