Kody’s Fracture Tooth Progress
Tomorrow we meet with the doggy dentist but we probably won’t be able to get Kody in for surgery until early next week. When I talked to the receptionist this morning, she said he should be fine with the wait. I’m not thrilled at the wait, but to tell you the truth, Kody seems to be [...]
Hot and Cold, Dachshund Fear in the Middle of a Walk
Today Kody and I started out on the best walk we’ve had in a long time. I have been working hard to pay attention to Kody’s needs when walking and today he decided all on his own that he wanted to go on a longer walk. I was so happy, and as I suspected, dogs [...]
Recognizing and Working Through Fear
Kody is quite the dog. On the day he was given to me, we all went to Petco with Kody and his brother Flex. Flex was fine, but Kody was scared to death and shaking, and eventually threw up. What I didn’t know at the time was that this is who Kody was going to [...]
New Look at Kody’s Leash Pulling
One of my biggest issues with Kody is leash pulling. With my recent attitude changes, instead of getting frustrated, I start observing Kody to see if I can figure out his motivations for certain behaviors. After a fairly calm short walk he pulled me intensely, to the point of choking on the leash, for about [...]
Merry Christmas For Dachshunds
We’re having a great Christmas. Kody and I are watching White Christmas, well I am, and Kody is laying on the couch next to me with a bully stick. There’s a roaring fire in the fireplace, it’s just how I like it. Our walks have been really good today, too. Ever since I got Kody two [...]
Kody Getting Used to the New Place
Kody has calmed down significantly over the last week or two. He rarely barks or even pays much attention to what’s going on outside. He’s calm and sleeps most of the time while I’m working. It’s a little disconcerting. He also asks to go outside a lot less often. It is getting colder, and before that [...]
Fine Tuning Dog Training
Being introduced to the proper use of a clicker really changed things for Kody and me. Along with my continued experience with Kody in general it is teaching me a lot of things. One of the things I’m learning is how to fine tune training. Now that things are going kind of okay relative to where [...]
Can Leash Pulling Sometimes be Good?
The interesting thing about learning training is that there are so many other things you learn as well. One of my big questions is, “How is life supposed to be with my dog? What is the goal?” I’m getting to the point where I can have Kody walk right next to me for almost our full [...]
Poopus Interuptus
Kody is cursed when it comes to pooping. We can be walking time and time again with no disturbances, but as soon as he’s pooping, the most unlikely worst case scenarios will occur. Tonight a car pulled up about 5 feet away from him, while it was raining, while it was dark, while he was [...]