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Lyra – 5 months – Schutzhund preparation

by Denise Fenzi | Jan 13, 2012 | Lyra

Along with Lyra’s adult teeth came a brain. A very nice combination. Her worries disappeared – almost overnight. Everywhere I’ve taken her this week she’s been a rock. With people, she’s even more social than she was as a very small...

Lyra 4.5 months – a bit of precision work and introduction to the stick

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...

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Deep Dive into…toy play

If you struggle with getting a release off of toys or bite objects, or if you just want a sophisticated look at a dog‘s motivation around toys via fight, possession, prey (chase) behavior, and getting cooperation (release or toy return), watch this video. Obviously,...

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I know, I said I'd do a better job keeping up my blog. What can I say? I suck. Anyway, Xen is coming up on his one-year birthday! He's making really nice progress in his training. The following video shows training for "object guard". His job is to prevent me from...

Don’t worry – I’m fine!

I haven't written on my blog in many months. What happened?! All is well! I stopped running day-to-day operations at FDSA, and that freed up time to do what I am seriously passionate about - education. Free education, for the most part, because I spend a very high...