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We are Becky & Dave Bishop! Thanks for stopping by our blog! This is where we update on the events, activities, and adventures here at Crystal Creek Farms, home of Puppy Manners, located in beautiful Woodinville, WA!
“Dig” around and explore! Maybe you’ll find a
helpful bone or two! Either way, we’ll “treat” you to some great information including dog training tips, puppy help, and how you and your canine partner can become certified in therapy!
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Indie, When It Doesn’t Work Out, a Journey of a Foster Dog / Feature
This is by far the hardest blog post I’ve ever had to write. That’s right… “Had to” because we can’t just blog about the wondrous world of dogs without having to also deal with the reality that sometimes, dogs don’t work out in the home they were placed in. This is the story of “Indie”,… Read More »
Letting Go / Feature
As much as we want to keep our pets with us forever, we simply cannot make it happen. The beauty of horses is they get to live much longer than dogs. Our horses are now well into their 20’s and healthy. But our show horse, “Tuffy”, the one who my daughter Carly got all her… Read More »
Reading with Rover, D.R.E.A.M. (Dogs for Reading Assistance Education and More)
I wrote this article for a magazine recently and thought I’d share it here. For more information on Reading with Rover, please visit the website HERE. Back in 1999 I received a phone call from MeiMei Wu, a dog loving librarian working at the King County Library in Bothell Washington. Summer was approaching and with… Read More »
Feature / Wooley
Our foster dog, “Wooley Bully”, needs a home! “Wooley” came to us from a good family but sadly, like many dogs, her “Dog Ma” just didn’t have the time with her busy career to give “Wooley” the time she needed for training and exercise. Wooley came to us at 82 pounds and is now… Read More »
Catching Up!
Wow! Spring came and went and now the summer is on it’s way out and I need to catch up here with what’s going on at the ranch! Well, we are excited to announce that we, Puppy Manners, won “BEST of 425” in the 425 Magazine contest for Best Dog Trainers. But I have to… Read More »
Teaching “Stay” Video / Training Tips
This is one of the most common questions we hear–How do I teach my dog to stay? Dave put together this awesome video where “Zoom” and I demonstrate how to begin teaching “Stay” and the difference between it and “Wait”, which is a pretty big difference. So sit down, relax, and leave a comment below!… Read More »
Tom Cruise & Magic / Feature
When first entering my office, most people notice a photo I have of what appears to be Tom Cruise with his arm around my dog “Magic”. Imagine their surprise when I say, “It is!” Here is the story behind that photo… If ever there were a dog trainer “moment” in time, the day this photo… Read More »
Tomorrow on King 5’s Evening Magazine! / Feature
A couple weeks ago, we were privileged to have Kim Holcomb from King 5 visit us here at the Puppy Manners’ ranch to film a special feature on dog therapy testing. Our friend, Diana, and her mushy-faced Beagle, “Frodo”, volunteered to be our “testers” and did a fantastic job showing the world what a therapy… Read More »
