by Denise Fenzi | Jan 11, 2014 | Musings
So, little Brito has some recall issues. No great surprise; he’s seven months old and a pretty confident little guy. He has lots of interests and I’m only one of them. There is a fairly common technique for teaching a dog to keep their eyes on you in...
by Denise Fenzi | Oct 27, 2013 | Brito
For those who are worried that Lyra may have disappeared…no worries. She’s doing very well and, if anything, has been rather brilliant this week. But…she’s getting to be a “trained” dog, which means there is less and less that I...
by Denise Fenzi | Oct 7, 2012 | Lyra
Here’s a very short video of Lyra making a mistake on her “stay”. I don’t ignore the fact that she breaks, but I go to great lengths to keep her engaged, even though she’s made a mistake. This is particularly important in this training...
by Denise Fenzi | Dec 18, 2011 | Lyra
Today I removed two of Lyra’s teeth playing tug. That second tooth forced me to admit that I need to put the toy away. Regretfully. What can I say; besides the fact that I have a very strong preference for training with toys, the other reality is that...
by Denise Fenzi | Oct 10, 2011 | Lyra
Her lungs won’t stop and her bladder wont’ start. Well, that’s not exactly true. But last night…that was a long night. As far as pee, she goes several hours between. I’ve never had a puppy like that, but it’s only day 2. She can...
by Denise Fenzi | Oct 1, 2011 | Brito, Training Videos - not my dogs
He’s growing up! Belgian Tervuren Gaetz is now three months old; this is his fourth lesson overall and his first on heeling. Gaetz and mom are doing a really nice job. This lesson introduced heeling (handler generated interest), recall from distraction and...
by Denise Fenzi | Sep 23, 2011 | Training Videos - not my dogs
There are many ways to start a puppy or young dog on work. This happens to demonstrate one of my favorites. In this video, puppy Kismet (11 week old Dutch Shepherd) and her mom are having their first lesson on recall away from distractions, a bit of heeling, and...
