Thor is (Playing!) Dead
Posted 06-11-2009 at 11:35 PM by QuickSilver
Yep, he knows Bang! 
He is such a good little doggie. Now any time I am mad at him, I can just "shoot" him to express my angst.
He's doing pretty well with Speak, though he won't do it twice in a row. I'm surprised it's taking him this long to pick up, though maybe he's a little confused as to why I shook pennies at him for barking last month, and this month I'm giving him treats. He knows he's supposed to make a noise, but it varies from his piercing little high volume bark to something almost soundless. Well, I know we'll get there!
I'm not sure what to do next... maybe Take It / Drop It / Leave It. Or Stop. I kind of want to do another cute, fun one.
I do have to say that he is a magnificent Stay-er, and it is incredibly helpful. If I am loading various things in and out of the car, I can count on him to sit patiently until I'm finished and ready to take care of him.
As always, I have to recap his resolutions:
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Thor's goals for July 15th:
1. Potty training. Very close! I want to go three months without an accident before declaring it official.
2. "Stay" - Done. Next rezzie!
3. At least one trip to doggy daycare - Done.
4. At least one real play session with another dog - I'm not sure he'll do this by mid-July. Actually, I'm pretty sure he won't. I think it might be more realistic to put some Butt Sniffing goals in place. He loves to sneak up behind other dogs and whiff away, but he gets very snooty and offended if one wants to sniff him. I've read that this is a not uncommon problem with undersocialized dogs.
5, 6. "Shake" hands, "High Five" - Done.
After a full year (January 15):
7. "Heel" on command - Still working on this one. I'm thinking of taking him to an ASPCA doggie class.
8. Some doggy friends - Probably won't happen this year, unfortunately.
9. Lose fear of skate boards - We've made some progress. Thor still runs after them and barks, but he will Come when I call him back, rather than going into full kamikaze mode.
10. No chasing bikers or skaters - in progress.
11. Allow me to brush his teeth without acting like he's being skinned alive. Done! He's not crazy about, but we do it every night. His teeth are not actually good, but we've stopped the onslaught of plaque.
12. "Drop It" / "Take It" / "Leave It" - Next stop, maybe?
He is such a good little doggie. Now any time I am mad at him, I can just "shoot" him to express my angst. He's doing pretty well with Speak, though he won't do it twice in a row. I'm surprised it's taking him this long to pick up, though maybe he's a little confused as to why I shook pennies at him for barking last month, and this month I'm giving him treats. He knows he's supposed to make a noise, but it varies from his piercing little high volume bark to something almost soundless. Well, I know we'll get there!
I'm not sure what to do next... maybe Take It / Drop It / Leave It. Or Stop. I kind of want to do another cute, fun one.
I do have to say that he is a magnificent Stay-er, and it is incredibly helpful. If I am loading various things in and out of the car, I can count on him to sit patiently until I'm finished and ready to take care of him.
As always, I have to recap his resolutions:
======================
Thor's goals for July 15th:
1. Potty training. Very close! I want to go three months without an accident before declaring it official.
2. "Stay" - Done. Next rezzie!
3. At least one trip to doggy daycare - Done.
4. At least one real play session with another dog - I'm not sure he'll do this by mid-July. Actually, I'm pretty sure he won't. I think it might be more realistic to put some Butt Sniffing goals in place. He loves to sneak up behind other dogs and whiff away, but he gets very snooty and offended if one wants to sniff him. I've read that this is a not uncommon problem with undersocialized dogs.
5, 6. "Shake" hands, "High Five" - Done.
After a full year (January 15):
7. "Heel" on command - Still working on this one. I'm thinking of taking him to an ASPCA doggie class.
8. Some doggy friends - Probably won't happen this year, unfortunately.
9. Lose fear of skate boards - We've made some progress. Thor still runs after them and barks, but he will Come when I call him back, rather than going into full kamikaze mode.
10. No chasing bikers or skaters - in progress.
11. Allow me to brush his teeth without acting like he's being skinned alive. Done! He's not crazy about, but we do it every night. His teeth are not actually good, but we've stopped the onslaught of plaque.
12. "Drop It" / "Take It" / "Leave It" - Next stop, maybe?
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