Denise Fenzi

Lyra - 6 months

Lyra is six months old now; a lot has happened in the four months that I've had her. I'm delighted to see that she appears to be through her "wierd...
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Lyra 5.5 months - play as ????

Playing with a mouthy puppy is different than playing with an adult, and takes a fair amount of trial and error to figure out what works best. I don't get...
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Juno - play as movement

Juno's style of play is yet again different from Cisu or Raika; her style incorporates elements of each of the other dogs. Juno's natural style of play with other dogs...
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Raika - play as contest

My last blog showed Cisu and Ali playing; these are physical dogs who like physical play with a lot of opposition reflex.  For dogs like Cisu, play is both physical...
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Cisu - Play as Physical Interaction

Here is a video of personal play with a physical, interactive dog - she has strong opposition reflex and likes "hands on" play.  This video shows my dog Cisu playing...
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Lyra - 5.5 months - verbal and visual discrimination skills

Lyra has a pretty good understanding of the words and hand signals for a few behaviors, most notably "down", "come" and" in" (return to heel position).  I have also added...
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Lyra - 5 months - Schutzhund preparation

Along with Lyra's adult teeth came a brain.  A very nice combination. Her worries disappeared - almost overnight.  Everywhere I've taken her this week she's been a rock. With people,...
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Cisu - Working with a Metronome

Ms. Lyra managed to rip all of her pads off running around a wet pool deck, so she's lying around looking very sad right now - no training until she's...
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