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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 [...]
Kody laying on the floor just because he wants to. I finally listened to him and started taking walks using a very long leash so he can explore. Now he does this kind of thing all the time. Today the sun is shining so that Kody really loves laying in it. In the new place, [...]
Kody’s Fracture Tooth Progress
Matt
Monday, February 8th 2010 11:14pm
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 [...]
Hot and Cold, Dachshund Fear in the Middle of a Walk
Matt
Wednesday, January 13th 2010 1:38pm
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 [...]
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
Matt
Sunday, December 27th 2009 7:27pm
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 [...]