Life of Kodi, the New Guinea Singing Dog NGSD

04/29/2026

This dog and his boxes 🤦‍♀️.

He lives true to the mantra “if I fits….its mine”

04/27/2026

I bet you didn’t know that kodis momma is a chihuahua.

Not really but he shares his home with her and since he was a baby she has acted like she is his momma.

Singers can do well living with other dogs - big dogs, small dogs, opposite s*x dogs, same s*x dogs.

Case in point - our other dogs are obsessed with this little prince singing dog.

04/27/2026

Kodi the new Guinea singing dog riding in his bicycle basket . He loves to go riding in his bicycle!

04/26/2026

True doggy happiness comes from bush bouncing. It’s like a singer trampoline.

04/22/2026

Zoomies! I don’t know who can witness zoomies and not smile or feel happiness inside. And singer zoomies are leveled up just like everything they do. Singer zoomies also need “spin spin spin, dig dig dig” included by default!

04/22/2026

To heck with that popular coffee spot, we’ve got a better secret place. levels up and sprinkles a little bacon on my pup cup for me. Thanks

04/22/2026

That time we were in the middle of some foundational training practice and I had to save my human from Wile E coyote sneaking up behind her. But I didn’t break my “place”! Talk about environmental distractions!!! (I’m a lover not a fighter - I was worried I was gonna have to fight it!)

training New Guinea Singing Dog Club of America

02/12/2025

*New Guinea singing dogs and prey drive*

According to chatgdt, when I ask what breeds of dogs have high prey drive, the response I get is vast and includes working breeds, herding breeds, terriers, sporting breeds and many more.

In other words, high prey drive is an extremely common trait amongst and across all dogs, and it doesn’t define any of them.

A training philosophy to always remember is really simple.“Behavior that is reinforced will be repeated”.

A strong and reliable (and often repeated) history with same cue words paired with constant reinforcement can offset prey drive.

In this video there are also other dogs. a German shepherd, a bull breed, and a chihuahua. Kodi the singer isn’t any more serious in his prey response than the herding dog, or the terriers.

Does kodi want the squirrel? Of course, they all do!! But honestly, with solid basic foundational training and keywords like “ok, come on, let’s go!” his prey drive really isn’t all that serious.

Learning history and training matters, and prey drive can be a super common thing in all dogs!

Good job Kodi, right inside the door that disengagement response deserves all the cookies

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05/02/2024