Six Weeks Old!

More handsome by the day -- The BOYZ turned Six Weeks Old today, Sunday November 9th.

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Tait

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Tommy

Make Your Life Easier -- start training from DAY ONE

Every puppy comes to their new home with an inherent desire to follow. They are always underfoot and look to you for guidance and entertainment. Then something happens...they turn 16 weeks and realize that they can be independent. 

If you do it right, teaching your new puppy to come back when called is the easiest skill to solidify. Your puppy is already showing you the desired behaviour. All you need to do is reward it, praise it, solidify it. By rewarding their desire to follow, you are creating a solid foundation on which to build your recall. If you wait until they are 16 weeks old, you will have to work exponentially harder to make recalls fun and rewarding. 

Make life easier for you and your new pup - start training from day one and always reward the behaviors you like.

Erinn Lee Dog Training
http://www.erinnlee.com

Adult Vizsla Dremel Nail Session - "Zene"

Dremel nail session with mommy to the True Love Litter, 4 year old "Zene". To be honest I normally take them down shorter, but this gives you the idea.

You will see she kicks her back legs in protest (something she rarely does) so I left it in this "first take" video. At the end you can see the dremel is off and she is still relaxed, then I release her and we go into the other room for a treat. Good girl!

The boys play hard and sleep harder!

Taz and Trey

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Tait and Trey

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Top 10 Best Pet Insurance Companies

Pet insurance is a good idea for an athletic breed like the Vizsla, a broken leg will cost you a couple hundred and an obstruction surgery will cost you thousands (like $7,500).  Here's a link to the Top 10 Best Pet Insurance companies http://tinyurl.com/per6369

Fall Puppy Photos!

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Tait

Trey

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Tommy

ATTN: Dog Owners --- Stop Being a Circus Animal

ATTN:  Dog Owners -- Stop being a circus animal.  Be a leader, a teacher, a "parent" to your dog instead of making excuses for the "tricks" they teach you to do.  Stop saying, "my dog doesn't like" or "my dog can't."  As a breeder (and dog owner) this is my #1 PET PEEVE.  Dogs are Great People Trainers:

Dogs are such good teachers, and can train people to do the most bizarre things. And in turn, people make up the most bizarre reasons for what their dogs have trained them to do.  

I've heard of dogs that can't travel in the car, or lie flat, or have their feet wiped, or wear a certain piece of equipment (or costume), or who doesn't like their people hugging .... the list goes on.  

Usually our reasons all exist because our dog's have trained us well. They have taught us that they will not cooperate if ______ is present. But really, this has nothing to do with that particular moment. It has to do with our dogs not being willing to take our suggestions. In other words, they are disrespectful. Or probably more to the point, your dog won't take your suggestion because you are not worthy of being respected. This all starts with you. 

You must be willing to change in order to get a dog that cares what you think. If you don't follow through, all of your wishes and dreams about having a happy, cooperative dog are for nought. They will not be happy and cooperative if you are not willing to change, and become worthy of being respected. 

Here is a funny video, that will prove my point! https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=799153936809005 

Monique Anstee
The Naughty Dogge
http://www.naughtydogge.com