Jon (Author's Website)
I am the proprietor of ShaynaTheMiracleDog.com, and the luckiest guy in the world to have been Shayna's "dad" since adopting her in 2002. I'm also the author of the upcoming e-book, "Saved By Shayna: Life Lessons from a Miracle Dog."
To learn more about me, please visit www.jonsutz.com.
May 1, 2010: Getting toys by name – in a wind storm!!!
It’s been about a year and a half since our last video (here). But as you’ll see, we’ve been busy! I think this video is interesting for several reasons: (1) Shayna has lots of new toys. (2) A gust of wind knocked her entire box of toys into the grass!! (It also really messed up […]
October 20, 2008: Putting toys away by name – in a bowl, a box, and more!
It was getting old, just putting her toys away in the big bowl. So now, Shayna is learning to put them away in the bowl, or in a box, on command. Also, she’s learned how to “wave” and “turn” on command. This video was shot at the University of Virginia athletic fields. Enjoy!
January 7, 2008: Getting more toys by name
(This is the second video that we shot today, Shayna’s birthday – see the first one here) Today was Shayna’s sixth birthday! Woot! Here you get to see the newest trick we’ve been working on… putting her toys away, by name. By “away,” I mean into a big party bowl I got for her, for […]
October 21, 2007: Getting more toys by name
Normally, we practice Shayna’s ability to retrieve her toys by name while inside… not for any particular reason. But on this lovely fall day, I decided, what the heck — just like sometimes teachers have class outside, I figured, let’s do that too!!! So here is Shayna with her favorite toys (including some cool new […]
April 4, 2007: Getting toys by name
This was the first time I captured video of Shayna retrieving her toys by name — a skill we’d been working on for months. It was shot just a few days before we headed off to the SPCA I adopted her from, for our Fifth Anniversary adoption party… for which I bring in cake and […]
Articles on dog aggression
Shayna was diagnosed with reactive aggression in November 2002, when she was 11 months old. See the video of her last moments in doggie day care, before she was kicked out (“disinvited”) here. I took this video at the request of the veterinary behaviorist to who we were referred, so she could see exactly what […]
Feb. 17, 2003: Frisbee skiing in the deep snow – hilarious!!!
The best parts here are (approximately): 1:15-1:30 4:50 5:30 8:00 8:25 Ready? Set? Go!
January 2003: “Frisbee skiing” in the snow for the first time!
This was the first time that Shayna got to do her “frisbee skiing” in the snow… and it was a delight to watch, and film. If you’re in a hurry, fast forward to the 4:00 minute mark.
“Frisbee skiing” during our big 2002 road trip
A few months after I adopted Shayna, when she was about 6 months old, we went on a big road trip from Charlottesville all the way up to Maine and back. We made numerous stops along the way (NY, NJ, RI, NH, CT), and at most of them, Shayna loved to show off the […]
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