Midweek 35 New monthly doggie-box arrived this week. It included a portable water-bowl (silicon, can be pushed flat), several new and interesting treats, and a Kong 'kazoo' toy. Sturdy plastic, low noise, good to chew, isn't going to break just by looking at it (unlike the Dogman brand which I'm quickly learning to dislike). Using …
Tag: Training
Short midweek report 34
(We are still alive) Sniffy bushes Review: School has started for the kids, so we are now back in a 'normal' routine in the mornings; out to pee around 7:30, and a longer walk an hour later. We do play and a good training session around midmorning - and then I try to throw him …
Wraps and counter-Wraps
Journal Mid Week 26
Chip on my shoulder
Journal Mid Week 26
Midweek 31
Journal Mid Week 26
Last of the diet
Journal Mid Week 26
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
Turning wheels in the brain
Review week 25, and Training Plan week 26 General review: As mentioned in the mid week report, he has made a huge cognitive leap this week. A wheel is turning in his brain that he didn't even know existed in the past 12 months. "Where are my hind legs??" This unlocked achievement opens up a …
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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Tales from the Apupcalypse aka My First Dog aka Fenris 