Natalie Tootie

I’ve been working so hard and so much. I really have to take time out for Kody. We go on long walks and spend time on the couch together and playing. But the rest of the time, I’m staring at the computer and working. The walks help him to be OK with this, and he’ll sleep [...]

I sat on the floor and Kody hung out with me for a while. He played with some toys and was doing well. I got his Sherpa bag and opened it and he hopped right in. I took him outside and down the stairs. I had to lure him out but once he was out [...]

Things went surprisingly well tonight. I’m beginning to think Kody is more excited to see the other dogs than nervous. We went outside for training tonight and when the other dogs went out first he was absolutely desperate to follow them. And then when we got out there, he pooped, which was kind of a [...]

I’m currently going through becoming disillusioned with Cesar Millan. I’ve been oscillating on this topic for a while now. But after working really hard with Kody on his only two occaisional issues, barking at other dogs and leash pulling, I’m running into some dead ends. The thing that tipped it over the edge for me [...]

Post synopsis: Kody doesn’t bark as much, more excited for training. Class moves fast, is awesome. Learned new technique for loose leash walking. Cesar Millan doesn’t give practical solutions. Kody’s going to be a well trained dog. Tonight was our second week of training and it was kind of awesome. Kody was a lot calmer going [...]

Kody ran into a bit of a wall with walking. The dog whisperer approach really helped in many different ways, but once he got too excited, it took too much work to keep him back. It was just too much jerking and no amount of calm on my part would help. When a dog is [...]