Journal Mid Week 26
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Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
Journal Mid Week 26
He’ll be coming ’round the mountain/corner/cone when he comes…
Journal Mid Week 26
Journal mid week 25 – where a non-stride is a long stride.
Grooming and handling: Harness: Hand-target to get his head in. Managed all the way up to his ears. He even chose to stay in position until the treat came (liver cake), instead of 'in for target, retreat, in for reward'. An intermediate step I hadn't even considered, but it lines up with what I've read …
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Journal mid week 24
This is and will be an extremely busy week on the family- and social fronts, so the plan is only barely surviving contact with reality. There definitely will be a Folk Friday, but the next review and weekly plan might be pushed to Monday. Cuddling the littlest human Grooming and handling: Harness Aaand push him …
Journal mid week 23
Sleeping on his station.. Grooming and handling: Harness still plateau. Will move forwards for lure, a little for hand target. (Though extending his nose by sticking out his tongue to reach my hand, was ... creative.) Muzzle: Worked one session Monday, and Wednesday he wore it for half a minute while I got up to …
Journal mid week 22 – Happy Birthday!
Fenris is one year old! Birthday selfie! Grooming and handling: First session of grooming Monday. A bit of dancing around, but present for the proceedings. Starting to work on getting hindlegs etc., also under the glove. Harness all the way over the head, though still the occasional "&%$$ I'm stuck!" reaction once he tries to …
Journal mid week 21 –
Setup for Under. Zen and Agility: Started on his Under. It's not entirely new to him - we've done it occasionally with logs and trees out in the forest, so now it's more working to get him comfortable with going low and forwards in a formal training session. Balls are awesome - even if they …
Journal mid week 20 – ‘Cue’ sera sera.
On top of the world, looking down on creation... Zen: Monday two cavalletti sticks (one on the ground, one propped up about 10 cm), several light trots back and forth, up to 2 second stare for the Look at Bowl. Still not quite certain what my cues mean, but we'll get there. The feeling that …
Journal end week 19 – Wisdom and Weird Leg Movements
Too much junk commentary - maybe splitting by topic instead of day will reduce my wordiness, as well as give the reader a better overview. General notes to self (no, seriously, I need to tattoo these to my forehead): Do not train in the mornings. If he solicits attention, it is because he is tired, …
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Tales from the Apupcalypse aka My First Dog aka Fenris 