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Dog Training 411: Spotlight on Daisy

Daisy was a stray dog found by a friend and then given to me. She was a chicken killer, a food mongrel and generally speaking neurotic. I've worked with her for seven years to make her the worlds most "go with the flow" dog, and boy has it paid off! 

Daisy learned how to run with the bike and roller blades early on, and I exercise her for miles and miles every single day. She is a dachshund beagle mix, and has needed a considerable amount of physical and mental stimulation in order to get and stay healthy.  

On a scale of submissive to dominant, Daisy is one of the most submissive dogs I've ever worked with. However, on a scale of low to high energy, she has been one of the highest energy level dogs I've ever worked with. After seven years of work, though, you would never guess that she had the issues mentioned above, and that she was a super high energy dog. she is the dog I bring with me now to sessions where the other dog I'm working with is food possessive, needs to learn how to greet other dogs, is dog aggressive, and many other issues. She is my "bomb proof muscle hound". Daisy can out exercise any dog that I work with, and many times I get tired before she does during a roller blade or bike session. As dogs age, they don't need to be physically pushed as much as they need to be physically maintained.  

It's great to work with dogs of all sorts, and I always come home to Daisy with a heart of gratitude. I'm grateful that I put the work in to train her and stay consistent over the years, because now the dog training problems that I help other people work out over several sessions are not even a second thought with Daisy.  

This is what I help other people create with their dogs, and I'm so glad that I have Daisy as just one example of a happy healthy dog with whom I've established a fabulous relationship.