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Kalidor’s Puppy Diary Week 3

Fran Jewell

Kalidor has learned his basic manners. He has not jumped on anyone since day two. I will not pet him or give him any reward for jumping up, EVER. He sits politely to go in or out a door including his crate. He has also stopped running through my legs. He almost tripped me many times the first 3 days. Imagine what would have happened had I allowed that behavior and he weighed 65 pounds! He would have knocked me over! I stopped the running between my legs by just gently squeezing my legs together so he couldn’t pass through.

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Kalidor’s Puppy Diary Week 4

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

Kalidor has been going new places almost every day and meeting someone new every day. Socialization is so important, especially for a German Shepherd. This CONTROLLED socialization must occur very young, and hopefully before a puppy reaches 16 weeks of age. It should be with people and other friendly, adult dogs. All of these interactions happen on a loose leash.

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Kalidor’s Puppy Diary Week 5

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

Kalidor has been cruising right along learning all kinds of things including imprinting of behaviors I want to see the rest of his life. I have until he is 16 weeks old to teach him those vital things. Who he will be is a combination of genetics and experiences. Critical to me is the sport of competition tracking, so Kalidor has already had many experiences on the tracking field.

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Kalidor’s Puppy Diary Week 1

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

Kalidor turned 6 years old this past week and in honor of him, I want to rerun a few articles I wrote that earned me the Idaho Press Club Award. More so, since I have some new puppies to take care of right now, I am not available to many who have requested my help. I thought this would be an excellent way to give those with new puppies some things to focus on! Here we go….

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Kalidor’s Puppy Diary Week 6

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

Kalidor is now almost 16 weeks old and the critical imprinting time is just about over. So far, he has learned to sit for petting, sit to come out of his crate, sit at all doors going in or coming out. He knows how to “Leave it” with food on the floor or in my hand. He is not jumping on people. He comes to his name even when he is playing with the other dogs. He sits and does down. He also watches me on command even in public. I have had him out in public where there are no loose dogs I do not know, but have first checked with our veterinarian to be sure there is no parvo in the valley. He has seen new

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The Lassie Pill

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

So, you thought this week’s article would be about dog training? Well, in essence it is, but I am sharing with you a personal experience to help reveal what it’s all about. A few years ago, my favorite little character, Kalidor and I traveled to Hamilton, Montana to perform before an AKC judge the AKC Tracking Dog test to earn his certification that would allow him to compete in AKC tracking performance events. In the glory of rolling, grass covered pastures under black dramatic

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Leash Training with a Long Line

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

The best time to start leash training is the day you bring your puppy home. Many have thought that you cannot begin leash training until a puppy is 6 months old. By then, most puppies have learned that if they pull they get more! So, stop it at the start! Prevention is always our best tool! When I have a litter, I start training as young as 4 WEEKS old! At that age, it is incredibly easy to use

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Leash Walking Puppies

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

It is of HUGE importance that puppies remain on a leash until they have a flawless recall. In puppy development, almost all puppies are pre-programmed by Mother Nature to follow the leader until they are approximately 19 weeks old. That can lure us into believing they have learned how to come when they are called. However, at this critical time of 19 weeks or so, they begin to feel confident and will start

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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

Halloween has come and gone along with the ghosts and goblins. But, the fever to dress and groom our dogs up has not left so quickly! All the major pet store chains carry every imaginable dog costume around! Soon, it will be Thanksgiving and Christmas costumes! How incredibly cute our dogs look all dressed up for the festivities!

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Long Range Planning For Your Dog

Fran Jewell

Weekly Sun Mentor-Z

This is a topic most people never talk about or never think about when getting a dog. We tend to look at how cute the dog is and how much we want a dog in our lives. It’s hard to think about our dog outliving us. As a responsible dog owner, long range planning really is a part of getting a dog in the first place.

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