Marching training for Elbie, but ...
he keeps getting interrupted by a certain little brat named Cupcake :)
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Dealing with a mouthy puppy
Puppies explore the world with their mouths. Some puppies are very mouthy. Some are not. There are many ways that people suggest for dealing with a puppy that likes to mouth. There is no one solution that will work with all puppies - you have to try the one that works best for you. ( Read more... )
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Cupcake: Days 12 and 13 in care - off switch activated :)
She's definitely getting an off switch. ( Read more... )
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Socialisation checklist
Socialisation
It is very important to socialise your foster dogs, particularly your puppies. Socialisation is the process by which your dog is exposed to as many facets of life as possible. ( Read more... )
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Pretty Twiggy, updated training table
Lovely girl. Her new family will be here tomorrow morning to meet her and she will head back to Sydney with them tomorrow afternoon :)
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Twiggy - a walk to the local oval
Went with Twiggy to one of the nearby ovals. On leash, she's a typical Kelpie - in a hurry to be somewhere else so can pull like a freight train. So on leash she varied between being quite angelic to being awful!!! :) ( Read more... )
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Twiggy - stitches out, some training and some photos
It's my second week in a new job so not many updates alas, but Twiggy's doing well. She had her stitches out today. Dan didn't put her leash on today and she ran straight to the back of the Jeep to wait to be let in. He also wound the window down on the journey so that she could stick her head out a little bit and enjoy all the sights, sounds and smells. ( Read more... )
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Twiggy and the soft crate
She sleeps in it at night but we aren't going to leave her alone it it yet - she could totally destroy this one given what she did to the wire crate! ( Read more... )
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Twiggy: Day 4 in care: Some more signs of improvement already :)
I might have spoken too soon :) I saw Twiggy and Dodge playing bitey face this morning. She's coming out of her shell and 'playing' more.
On top of that, this morning, Twiggy was very quick to run outside with the other dogs this morning and do all of her toileting as required. When I was doing poo pick up, she and Dodge were out there with me and she actually wandered around a little and moved away from her usual position of haunting the back door. She seems to be becoming a bit more relaxed and she even when outside of her own volition this morning when the rest of the humans were in the study - although she didn't stay out there very long. ( Read more... )
On top of that, this morning, Twiggy was very quick to run outside with the other dogs this morning and do all of her toileting as required. When I was doing poo pick up, she and Dodge were out there with me and she actually wandered around a little and moved away from her usual position of haunting the back door. She seems to be becoming a bit more relaxed and she even when outside of her own volition this morning when the rest of the humans were in the study - although she didn't stay out there very long. ( Read more... )
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Twiggy: Day 3 in care - 'drop' and some anti-barking training, meeting Ruby
Today, Twiggy has learned to 'drop'. I wasn't meaning to start training that yet but she is quite receptive and it wasn't hard to teach her. I might teach a 'shake hands' soon as she is still too tentative to follow a food lure for a spin. ( Read more... )
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Juniper: Day #12 in care
It seems a good time to update on the mandatory behaviours that I expect foster doggies to have before they leave foster care and get adopted out. ( Read more... )
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