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Hank’s New Favorite

During a trip to a local pet store to pick up food yesterday, I bought Hank his new favorite treat. He loves to chew on stuff, so I give him plenty of Greenies, Flossies & stuffed Kongs. The trouble is that he goes through them rather quickly so I wanted to get him something thatRead more

Hank vs. Thunder

I’ve had several dogs that have had thunder phobias and I hear about it from clients all the time. Charleston developed a relatively mild phobia at about 3 years old and he would be very clingy and alert during storms. Magic’s phobia got worse as she got older so that by the time she wasRead more

Hank vs. The Dog Run

Vinny took Hank to the dog run for the first time on Sunday while I was working. Apparently, Hank was so afraid in there that he was literally climbing the walls to get out. Needless to say they did not stay very long. Seeing as how he’d been a street dog, had a companion duringRead more

Hank Goes Swimming

I took Hank upstate to meet my folks this weekend and we took him for a walk in the woods to the lake. He had a fantastic time! I took off his leash when we got to the water (not the most responsible thing, I know, but just as I expected he never went tooRead more

Hank vs. Roomba

We have a Roomba, one of those robot vacuums. Charleston HATED it. In our old apartment with the old model, he actually learned how to turn the Roomba off. In the new apartment with the new model that has smaller, oddly shaped buttons he would just hide upstairs whenever we ran it. All of thisRead more

Puppy Hank

I think once a puppy becomes a dog we forget just how difficult it is to have a puppy. See, it’s tough for trainers too! Don’t get me wrong, Hank is terrific. He is always joyous and interested in everything. All of his “puppy-isms” are totally normal and rooted in curiosity. Here he is investigatingRead more