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Patience
Matt
Saturday, March 20th 2010 10:48pm
Tonight I took Kody out for a walk and he was acting very strangely. He was super intense and I didn’t quite know what was going on. Then we ran into some neighbors who were outside with their dogs and I understood. Kody barked and the neighbors asked if Kody wanted to meet their dogs, [...]
Long Line Better than Flexi Leash
Matt
Saturday, March 20th 2010 3:07pm
Well, Kody hates the flexi leash. We took one long walk with it and now I have to fix all of the bad behaviors Kody adopted in the short time we used it. The thing with the flexi leash is that the constant pulling, however mild, drives Kody insane. I was describing it to a [...]
Flexi Leash Tryouts
Matt
Friday, March 19th 2010 7:00pm
Kody enjoying the nice sunshine we had today. Kody and I are trying out a long (23 foot) flexi leash. It’s not so much a regular leash replacement but it’s a way to give Kody an off-leash experience while still obeying the rules of my neighborhood. When he’s on the flexi leash, I treat him [...]
Tennis Court Progress and Kody’s Brilliance
Matt
Thursday, January 28th 2010 11:20pm
Kody is really starting to like our tennis court work. He’s learning that when bikes or people or even other dogs walk by it’s okay. Today a dog walked right by the tennis court, and although he did walk that way and bark, it wasn’t very intense. Then he came over to me when I [...]
Relaxation Mat Training for Dogs
Matt
Tuesday, January 26th 2010 8:27pm
One of the things we are supposed to be working on is relaxation mat training. It’s where you teach your dog to lay on a mat, and that the mat is a good relaxing place. Then you can take the mat with you when you visit people and your dog will have his comfortable place [...]
The weather has really been warming up around here so Kody and I have started some tennis court training. Kody wants to be outside again, and I have always wanted to give him more time to be off leash. It’s pretty fun. We couldn’t use the tennis court before because I really didn’t have any [...]