Sunday, December 30, 2007
Stays Are Getting Better!
We had some more successful stays today. I was able to get further away and she was even calm during her recall. What a great girlie!!!!!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
She's great!
Well since my last post, we have done some socializing, some playing at the ballpark working on fetching, and some basic work at home. She has been a very very good girl. We have been working on sits, downs, and stays. Today she did very good during her last mini session. She really focused on me for a few minutes. We even had two REALLY great stays!!! One small step towards greatness.. hehe
She has not been scared when I have been taking her places, she went to the Christmas party at Rachel's and she did wonderful...she was VERY excited about the people and dogs. So we definitely dont have a shy puppy that is for sure. She loves anyone and everyone.
Rachel really likes her and says she already is a MUCH better match for me.
I am 100% happy with her and definitely found the right dog. I love her to absolute death.
She will be going to all the shows with me most likely so she can get used to the scene. Im sure she will love it out there as she loves where the most people are!
I have not done ANY agility with her yet. I feel like I want to make the bond very strong between me and her, and do all the foundation work. I dont want to rush this. I have Yoshi to do agility with and if she needs a lot of foundation work before agility, then I am not going to rush anything. I might teach her the tunnel and simple things like that just to introduce "agility type exercises" but wont really do too much, just let her have fun with the experience. I might teach her how to go in between standards and also start her with learning to back up and also walk through the ladder so she starts figuring her hind end out. When we get solid sits, downs, and stays. I am going to start teaching directional sort of things and tricks. My mistake with Yoshi, is I did not plan on him being fast as he was not very fast in the beginning.. now I wish he was good with directionals and the "back" command!!!! My girlie is going to get all her edumacation the right way... no cutting corners!! =)
She has not been scared when I have been taking her places, she went to the Christmas party at Rachel's and she did wonderful...she was VERY excited about the people and dogs. So we definitely dont have a shy puppy that is for sure. She loves anyone and everyone.
Rachel really likes her and says she already is a MUCH better match for me.
I am 100% happy with her and definitely found the right dog. I love her to absolute death.
She will be going to all the shows with me most likely so she can get used to the scene. Im sure she will love it out there as she loves where the most people are!
I have not done ANY agility with her yet. I feel like I want to make the bond very strong between me and her, and do all the foundation work. I dont want to rush this. I have Yoshi to do agility with and if she needs a lot of foundation work before agility, then I am not going to rush anything. I might teach her the tunnel and simple things like that just to introduce "agility type exercises" but wont really do too much, just let her have fun with the experience. I might teach her how to go in between standards and also start her with learning to back up and also walk through the ladder so she starts figuring her hind end out. When we get solid sits, downs, and stays. I am going to start teaching directional sort of things and tricks. My mistake with Yoshi, is I did not plan on him being fast as he was not very fast in the beginning.. now I wish he was good with directionals and the "back" command!!!! My girlie is going to get all her edumacation the right way... no cutting corners!! =)
Friday, December 21, 2007
A Small Wonderful Step
When I took her out earlier for a potty break, I tried to do some sits with her after she had already done her business. I figured lets try for some stays.... well I was able to take about 3 steps away without her breaking..what an accomplishment for her as stays have been hard for my bouncy little girl!!!
Me = Sick
I have been soo frustrated because the past couple days I have been so sick I have not been able to do much with Foxy as I wanted to. However, I am hoping I get better so I can take her to the holiday party at Rachel's and then run Yoshi in a tunnelers course. Today or tomorrow I am going to start working her again as my fever finally broke so I am not so shakey. Baths will be needed all around here in the next couple of days.
She became a big girl and got her crate moved downstairs where the specified "dog crate" area is.
Here are some pics taken a few days ago...
She became a big girl and got her crate moved downstairs where the specified "dog crate" area is.
Here are some pics taken a few days ago...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
What a great girl she is
Introducing my absolute pride and joy: Contact Point Foxglove AKA "Foxy" my California girl!
Day 1: I picked up my beautiful girl at the IAH airport. I was SO nervous waiting for her to come in! When I saw her crate being rolled out with another dog, my heart about burst. I went to her and put my fingers in her crate and she just licked me and was SOOOoooo excited. It was absolute 100% love at first sight. I let her go to the bathroom outside and she was no acting scared at all. She was very interested in the surroundings and such but she was a brave girl. On the ride home, she was extremely hyper!!!! She did not want to settle down the whole ride home.. I am guessing maybe because she had just flown in from California!! When we got home, she was attacking her braided bully stick like crazy. I started working on "sit" which she picked up fairly quickly. We had a pretty good game of tug going on. I let her play for a while, then finally went to bed.
Day 2: I had to go to work in the morning and so I let her out before I left, and then left itunes playing so she had some noise where she would not feel really lonely. I got back and played with her some. I took her to the baseball park and let her run around. We mainly just ran around and got used to be around each other. We stayed there for about an hour. We also learned about walking on the leash... big steps here..lol I took her to the feed store and let everyone see her there.. she definitely LOVES people. I also took her to Rachel's place and got her used to the agility scene. We watched the Thursday night class and she got REALLY excited when Macee (another VERY fast BC) was running and also when people cheered. Noticed that she was not very excited about other dogs barking at the moment. Handfeeding all meals and working on bonding.
