Hot Dog News

Downeast Dog News

PUBLISHER Jenn Rich

COPY EDITOR Belinda Carter

CONTRIBUTORS Susan Spisak Diana Logan Sara Moore Judith Herman Carolyn Fuhrer Don Hanson Christine Calder Sara Sokol

GRAPHIC DESIGN NVDesigns • Nicole Vanorse

ADVERTISING Jenn Rich 207-706-6765 jenn@downeastdognews.com

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Dear Dog News Readers,

Happy new year! Do you have your resoluti ons or goals made for this year? Do you have goals to work on with your dog? I for one need to conti nue to work on Pepper’s reacti vity towards other dogs. It would be nice to be able to take her for a walk in public every now and then and not have to worry about running into other dogs. Aft er our incident on Mother’s Day which ended in me falling hard on my shins and knees, ripping my jeans and my leg as well, I’ll have to be honest, I didn’t race right out there to try it again. First, I needed my leg to heel and then it was summer with more people around and more dogs so we stuck to our yard and our camp. This my friends was all a result of one incident with a dog at the dog park. The dog got very aggressive with Pepper. Now that I know how quickly one interacti on can damage your dog and how hard it is to help them be comfortable again, I personally will not visit a dog park again. With each dog we learn something new and things that we would do diff erently with the next. With this warm weather and rain we have had, Pepper’s backyard “park” has been wet and muddy which sort of hinders us playing out there unless I want to bathe her every ti me we come in so we have been walking around the yard and playing puzzle games. Twice a week when we go to the Rockland offi ce we have a loop that we walk and we are quite successful at avoiding dogs but I do have to constantly keep an eye out. This at least gives her some new things to smell. This month is our special training issue. If you have some things you’d like to work on with your dog check out our center spread. Dogs just like humans never stop learning. Don Hanson addressed this is his October Words, Woofs and Meows column ti tled “When Can I Stop Training My Dog?”. If you missed this, you can fi nd it on our website. We wish you all a wonderful 2023! All the best, Jenn and Pepper

Dog of the Month!

NOVA

Nova is a 2.5-year-old Great Pyr/ Anatolian Shepherd mix. She is an excellent guard dog who lets me know exactly when there is an intruder, whether it be a harmless bird or a neighbor’s dog who got off the leash. She loves to fl op on her back and to show everyone that she wants her belly rubbed and never meets a stranger. Her favorite toy is a now decommissioned (due to being torn up) hedgehog named Hector. Her best friend is probably her litt le sister, Laika who she loves to play with or her mommy and/or daddy.

If you’d like to submit a photo of your dog to be considered for Dog of the Month, send it with a small descripti on of your dog (cool trick, silly thing he does, favorite toy) to jenn@downeastdognews.com or mail it to: 120 Tillson Ave. Suite 205, Rockland, ME 04841. Each month one will be selected to be printed in the paper.

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Contact Table of Contents

Hot Dog News ...................... 2 Furry Words ......................... 4 Ask the Vet ............................ 4 Basic Training Tips ................ 6 Body Language .......................7 Training with Your Best Friend ................................8&9 Performance Dog Training ... 10 Words, Woofs & Meows ...... 11 Dogs for Adoption ......... 12&13 Calendar .............................. 14 Business Directory .............. 15