By EDIE LAU
KITSAP SUN
OULSBO, Wash. — Kim Kauffman isn’t a bit embarrassed when people laugh to hear she’s taking her dog to swim therapy twice a week.”He’s my baby!” she says of Beau, a 9-month-old Coton de Tulear, who had surgery on a hind leg in early March. “I don’t want him to be three-legged!”
Kauffman [...]
Recently, I have been working with a new client, Romeo, on basic obedience. Romeo is very food driven and therefore pretty easy to train. His one big problem is he’s OVERLY food motivated and sometimes tries to take you hand with the treat. To rectify this, Romeo and I have been working on the command [...]
Putting a Puller to Use
For some pups, walking on leash can just be TOO much fun. All of the added stimulus makes your commands fade into the background as they pull you down the street from scent to scent. By keeping your dog aware that walks are a group activity rather than a solo [...]