The ability to come when called, or “recall,” is infinitely the most important behavior for our pups to be able to perform at our off leash dog walking company. Each new puppy we take in goes through rigorous training with us which lasts for multiple months. If we start puppies young enough initial training is a breeze. Puppies are naturally very easy to train to come when called. Read why in this piece I wrote previously. Once they begin adolescence at 6-8 months they become much harder, and even if we started young they usually regress quite a bit. At this age dogs become very difficult to manage and I’ll usually get lots of questions or complaints from my dog walking staff or their owners
"In the legal sense, animals are regarded as 'things,' mere objects that can be bought, sold, discarded, or destroyed at an owner's whim. Only when animals can be regarded as 'persons' in the eyes of the law will it be possible to give teeth to the often-fuzzy laws protecting animals from abuse.” -Dr. Jane Goodall Marisa was born in a German zoo on Valentine’s Day in 1986. At the age of 8 years old, she flew across the ocean to live in a zoo in Argentina and her name was changed to Sandra. In 1999, she gave birth to a daughter, who would be sent to live in a Chinese zoo at the age of 9 years old. You might have suspected by now that Sandra is not a a human being. She is an orangutan. Sa
