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yellow lab in guide dog harness lying on a hardwood floor

Welcome Breezie! – Guide Dog Home Training

Posted on: December 16, 2020 Last updated on: December 16, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 1
In January this year, I began my application with the Guide Dog Foundation for my next guide dog. While Tom was still doing just fine, I noticed he wasn’t as keen as he’d usually been about winter. So I decided…
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Zora lying on the deck with her head peeking through the railing

6 Already

Posted on: August 10, 2020 Last updated on: August 10, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
This year it feels sometimes as if time is just slipping by. At other times, as if I can feel every second as it slowly ticks past. Realizing today Zora is 6 years old has come as a bit of…
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40 minute meals

Posted on: May 14, 2020 Last updated on: May 14, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
Keeping Tom and Zora entertained is taking a bit of creativity. We walk, we train, and then they dejectedly lie around the office while the humans work. As a consolation for their humans being on the computer for so long,…
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Tom eats dinner out of a bowl in a wooden stand feeder

Pavlov’s Dogs

Posted on: April 4, 2020 Last updated on: April 2, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
The lack of external cues has been throwing our household for a loop.  While I’m generally rather good at creating routine, none of us realized just how much the dog’s feeding routine and cues were based on external triggers.  Like…
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Routine

Posted on: March 29, 2020 Last updated on: March 29, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
As with the rest of the world, these past few weeks have required adjustment. We are now past the 2 week mark and with my spouse working from home for at min the next month we’ve learned somethings about our…
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black and white corgi staring intently at the camera, standing on a blue pattern rug

Boundary Skills

Posted on: February 15, 2020 Last updated on: February 15, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 1
Place targets, body targets, waiting at doors, and loose leash walking are all versions of boundary skills. All are very valuable in helping our dogs understand and succeed in our human world of fences, leashes, gates and endless number of…
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Best Cue Ever

Posted on: January 12, 2020 Last updated on: January 12, 2020 Written by: Katrin Comments: 0
It’s the weekend. The corgi is bored. I am otherwise engaged. She is standing, staring at me, willing spontaneous adventure to begin. “Zora, go find William.” She turns tail and determinedly trots off through the house to find her other…
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close up of a smiling corgi face with a tan round toy at her feet

Happy 5!

Posted on: August 10, 2019 Last updated on: August 9, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 3
Happy 5th Birthday, Zora! She had a good birthday week with fun walks, friends, snacks and a stuffed octopus nearly as big as her!  Here’s hoping for a year where it’s really fun to be 5!
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Agility Trial Recap: NADAC Northeast Regionals 2019

Posted on: July 11, 2019 Last updated on: July 11, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 4
Over the 4th of July holiday weekend we competed in the 2019 NADAC Northeast Regionals event.  Regional events are hosted once per year in the various regions (as designated by NADAC) of the country.  Each year clubs that wish to…
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black and white corgi with a yellow toy

What Does Your Dog Do for Fun?

Posted on: June 6, 2019 Last updated on: June 6, 2019 Written by: Katrin Comments: 2
What does your dog do for fun?  When left to their own devices, what activities or behaviors does your dog initiate for enjoyment, relaxation, silliness, fun? Why does it matter? I think it matters what our dogs do for fun…
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