Socialization is the process of
acquainting your dog to different
sights, sounds, smells, and surfaces.
You should watch your pup for signs of
stress and know when you should push
through, or back off.
The goal is to
socialize the pup, not traumatize him /
her.
It is important to be very careful when
taking puppies places before they have
had at least
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Socialization Basics |
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Local Event |
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Do
you have a new puppy? Are you thinking
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Burnout Contest Outing
May 21st, 2005
Pup was 6 weeks old |
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Regular Outing |
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Local Playground |
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Second Monday Outing
June 11th, 2005
Pups were 9 weeks old |
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June 30th, 2005
Pup was 12 weeks old |
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Colorado Vacation |
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July 2nd, 2005
Pup was 12 weeks old |
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Enrichment means providing the
environmental stimuli necessary to enhance
the mental
(and therefore behavioral) quality of an
animal.
The act of making fuller or more meaningful
or rewarding
I am in the process of re-organizing my
website and will eventually move more
topics into this section.
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K9 Playground |
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Misc. Photos |
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Playground ideas
See our play area |
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Life at Cottonwoods |
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A few people I have talked with, say they
don't know where to start.
Training begins when you introduce
commands, reward good behavior, or discouraging bad behavior.
When the training process is interesting,
it becomes enjoyable for you and your dog.
The goal is to help your pet become more
manageable.
The following pages do not have training
advise, here you will find photos and
some information related
to the training.
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Rendezvous |
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Puppy Class |
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Conformation and
Obedience judging |
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One of our pups
attends Petsmart
Zaz is owned by "Wolfy" |
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Obedience |
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No Limitations Method |
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AKC Instructed
obedience class |
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What started it all
Why our interest in the
No Limitations method |
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Gatherings |
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No Limitations Seminar |
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Texas Gathering Oct 2005
More for fun than training |
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Memorial Weekend 2005
Seminar at Cottonwoods |
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Trainer Referral |
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Trainers willing to
work with Wolfdogs |
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Canine
Jobs - Rewarding
work - for the owner, dog, &
community |
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A persons work can be rewarding, have you
ever thought of rewarding your well-behaved dog
with a job? It doesn't have to be official, (R.J. is not a certified
Therapy dog) but something to do.
We go wherever we are invited; Lions
Club, Schools, etc.
"Fun work" sounds like an
oxymoron, but when you think about it,
your dog gets to go
someplace new, get petted, and when he / she brings joy to the people around you,
you'll have fun as well.
Maybe one of the following K9 jobs we've
participated in, might interest you.
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Cancer Support Visit |
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Cancer Support Visit |
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2002 & 2003
Cancer Support Visit |
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2005 Our puppies visit the
Cancer Support Group |
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Cancer Walk |
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Home Hospice Visits |
