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My dog, my teacher

Posted 05-01-2009 at 11:15 PM by QuickSilver
Updated 05-03-2009 at 11:26 AM by QuickSilver

It's getting close to my bedtime, and I'm sitting here, waiting to get tired and watching Thor snooze on his favorite dog bed.

I think a lot about how much happiness Thor adds to my life. Tonight, it occurred to me that he is teaching me too.

I would generally consider myself an "extreme" person. I've gone sky diving, scuba diving, bungee jumping, and swum with dolphins. I've run a marathon. More prosaically, I literally did not turn in a single paper in on...

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Thor gets his yellow belt in Roll Over

Posted 04-24-2009 at 11:47 AM by QuickSilver
Updated 04-24-2009 at 02:06 PM by QuickSilver

Yay! Thor has started to really get Roll Over. We have gone through a few training sessions where "Roll" seemed to mean "Down". He finally got comfortable enough rolling over to use the "classic" roll over teaching method, which I mentioned in an earlier blog (lure the dog's nose over its shoulder with a treat). So I would say "Roll" and Thor would Down. Then I would lure his nose over his shoulder and he'd roll over like a pro.

Last night, he...

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Thor plays with another dog, almost!

Posted 04-23-2009 at 04:48 PM by QuickSilver
Updated 04-23-2009 at 05:12 PM by QuickSilver

One of Thor's New Year's resolutions is to have a real play session with another dog. He seems to be getting a little bit more comfortable with other dogs.

We were at the park last week and Thor greeted a Pomeranian beautifully. They did nice nose to nose greetings, and then side to side. Thor at this point thought the meeting was over and ran back to me. The pomeranian came over and wanted to play, which seemed to mystify Thor. He will make play bows to me, but I'm not sure he understands...

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Thor Learns to Roll Over

Posted 04-09-2009 at 11:07 PM by QuickSilver

The title pretty much says it all. Last night, after weeks upon weeks of fruitless attempts, Thor finally rolled over all on his own!

I really love teaching Thor tricks. It's super neat to see the light bulb go off when he finally gets it.

I posted this to a training thread, but this trick was so arduous that I want to save it here. Next stop: Bang!

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Dogs can feel vulnerable when they are rolling on their back, and if they are...

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Thor the wonder dog

Posted 04-04-2009 at 10:53 PM by QuickSilver
Updated 04-08-2009 at 04:39 AM by QuickSilver

Thor continues his quest to be the perfect dog. He has four resolutions down cold, and making strong progress on three more.

Among other commands, Thor knows Stay, Shake, and High Five. He's also been to Doggy Daycare a number of times.

We're still working on his doggy ettiquette. I've actually seen him go into a play bow with a few dogs now, which is possibly the cutest thing ever.

He's going strong on his potty training. We've had three accidents in the...

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