Tag Barking
The Dachshund And The Dragonfly
This started off as a great story about some of the unique, persistent, and sometimes even frustrating qualities of dachshund guardianship and then it ended up someplace I hadn’t expected. Whether you believe in God, spirituality, or the flying spaghetti monster, I think we all feel the same way about our dachshunds. They bring events [...]
Kody is Mellowing with Age
Kody’s about two and a half years old now, although it feels like he’s been with me longer than that. But taking him on a walk is a lot easier now. He doesn’t bark at random stuff, and I’ve even trained him to be calm when other dogs bark, which is amazing. If he sees [...]
My Wild and Crazy Dog
This has been a bit of a tough week as I’ve been sick. It’s made me realize that my stress level is way way too high. So I’ve been thinking of things to drop from my life and it feels great. One of the things I’ve decided to drop is any and all frustration with [...]
Adventure Kody
The fear phase after the Goose incident didn’t last long. Kody led me back to the scene of the crime to sniff around and then on a long adventure walk today. He saw two dogs and barked mildly once and really just wanted to watch them. Since the walk he’s been a wild dog wanting [...]
Opening Day of Barbecue Season
Kody and I have had a great weekend. Since we moved here we haven’t been able to enjoy our backyard, but that all changed yesterday. Kody made it very clear to me that he wanted to be outside, so I put him on the long line and went out to wash and setup the barbecue. [...]
Best Ever Kody
Just a minute ago, we had the best experience and I had to come right in and blog about it (after giving Kody hugs and kisses, of course). We were outside and the mailman was there, Kody basically ignored him which was great. Then a big noisy truck pulled up and Kody stayed mostly calm [...]
Kody’s Progress on Door Greetings
Kody had his best door greeting today ever with no barking whatsoever. However, rather than run to his mat to get a treat, he runs to this corner of the couch. I’m not entirely sure what that means, but it’s a common theme for him. So today, before I let the guest in I got [...]
It’s Me or the Dog: “Ask Victoria”
This week’s episode of It’s Me or the Dog was “Ask Victoria” where Victoria took viewer questions and answered them with clips from her previous shows. One nice thing was that she even included her British episodes in the mix. This cute black and tan dachshund was being trained not to bark when people come [...]
Kody and I Work with the Trainer
Kody enjoying the sun. The trick to these photos is that I have the auto focus point to my camera fixed to a single point. Then I get that point on one of his eyes so the eyes are in focus which is just what your eyes focus on when you look at a dog [...]