by Denise Fenzi | Aug 20, 2012 | Cisu
Playing with a strong dog is a matter of leverage, not strength. I can usually play with a dog that is up to half of my weight – more than that and I will suffer. The trick is one of technique….the attached video will illustrate a few points. This is...
by Denise Fenzi | Apr 2, 2012 | Cisu
Cisu is nine years old and has her OTCH, Schutzhund 3 and FH titles, but she’s definitely not ready for retirement. So…what to do with an older lady who is probably past her jumping days, but has an excellent brain attached to an enthusiastic body? How...
by Denise Fenzi | Mar 24, 2012 | Cisu, Most Viewed Posts, Musings
Cisu earned her Obedience Trial Championship I’ve tried to find the right punctuation for that first sentence, but nothing fit, so I left it off altogether. I couldn’t use a period because there is no emotion in a period. I considered an exclamation...
by Denise Fenzi | Jan 23, 2012 | Cisu, Training Videos - not my dogs
Here is a video of personal play with a physical, interactive dog – she has strong opposition reflex and likes “hands on” play. This video shows my dog Cisu playing with me; we play a ton in the ring between exercises. The only thing in this video...
by Denise Fenzi | Jan 10, 2012 | Cisu
Ms. Lyra managed to rip all of her pads off running around a wet pool deck, so she’s lying around looking very sad right now – no training until she’s chipper again. Ms. Cisu has offered to substititue in for a training blog today. For those who are...
by Denise Fenzi | Nov 28, 2011 | Cisu, Musings
Holy cow. Based on the response to my Talent and Puppies post, there appears to be quite a bit of anxiety out there over slow maturing puppies. I’ll share my sleepy puppy story with you to give you hope. Mind you, this is just one dog, and yours could be...
by Denise Fenzi | Sep 25, 2011 | Cisu
It’s Cisu’s turn in the limelight. She’s will remind some people of their own dogs because she’s rather typical of “dog”. Cisu has many interests, of which I am only one. She enjoys food and toys and exploring. She likes humans...