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Meet Ezra the Berner
Ezra is a lovable Berner pup born on 9/8/2021 in Ohio and brought to his forever home in NY in November 2021. At the time of writing, he weighs 92 lbs. and has visited Massachusetts, Maine, Virginia, with road trips planned to Colorado. When he’s not exploring, you can find it snoozing, at obedience classes, or squeaking his favorite toys. He likes to lean on you when he says hello or sit on your feet to get his back scratched. You can follow Ezra’s daily routine on Instagram.
Hi, I’m Kaitlin
I work in big tech as a Product Manager in New York. I love learning new things, traveling, and watching my goofy Ezra. I am passionate about finding ways to have a more enriching life with my dog – through training, traveling, exercising, and playing. When I’m not working or hanging with Ezra, I enjoy writing, music, good bourbon, sleeping in as late as possible, and looking at house listings online.
Latest Posts
15 Tricks to Earn Your Intermediate Dog Trick Title
The American Kennel Club (AKC) has various titles for different types of performance and dog training skills that you and your dog can test for. The AKC Intermediate Dog Trick Title is an easier title to train for because: If you have already achieved your Novice Dog Trick title, you can obtain your Intermediate title…
The 13 Easiest Skills to Learn to Obtain the AKC Novice Dog Trick Title
Any dog four months old and up is eligible to get the AKC Novice dog trick title. If you have been diligent with training (and it’s OK if you haven’t), it will be pretty easy to obtain this title by six months of age. There are a few other tricks to learn aside from basic…
How to Train Your Dog to do a Low Jump
I trained Ezra on a low jump so that we could obtain our AKC Novice dog trick title. With the title, you can food lure your dog to complete a trick so it was very easy to do. This post will cover some other reasons you may want to train your dog a low jump,…
Want Your Dog to Wave Hello or Goodbye? Read This!
Training your dog to wave is super simple and can help you obtain your Intermediate Dog Trick Title. I recommend learning how to give a high five first, and then learning to wave will be a breeze.
What does it mean to food lure my dog?
I always associated food as a positive reward in dog training for AFTER my dog does what I tell him to do. But it never occurred to me that food can be used to shape the behavior and communicate to your dog that it’s the right one. Luring has a role in nearly all styles…
Train the Shell Game: Go Find It!
The Shell Game in the dog trick training world is hiding a treat or scent item under one of three cups for your pup to find. It’s a really great game to play with your dog that uses his sense of smell. Ezra and I play it every morning and it’s been an excellent start…