Category Training

New Easy Step-In Comfort Harness for Kody

Matt
Saturday, February 12th 2011 5:36pm

When Kody first came to live with me, I bought a harness. At the time harnesses were not well thought out, especially for a dachshund body shape, and it was quite a task to get it on him or even figure it out. I gave up on that pretty quickly.

Good Potty Training

Matt
Thursday, January 6th 2011 1:41am

I have had a lot to learn with Kody, but one thing I am good at is potty training. It's because I put so much time into it. I know how bad it feels to have to go to the bathroom when you're not able to and I don't want Kody to feel that.

Traumatic Toenail Trim

Matt
Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 9:46pm

Today Kody and I went to the vet to have his toenails trimmed. He was especially anxious. Unfortunately when we got out of the car someone was there with a bigger dog and it set Kody off barking. I tried giving him treats to calm him, what I should have done was walked around to the other side of the car so he couldn't see the dog, but I didn't think of that at the time.

Kody Impresses Me with his Visitor Behavior

Matt
Saturday, December 18th 2010 3:39am
Today a couple guys came to clean the dryer vents and fireplace. Kody barely responded to the knock at the door. I set up the fence and let them in. Kody barked twice and then whined a little for attention. I was able to cut up some hot dogs and talk to the guys and [...]

Leaf Blower Blow Out

Matt
Tuesday, November 16th 2010 1:53am
Today I was having a rather serious discussion on the phone when the leaf blower guy started getting close. Something amazing happened. Kody got excited. A few times before I had brought out the hot dogs to train Kody that the leaf blower guy was a good thing. Well, today, he was ready to start [...]

Kody is 3 Years Old Today!

Matt
Tuesday, October 5th 2010 4:05pm
Happy Birthday Kody! As a sign of our training progress a gardener with a rake just started raking outside our slider and Kody just calmly watched him. I grabbed some treats to give him to reinforce the good behavior. It’s nice to be surprised by such things.