Latest Blog Posts for Exploits of an Amateur Dog Trainer: Blog Edition

• Wally Searching - With Boxes
  on Sep 26, 2013 in dog training wally nosework for wally searching eadt
  More searching - this time with boxes (searching and him picking them up for whatever reason). Originally from http://eadt-blog.blogspot.com...
• Wally Searching
  on Sep 21, 2013 in dog training wally nosework for wally searching eadt
  Here's what Wally looks like doing his searching. He's getting into it. We've done more practice and it looks similar to this. Originally from http://eadt-blog.blogspot.com...
• Wally's New Challenge: Searching
  on Sep 7, 2013 in dog training wally nosework for wally searching eadt
  Been a while - but there's something new worth writing about :)I've come across Nosework. I read about it on a forum I frequent and thought "hey, this might be the thing to make those Find It games a challenge again!"So I read this thread and started...
• Learning The Blue Boundary
  on Dec 24, 2012 in dog training blue line wally boundary training for wally colors eadt blue
  In an effort to give him a landmark between the hall and the kitchen, I used some blue electrical tape and put it at the entry to the kitchen.The goal was to have him stay behind the blue line, as that would keep him from the kitchen. The line would...
• Everything Fine, Wally Gets Some Seizure Meds
  on Nov 7, 2012 in wally seizures wally phenobaribitol
  Wally's bloodwork and other physical checkups were just fine. So the seizures are considered idiopathic and he got some medicine (phenobaribitol) that, hopefully, will help control the episodes.So far, nothing seems to be adversely affecting him in t...
• Doing Battle With Seizures
  on Nov 5, 2012 in wally seizures eadt scary moment
  Wally has been having issues for some time now and he's going in for bloodwork in the morning. He's been having seizures and attempts to control it have been mixed in effect, so he's going to go in to see if a cause can be identified and all that.Sig...
• Doing Battle With Sandy
  on Oct 29, 2012 in Sandy rough weather wally being strong
  Wally has had to endure Sandy all day today since he has to go out and such. However, he's been a trooper and actually seeming to enjoy it. The last time we've been through tropical, Wally could not stand the wind and the sound of the trees blowing,...
• All-Positive Monday 32 - Manipulating Objects: Opening a Bag
  on Oct 16, 2012 in dog training wally opening a bag eadt manipulating objects getting a treat
  I figured I'd try something, trying to get him to do something with an object.In this case, I wanted him to figure out how to open up a bag that has been twisted closed (no ties or knots) and see if he can unwrap it to get a treat out without biting...
• A Nightmare of a Night, Literally
  on Oct 13, 2012 in wally nightmares eadt scary moment
  I don't know what his nightmare was about, but whatever it was, it gripped him hard.Poor dog was thrashing around, not just the twitching paws but his body flailing around, growling, biting at the air, it was intense. Took several minutes just to wak...
• Scary Moment With a Harmless Cause
  on Oct 13, 2012 in wally hair eadt scary moment
  Just got a scare not long ago - thought something was going majorly wrong with Wally. He was thrashing about, freaking out, never seen him do anything like that before.I was thinking he was choking on something, maybe sneaked and ate something or som...

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