Denise Fenzi

Holiday Celebrations and Dog Training

My son's school has begun preparations for their their annual holiday pageant. Each year, dozens of smiling children sing a variety of holiday tunes for their adoring parents.  Except for...
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Lyra - Four months

Most of my training time with Lyra is really structured play – play that gets me the behaviors I want with maximum joy and energy. There are also a few...
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Lyra - 17 weeks

Wow; almost four months old now!  Lyra is losing her baby teeth and her soft, furry wool.  I miss the wool.  The baby teeth...not so much. When I brought Lyra...
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Sleepy Puppies

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...
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Talent and Puppies

Talent is innate. In dogs, we increase the odds of having talents through selective breeding.  If two dogs show talent for a given ability, then the odds increase that their...
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Lyra - 16 weeks, starting opposition reflex

Lyra is pretty good at paying attention to me, especially if I'm holding food or toys.  If I'm playing with her, I can usually get her to drive back to...
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Lyra - 15.5 weeks - working "out and about"

Lyra has worked away from home about ten times now.  Finding the "toy on a stick" was excellent luck, because she loves that thing. For those who have five minutes...
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Lyra - Environmental Cues (Part 2)

Enough people commented on the first "Environmental Cues" blog post that I'd like to revisit it with a few thoughts. Each of us is an individual with specific goals for...
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