Category: Puppies

I crate train all my dogs…Not because they spend their time in a crate but if I need to crate for a trip, or if one is hurt or sick, it is handy to know that they are fine with staying in a crate. I use a wire crate and use a size appropriate for […]

Traveling to North Carolina from Massachusetts with two puppies and one young dog could be quite the experience but due to some prior training we made it without incidence. Edgar and Evie had been on several car trips but this trip would be 8 hours before we stopped for the night and that was only […]

Still no name…It will come… Today I was worming sheep and docking tails. My Puppy is very strong and interested in helping me. She wants to be by my side. She wants to move the sheep and can…She is not fearful at all… So I structured the work so that the pup could watch ….I […]

Here in New England the snow is deep and the temperatures are dipping well below zero. However some of us herding enthusiasts will do just about anything for a chance to herd, especially when it involves watching a puppy begin to work stock. My friend, Colleen, has a large barn with a loft upstairs that […]

One of the basic commands Edgar (and Evie – Edgar’s sister here for a few more weeks) are learning is “Leave It”. It means redirect yourself – leave that thing alone and go find something else to do. It is a very useful command and probably one of the more well used ones , especially […]

Yes they ALL do it! Some time or the other for whatever reason… Seems there is a shell in the pasture (in a million sharp pieces) and the puppy wants to chew it. Well she cannot have this in her mouth. I would pick it up but it is too small and looks like gravel […]

We took the puppy with us on a short trip in the pick up truck this afternoon. She was hesitant to go, and fidgeted most of the short 14 mile ride. Rules were : 1. No going from person to person. She had to stay where I put her 2. She could not jump and […]

I think it very important to allow a puppy to go places with me. (I start them young) I take the puppy with me on the farm and other places as well. If I leave the farm and I do…I am careful where I allow the puppy access to the ground. Because the puppy is […]

Ah…manners! We all like them and admire dogs with good manners.  So, how does one achieve good manners?  It starts with teaching good manners when your dog is a puppy.  Here are some guidelines: Do not allow your puppy to do anything you would not want a grown dog weighing 50 pounds doing. No jumping […]

Seems my puppy (still no name) thought she should pen the Rooster in the stall. She was not pulling feathers but had him backed in a corner and holding him there. I eased round to the stall and because of her fussing she did not hear me coming…Big Puppy Mistake! I walked up be hind […]