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The Heat Is On
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Leash and Tails Required. May 17, 2013. The Heat Is On. Middot; 3 Comments. The temps are starting to warm up here in Fort Collins and seem to be staying consistently warm-ish. Because of this we have to take extra precautions while we’re outside with Avery. When he’s out in the yard laying in the sun, he regulates how much sun he gets pretty well. If he gets hot, he’ll get up and either lay on the patio or go lay in some shade. We make sure to have water with us on walks and we take breaks in the shade ...
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Looking For Something To Do
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Leash and Tails Required. Sep 26, 2013. Looking For Something To Do. Middot; 2 Comments. In the mornings, I get up before everyone else does. Once I’m up and out of bed, Avery can get in the big bed with Scott for snuggles and more sleep. I go about my morning routine and then around 9ish I wake the boys up. They are slow to rise but eventually they both get up and come stumbling upstairs. Avery eats breakfast and then goes for morning potty run. Boxers and other deep chested dogs can be prone to this).
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Avery’s Separation Anxiety Symptoms
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Leash and Tails Required. Oct 18, 2013. Avery’s Separation Anxiety Symptoms. Middot; 2 Comments. I kind of left everyone hanging after the initial post where I mentioned that Avery has separation anxiety. Totally didn’t mean to do that! We realized that Avery does not like being left alone and he would basically have mild panic attacks when he was left alone. Drooling, licking, panting, and whining the entire time. He was also chewing on his crate. Not trying to escape but stress chewing. Rescue Remedy a...
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Leash and Tails Required. Oct 25, 2013. On L-Theanine and A New Crate. Middot; 1 Comment. In the last post I mentioned two things that we were working with to help with Avery’s separation anxiety. One is an herbal supplement called L-Theanine and the other is a brand new crate. L-Theanine is an all natural herbal supplement derived from tea leaves. It helps to promote mental relaxation. Here is a link that goes into more detail. I also bought a calming CD for dogs, called Through A Dog’s Ear. I don’...
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Reactivity In The New House, Progress
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Leash and Tails Required. Sep 23, 2013. Reactivity In The New House, Progress. Middot; 6 Comments. We live on a much busier street now where there is more car traffic and more foot traffic. Our neighborhood is what I call an “actual neighborhood”. You can walk around the block, walk down to a park, or even walk downtown to go shopping. There are alleys and the streets are tree lined. The houses are all different from each other and it feels very welcoming. Since Avery is reactive. We have folks who come ...
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Life
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Leash and Tails Required. Sep 19, 2013. New House, New Routine. Middot; 2 Comments. Dusting off the cobwebs on this blog*. Sorry to have abandoned you for months, it was totally unintentional. I got caught up in work and moving into our new house. To be fully honest, it was mostly house stuff that occupied my brain entirely, leaving me with no focus for things like blog entries. The move seemed dramatic and like the longest move in (our) history. Seemed to drag on for ages! Or maybe it’s just becau...
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Graduate
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Leash and Tails Required. Jun 25, 2013. Middot; 1 Comment. Avery is a graduate! He graduated from his basic obedience training class a couple of weeks ago. He did amazing and was even able to sit still for a group photo. Eventually I’m going to get him signed up for another class so that we can work on minding our manners in different environments. Right now that class is scheduled on a night I have to work so we can’t attend. Next session hopefully we can! And then he did something ridiculous, when I op...
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Training
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Leash and Tails Required. Oct 25, 2013. On L-Theanine and A New Crate. Middot; 1 Comment. In the last post I mentioned two things that we were working with to help with Avery’s separation anxiety. One is an herbal supplement called L-Theanine and the other is a brand new crate. L-Theanine is an all natural herbal supplement derived from tea leaves. It helps to promote mental relaxation. Here is a link that goes into more detail. I also bought a calming CD for dogs, called Through A Dog’s Ear. I don’...