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Tag Archives: Dog Behavior
House Training Tricky in Snow
With about 4 inches of snow and single-digit temperatures, the furkids aren’t too thrilled with going outside to take care of their business. Shoveling the steps, ramp and a potty path are not enough. Carrying Jake and Windy outside the … Continue reading
Posted in Dachshunds, Dog Behavior, Schnauzers, Waste Management
Tagged Dachshunds, Dog Behavior, Housetraining Pads, Schnauzers, Snow, Winter
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More Progress for Puppy Mill Girl
Hope, our Amish puppy mill girl, has been free of the mill for two years, after having spent five years in it. Recently, she gave me more anticipation of her becoming a normal dog. Hope loves to go for walks … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Behavior, Puppy Mills, Schnauzers
Tagged Amish, Dog Behavior, puppy mills, Schnauzers, Walks
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Puppy Mill Girl Still Anxious
Hope has been free of the Amish puppy mill for almost two years. She has lived with us for nearly 15 months. Hope has improved greatly. She never goes into a crate, will let you pat her on the head … Continue reading
Posted in Dog Behavior, Puppy Mills, Schnauzers
Tagged Amish, Dog Behavior, puppy mills, Schnauzers
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Lazy Dog
Windy is trying to become a con artist. On days I work at home and need to pass through our bedroom to get to the bathroom, Windy will follow, plop down, roll over and wag her tail—all the while … Continue reading
Sister Dogs
Windy prefers people to dogs. Hope prefers dogs to people. Yet somehow these two have bonded. Hope has been more accepting of Windy, whom we have had now for a little more than three months, than Jake has been. I … Continue reading
Progress Continues
Hope has been doing a little trick for the past couple of weeks my husband didn’t tell me about until yesterday. When he comes home, Jake and Windy run to great him, but Hope decides to do something different. Hope … Continue reading
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Tagged Amish, Dog Behavior, puppy mills
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A Breakthrough
Twice yesterday Hope, my girl who spent five years in an Amish puppy mill, behaved almost like a normal dog. I had been gone a few days. When I came in the front door, Jake and Windy went crazy. Hope … Continue reading
Posted in Dachshunds, Dog Behavior, Puppy Mills, Schnauzers
Tagged Dog Behavior, puppy mills
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‘I don’t speak dog’
My in-laws never have owned a dog. When they first started visiting, my mother-in-law wanted to be helpful. She said she “didn’t speak dog” and needed to learn what my dogs wanted or needed if my husband and I were … Continue reading
Professor Jake
Of my dog pack, Jake is the alpha. He has lived with us the longest and has the keenest sense of human emotions. Jake has been Hope’s teacher. When we first got Hope, Jake went with us. In the … Continue reading
Wakey-Wakey Time
Windy is not a morning person. Hope can be bright and alert when my husband awakes at 5 a.m. She likes to go into the great room with him while he drinks his coffee and reads the paper. Jake is … Continue reading
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