Day 3: Mainly just playing around this day. Her toy drive went up a lot more today, and she is becoming more active. She got her second set of shots today and she was a very good girl at the vets office. I started her on her Interceptor as well. She is a very good girl with taking pills.
Day 4: We went to the ballpark again today and I took some pics of her. She is so much fun. We started playing fetch and more tug. She LOVES running through the clover and stuff. She started walking a lot better on the leash today. We were at the park for a good hour. I want to add that she is really bonding with me and she has a great personality. She is not a soft scared little dog, she is definitely a go getter!! I really am enjoying her.
Day 5: We went up to NTB to get my alignment checked and adjusted. We had to learn a new thing: sitting and waiting. She was not too thrilled about just sitting there with me and put up a little bit of a fuss, but she quieted down and started relaxing more. She LOVES Merrick Texas Taffy. In fact, she loves anything that is meant for her to chew on. She is a CHEWING MACHINE!!! She definitely keeps herself busy with chewing.
Day 6: We went to the ballpark again today and really did a lot of fetching. I also worked on her recall. When she would get too far away I would call for her or whistle and if she came running she had a piece off of a Merrick sausage waiting for her. It really worked great as long as there were not a LOT of distractions around. We are still trying to get more focus. Potty training is a lot better. I am learning her signals of when she needs to go or not. We are still working on a good bond, and just having fun and learning "rules of the house." I am not putting too much pressure on formal things yet as I want to get a great foundation with her.
She is doing better about learning to stay more quiet in her crate too, she is learning when to play and when to settle down. This has gone quite smoothly. I take her out and play with her and have mini fun sessions, then let her settle down for a while. She is starting to do VERY well with this and this will be great for when she is a lot bigger too. The "on/off" switch.
I am going to find a obedience for agility sort of class for her to start taking her to after the first of the year. I want to make sure she gets a great foundation and since she hasnt been formally trained and this is my first BC.. I want to make sure I do it right!!!
She is absolutely everything I wanted, she has the right personality and temperament. She is not soft and she loves to do things. We are going to have a lot of fun!
Day 1: I picked up my beautiful girl at the IAH airport. I was SO nervous waiting for her to come in! When I saw her crate being rolled out with another dog, my heart about burst. I went to her and put my fingers in her crate and she just licked me and was SOOOoooo excited. It was absolute 100% love at first sight. I let her go to the bathroom outside and she was no acting scared at all. She was very interested in the surroundings and such but she was a brave girl. On the ride home, she was extremely hyper!!!! She did not want to settle down the whole ride home.. I am guessing maybe because she had just flown in from California!! When we got home, she was attacking her braided bully stick like crazy. I started working on "sit" which she picked up fairly quickly. We had a pretty good game of tug going on. I let her play for a while, then finally went to bed.
Day 2: I had to go to work in the morning and so I let her out before I left, and then left itunes playing so she had some noise where she would not feel really lonely. I got back and played with her some. I took her to the baseball park and let her run around. We mainly just ran around and got used to be around each other. We stayed there for about an hour. We also learned about walking on the leash... big steps here..lol I took her to the feed store and let everyone see her there.. she definitely LOVES people. I also took her to Rachel's place and got her used to the agility scene. We watched the Thursday night class and she got REALLY excited when Macee (another VERY fast BC) was running and also when people cheered. Noticed that she was not very excited about other dogs barking at the moment. Handfeeding all meals and working on bonding.
Day 3: Mainly just playing around this day. Her toy drive went up a lot more today, and she is becoming more active. She got her second set of shots today and she was a very good girl at the vets office. I started her on her Interceptor as well. She is a very good girl with taking pills.
Day 4: We went to the ballpark again today and I took some pics of her. She is so much fun. We started playing fetch and more tug. She LOVES running through the clover and stuff. She started walking a lot better on the leash today. We were at the park for a good hour. I want to add that she is really bonding with me and she has a great personality. She is not a soft scared little dog, she is definitely a go getter!! I really am enjoying her.
Day 5: We went up to NTB to get my alignment checked and adjusted. We had to learn a new thing: sitting and waiting. She was not too thrilled about just sitting there with me and put up a little bit of a fuss, but she quieted down and started relaxing more. She LOVES Merrick Texas Taffy. In fact, she loves anything that is meant for her to chew on. She is a CHEWING MACHINE!!! She definitely keeps herself busy with chewing.
Day 6: We went to the ballpark again today and really did a lot of fetching. I also worked on her recall. When she would get too far away I would call for her or whistle and if she came running she had a piece off of a Merrick sausage waiting for her. It really worked great as long as there were not a LOT of distractions around. We are still trying to get more focus. Potty training is a lot better. I am learning her signals of when she needs to go or not. We are still working on a good bond, and just having fun and learning "rules of the house." I am not putting too much pressure on formal things yet as I want to get a great foundation with her.
She is doing better about learning to stay more quiet in her crate too, she is learning when to play and when to settle down. This has gone quite smoothly. I take her out and play with her and have mini fun sessions, then let her settle down for a while. She is starting to do VERY well with this and this will be great for when she is a lot bigger too. The "on/off" switch.
I am going to find a obedience for agility sort of class for her to start taking her to after the first of the year. I want to make sure she gets a great foundation and since she hasnt been formally trained and this is my first BC.. I want to make sure I do it right!!!
She is absolutely everything I wanted, she has the right personality and temperament. She is not soft and she loves to do things. We are going to have a lot of fun!
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