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What Fostering Zach Has Taught Me

I have written many times about how we wanted to adopt Zach, and how well he was doing. Short of checking he has a neurological issue, which can cause thousands, we have seen him change his demeanor quickly in the last couple of weeks. He doesn’t play the games he used to play; wakes up […]

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Dear Sweet Zach

On Tuesday June 21st you reacted negatively to something we did and my husband got injured in the process. At first that’s what a lot of people are suggesting. We didn’t do anything wrong, all we did was move and talk while you sneaked in beside my hubby and nibbled on your rawhide. I know […]

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The Zach Diaries: Week 8 of Behaviorist Treatment

It has been a few weeks since I posted an update and it was mostly because training Zach to not react to certain things takes time to show improvement.  For the last couple of weeks we have managed to train him to sleep by himself, to react less to doorbells (does not react to doorbells […]

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Moving on up! Chateau Enginerd coming September 2016!

There is so much promise in moving and starting over in a new home that it would be hard to contain it all in one page. The apprehension alone of having to pack boxes and not forgetting that you moved when coming back from the office is a welcomed change. However, I am taking the […]

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Project Zach: How it all Started

Taken from Project Zach Facebook page. I can’t believe he has spent 6 months with us already! “Project Zach…….simply put….. an effort to save a very deserving……very resilient……very loving boy……all in just 5 weeks time. I have started to write up Zach’s story several times now through out the day. Each time I found myself […]

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The Zach Diaries: Week 3 and 4 of Behavior Training

Zach has been reacting well to the medicine, so much so we dared to train him to sleep on his own and not on our bed. He responded with stellar results and he has stopped jumping into bed. I do let him nap with me for an hour after sun up and only when I […]

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The Zach Diaries: Week Two of Behaviorist Treatment Plan

All days start with 2 Prozacs, 20 mgs each. Since this won’t change past day 1, I won’t repeat it. I’ll list medication changes as they happen. Also, he always responds to water, inside and outside commands so we won’t include them in the practice cue list. Day 8, April 20th: After the excitement of […]

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The Zach Diaries: Week One of Behaviorist Treatment Plan

All days start with 2 Prozacs, 20 mgs each. Since this won’t change past day 1, I won’t repeat it. I’ll list medication changes as they happen. Also, he always responds to water, inside and outside commands so we won’t include them in the practice cue list. Night 1, April 12th: After meeting Dr. Sung […]

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120 Days With Zach

Time flies! It has already been 4 months since we opened our home and our heart to Zach. Coincidently, today was the day we took him to see Dr Sung, the veterinary behaviorist. After a few weeks of training Z to get into the car and enjoy the drive we will put those skills and […]

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Four More Good Reads For Dog Lovers

A couple of months ago, I posted the article Four Good Reads For Dog Lovers which contained a list of selections for canine enthusiasts. These additional titles are meant to compliment the list and maybe even replace the Cesar Millan suggestion based on recent animal abuse accusations. As stated previously, seek professional help before implementing […]