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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Wonderful poem and prayer and one all new puppy owners have probably uttered in some form and fashion how many times per day - especially when their "puppy" is a HUGE puppy!!!
I read each of your posts and just wonder what life there in your house must actually be like! I imagine you are actually drained by the end of the day, Gail. lol. I know I sure would be with a girl like Dara, if I could even keep up with her half of the time!
How is the bite doing? Let us know what the specialist says as soon as you can. |
Jeanie how wonderfull to see you back here and posting. And yes at the end of the day I am pretty tired. Especially now as we prepare our home, for our new foster adult blackie. I have been cooking like mad, to make up enough home made treats for the pack, and going through our crate supply again.
Dara is not "biting" hard at all, how-ever she still loves to place her mouth around my hand, my arm, or even my calf. It is I think for the blackies, both a sign of affection, and also practice for their adult "bite" work. Most concerning was her habit of jumping up along side you and placing her mouth over your wrist hand whatever. She is not doing that so much now, nor trying to jump up on me when I climb the stairs
So now we are into different corrections - there is the "oowie", next I have employed the tickle the tongue or the roof of her mouth, and also go to the very back of her mouth with one finger. Even Magic as an eight year old, when he is feeling very affectionate will, the only word I can describe is to "cradle" my hand in his mouth.
So far she is being good with strangers as we are taking her into various pet stores that we know, and we know the clerks know, the puppy training, at least all four on the floor before petting takes place. We have visited 3 friends homes, with dogs n kids, and she has done well. We still need to find a home with a cat in it, as you know I lost Karma last year to cancer, and there is currently no cat in our home.
She does well with Razzle, but not as well as I would like. They both incite each other on. So a very very close watch happens when they are free together.
For the first time today, we walked her with Magic. My trainer believes in walk the dog alone for some time, just you and her; this is for multiple reasons, firstly to get the owner/bond entrenched, then to insure her confidence is built independent of a dominant male/female in the household, and finally quite simply it is easier to train one on one.
Then we move to dual training - as the young dog can learn from the older trained dog. But we move there first in house, then in backyard, etc.
I had to laugh today, as in the kitchen, I was training Dara in heel around to sit, and Magic was watching. Dara got her treat for that, and then I used the right hand signal for Magic to heel around to my right side. Well he must be rusty, as he heeled around to my left side where Dara was, and he literally tried to sit ontop of her
She jumped forward the poor lassie.
Dara is working pretty well on her beg. I do love that "trick" as it so strengthens the back muscles. Dara's rear end is muscling up nicely, which means she is now able to jump up on our bed, although we don't allow her to jump down.
She has quickly put together that the grooming table means treats, and if I inadvertently leave the door open, she happily jumps up on the table for "treats". Of course Magic is possessive of "his" grooming table, and shortly he is up on it too. Nobody gets a treat, until I brush them. So this am, I had both of them up on the table. She got slickered, a new experience, as I until now was only using a very soft brush, Magic got his usual brushing. Dara was not too sure she enjoyed the slickering, but hey Magic was up on the table, and he was putting up with it so.....then so would she.
Phew I've written a lot.
Jeanie so very happy to see you back posting.