Strudel: Sunday 6 December, week 5 in foster care

[koalathebear]

Strudel has been doing great and is ready to accept expressions of interest.

Strudel stealing the bigger dog bed


Plenty of dog beds but she wants to hang out in the box we use for dog leashes




Up ears


Strudel with toy hippo


Strudel & Dodge


Little poser







Visit from our nephews






Playing at the local oval













Pretending to be cute


Progress Table

Behaviour	Arrival into care Wed 28 Oct	Update: 6 Dec (week 5 in care)
House-training	Too early	Strudel has learned how to use the dog door and toilets herself these days. She learned very quickly that she was supposed to toilet outside.
Doorway etiquette	Too early	When excited rushes through the doorway but is actually pretty good at being corrected
Car travel	Cried for a few minutes but generally quiet in the crate	Travels very well in the car.
Mealtime manners	Too early	Has learned to sit and ait for her food. Eats around other dogs without stealing their food. No signs of resource-guarding.
Basic focus work (Watch), sit and drop	Too early	Very good eye contract. Sits and drops.
Go to your mat/crate/bed	Too early	Has almost mastered go to your mat
1-2 camera-friendly tricks	Too early	Has learned shake hands. Is learning beg and spin.
Assess friendliness/neutrality	A little timid. Seems friendly and curious about people and dogs	Very friendly and affectionate with people and other dogs.
Assess other behaviours	Too early to say. A little timid. Cries a little when left alone but then settles. Seems to have an offswitch. Need to cross off as much as we can from the Socialisation Checklist.	She has done well around the washing machine, dryer, coffee machine, vacuum cleaner, loud thunder storms, loud rain, loud wind etc. She shows good prey drive and knows how to tug. She enjoys playing with toys. Although she whinges and cries a little bit when left alone, she settles quickly and is happy to chill out, sleep and play alone - no signs of separation anxiety at this stage. She definitely has an off switch and is very alert and smart. Has a very soft/gentle mouth when taking food - no grabbiness or roughness.

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Behaviour	Arrival into care 28 Oct	Update: 6 Dec (week 5 in care)
Sit-Stay	Too early	Still learning this.
Drop-stay	Too early	Still learning this
Recall	Too early	Comes to her name.
Loose leash walking	Too early	Too early
Slightly more complex trick	Too early	Too early

Couple of training videos

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