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01-02-2015, 08:01 AM | #16 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | All these stories just re-inforces my belief that losing a pet, and the grief that comes with that, is so individual, just like when losing a loved human. Our relationship(s) with our dogs are just as individualized. I have a different relationship with each of my three dogs. Built no doubt out of the life we have lived together, their personalities - strengths n weaknesses - and how that unique being and my being blended or melded or challenged me in so many different ways. If I look at my baby (my youngest) just over a year old, she is still so un-formed, although the picture of her is beginning to grow, to come a bit clearer. I will need to stretch in different ways to meet her needs. To help her become to be all that she can be. She is somewhere in between Zoey and Magic in terms of personality. She wants to be dominant and can be a pain in the proverbial butt, but she is also unsure of herself, not a coward, but exhibits much more fear than say Magic would, and less than Zoey. She insists that she doesn't know things that she does know! Not unusual at that age. But frustrating for the human involved And so as a trainer - scratch that as a responsible pet owner - I need to find the right balance of correction/reward etc. All dogs at times need correction. How stern a tone I use, when do I walk away(ignore bad behaviour), when do I use hand gestures, when do we go back to NILF? What keeps her mind engaged? What specific tasks or tricks? A real example; if I stand up quickly when let us say she has entered the kitchen when she has been told OUT and STAY, and simply stamp my foot, she cowers (a bit) then slinks out. She has never been hit by me in her life! Was it too much? Should I not stamp my foot? And btw this is when the other 2 dogs in her pack are calmly in a down stay and stay that way... lol. If she likes you, she will jump up on you, despite the training from 8wks old not to do this! And for those that are reading this, we are not talking about a 7lb Yorkie, but dogs that weigh or will weigh 100+ lbs. I hope one day she will be my service dog - physical support dog - as Magic is (although he never did get accredited for this). But I would like Dara to get accredited for it. I am trying to get her to understand Stand and Hold. She must be able to support almost all of my weight if I should fall and need help up from the ground. Magic at her age, got it so naturally, like breathing. To walk calmly beside me with my hand on her harness with the upright support handle to bear some of my weight when we walk. On a brighter note, she has finally learnt to let me go up or downstairs first, before she goes. Razzle our Yorkie - is my little man that I protect - fiercely. He has been spoiled. He gets away with too much, but he knows his commands to a fairly good degree of distraction. And RAzzle gives so much love, and is such a big boy - he thinks he is a Blackie lol. He is a supreme alert dog. And now of course I know what he adores to do. What he was made to do. Magic has his quirks too. But as my senior boy, we have worked a whole lot on our relationship. It is much of a partnership right now. He is always there when I need him. He quietly goes to whomsoever in the house is sick and just lays by their feet. Not needing nor wanting pets, just being there I guess in case. If I get up in the night he walks by my side in case I need to steady myself with my hand on his back. And maybe too much info - but in the washroom, he will stand sideways too me if I need his help up from the toilet. He is fiercely protective of me, and yet I can stop him on a dime with my voice. Now having said that, we have never faced a threat that did not back away from his barks and stance. No guarantees on what would happen if the person or the dog still came forward in attack mode. My husband calls him my warrior dog. Awh well I go on and on................
__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 |
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01-02-2015, 07:13 PM | #17 | |
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Like Gemy said and I agree have your vet do a total check up. We did full x-Rays of joints and back etc before we started. And like has been said start slow. If you start in a beginners agility class they will not over do things for your dog. That being said, no one know your dog better than you, so be ready to call it when you think your dog has had enough. There is a group called TDAA ( teacup dog agility association). They have trials that are for under 20" dogs only. However a small dog can still compete in any AKC trial as well. My feeling is, if Cali loves it, we are into it, if she ever decides it is not fun then we are done. She was a conformation dog when I got her, but she was going to be too small to breed. We did obedience then rally, but she got bored with rally. Agility is rowdy and loud and she immediately loved it. She was going though getting over a vicious hawk attack and had some anxiety going on and agility took her through all of that in flying colors and much faster than I thought. Agility gives dogs lots of confidence. So, size does not matter, if the dog is sound, and enjoys the activity
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01-03-2015, 03:41 PM | #18 | |
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__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . | |
01-03-2015, 03:44 PM | #19 | |
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__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . | |
01-04-2015, 08:39 AM | #20 |
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| Great video, and I too love the opening shot of all the dogs posing together. RIP Pasha. I am sorry to hear all of your original training pals have passed. I agree with you that our relationships with each dog is as unique as the dog themselves. That is the source of joy and fun. We have not done any formal training of any kind, but our 'life' training has been very rewarding. I'm amazed the little routines my boys have learned and the pleasure they take in doing these things each day.
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01-04-2015, 08:44 AM | #21 | |
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01-04-2015, 08:49 AM | #22 | |
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That is such a wonderfull attitude! I adore seeing folks out walking with their pups and playing games. There is a sport of discus throwing that you and your dog can do. In our close by park they have a set up a mini course, and sometimes I see folks and their dogs going through that. I don't know too much about it, but it looks like grand fun. I am so glad to hear she got over that hawk attack! Agrr danger from the skies is not something we automatically think of! But you guys here on YT alerted me to this, so I was kind of ready when I saw those IDK exactly what large birds they were, maybe turkey vultures or something, definitely circling into where Razzle and my Blackies were swimming! Are you two still doing agility - if so I'd love to see some pics
__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 | |
01-04-2015, 08:50 AM | #23 | |
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__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 | |
01-04-2015, 12:19 PM | #24 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I dream of an enclosure like Florida pools have, but there is really no place to put it. Dad and I went a little nuts landscaping before we had the doggies. We would like to move to a house with a plain grass backyard, no trees. We have an overabundance of wildlife living here after the 500 acres of woodland next door was leveled for a subdivision.
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