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Working with Izzy on entering an elevator Things that we don't think twice about getting into or going through can be really scary for a...

Izzy solving a puzzle to get her breakfast. Almost everything we do with Izzy is a training exercise. Breakfast is served in a puzzle...

Izzy on a visit with Barb and Maya (a team with F.E.T.C.H. therapy dogs that Emmi and I worked with) Both our veterinarian and our...

This girl is definitely a fireball! Izzy will be 14 weeks tomorrow. Time is flying by with her and I am so glad we made the decision to...

Izzy and Dave at the Eugene Airport My favorite therapy visits with Emmi were to the Eugene Airport. I did an earlier post on some of...

Izzy and Iylah Play is important for social development in puppies. Izzy is attending a weekly structured play group until she is 16...

Izzy doing her best Fireball impression. We needed to come up with an AKC name for Izzy for her registration. We are only registering her...

Izzy checking out Lulu There are horses where we walk. Emmi was really reactive the first time she saw one and never became very...

Izzy practices having a leash put on. My vet suggested bringing Izzy in between visits to meet all the staff and have "happy vet visits"...

A reward for sitting calmly. Spent a wonderful day last week at an outdoor mall. Izzy got to walk on different surfaces, go up and down...

Izzy just noticing we had walked on. In the book Tracy sent home with us, she has a section on adventure walks. Adventure walks are off...

Izzy on one of the structures at puppy play group. To help with Izzy's socialization, she is going to a puppy playgroup every Saturday at...

My friend meets Izzy. I have a friend who is really ill and had to leave her home and cats to move into a Nursing Home/Rehabilitation...

Izzy is growing so fast. The first photo shoot was at 10.5 weeks. She weighed 17 pounds (she weighed 15 pounds when we brought her home)....

Izzy getting some attention from the nurses. We got to visit McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center last week and it was so wonderful to be...

Some of our socialization activities in the last 2 weeks. We went to a park and watched the kids play. Several kids came up and asked if...

Highlights from Izzy's test The APET test was designed to help match puppies with their owners. It consists of 23 test components and...

Just 3 weeks before, we didn't have Izzy. Things can change so fast. This time for the better. Just 3 weeks before this picture was...

YouTube Videos It is amazing how much things have changed (for the better) since my first puppy 35 years ago. While you need to carefully...

Izzy loved the beach. We took Izzy on her first trip to the coast. It was 104 here in the valley so it seemed like the perfect day to...