tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76605463346389097502024-02-06T20:13:15.363-08:00Margaret's Country Training SchoolSeptember 21 - October 6, 2016
Yachats, ORUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-90828852308750498612016-10-06T19:49:00.001-07:002016-10-06T19:58:56.447-07:00Day 16: The Happiest DayToday was the best day of the Board and Train for Margaret because she got a surprise visit from her favorite beloved! She was so thrilled to see you, Molli! Of course, all her no jumping training went out the window when she realized it was you at the front door! There's no such thing as polite greetings when you are reunited with the one you love! <br />
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We ran Margaret through her greeting routine once she had greeted you with wild abandon, and she did great with demo'ing some of the things she had learned during her stay.<br />
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We began with recall -- in the meadow and on trails to the river. Molli practiced calling her in a cheerful, strong and inviting tone, using the same cal words every time ("Margaret, COME!" or very loud, high pitched "PUPUPUPUPUPUP" if isn't responding fast enough.)<br />
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Once we got to the river Margaret showed off her spectacular stick fetching, surfing the current, and swimming her heart out in the river. You let us know she had only really been swimming once before - so that made her prowess in the water during her stay even more spectacular.<br />
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On the way back along the trails, Margaret did some more really good recalls, from out of sight in the forest, and playing chase with the Moose.<br />
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It wasn't till we got out the RTV that we decided we couldn't do this without pictures, so thanks to Debbie, as always, here are some photo highlights from then on. <br />
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We drove around the meadow and Margaret was quite relaxed. We kept a light hold on her collar, but she wasn't trying to get out, and increasingly seemed to enjoy herself.<br />
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Back at the house, we practiced role playing polite greetings, acting out people who wants to greet and pet Margaret on walks.<br />
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At this stage, Margaret is too young and impulsive to be left to her own devices in such exciting situations. She needs skilled help every time she meets someone when she is out and about, so she is reminded what to do and not do.<br />
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Our focus here was on transferring the skills to you that you will need to help Margaret remember her manners and control herself in such situations.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping control of the leash - stopping dead and holding firm so Margaret can't jump. </td></tr>
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Lots of practice is needed at both ends of the leash so greeting skills becomes smoother and more automatic.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> "Margaret, Say Hi!"</td></tr>
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After that practice session we switched to another demo - Margaret showed off her excellent Treat-on-Paw Leave It trick.<br />
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Next we went to visit the chickens. Margaret showed us her chicken manners - and the chickens showed us they aren't afraid of that big fluffy dog.<br />
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Then Margaret demo'd a 3 Egg Leave It trick.<br />
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She also practiced Sit Stay and Down Stay in the open meadow, with Molli as her trainer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When training Stay, it is more effective to return to Margaret rather than call her to you to end the exercise. </td></tr>
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Margaret and Ringer were reunited in the side yard. Margaret was ecstatic, Ringer not so much! But he was happy in his own calm quiet way - and the dogs cruised around the yard getting reacquainted.<br />
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Next we took them out to play in the big meadow.<br />
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We played the Circle Game, calling "Margaret Come!" back and forth between us, with yummy treats every time she got to the person who called her.<br />
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Margaret showed off how well she can come when called, even with Ringer and other distractions around.<br />
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Ringer and Margaret had some ferociously good fun, chasing and mouth wrestling <br />
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And every so often we threw in some more recall practice.<br />
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Eventually, both dogs were tired out and happy to rest and chew on a stick (giving us another chance to practice Drop It). <br />
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It was a rainy and cool afternoon and we all got pretty wet - but we loved being out with the dogs having a blast. Is there anything better than seeing dogs running free, enjoying just being dogs in the beauty of nature! <br />
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This concludes Margaret's blog. Tomorrow morning we will have another handover session, and Margaret will go home with you. I have loved having her stay with me, and I will miss her! Thank you for entrusting her to my care. And many thanks to Debbie for all the wonderful photos that illustrate this blog. As you requested, here are photos of Debbie, since she was always behind the camera, and the Moose! <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-81615143373428510362016-10-05T17:02:00.001-07:002016-10-05T17:02:10.751-07:00Day 15: Country DogMargaret is doing really well with her Stay training, and this morning was no exception.<br />
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Today when Debbie arrived, she worked on holding a Down Stay while Debbie came through the door. <br />
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Then we did a polite greeting routine - no jumping, a quick greet, then me calling her, giving her a treat, then releasing her back to say hi again.<br />
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Once she was calmer, she had to hold a Sit while Debbie petted her on her back, and I reinforced the Sit Stay with treats. <br />
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Next, play time with the Moose and an opportunity to practice recall. I had noticed earlier in the morning that Margaret was a bit less responsive when I called her, so I made sure to brush up on that.<br />
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Young dogs always have days when they seem to slip back, or are testing boundaries to see what they can get away with. That's a time to do a little refresher training, as if they were still puppies, and soon they get back on track.<br />
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With Margaret's recall, it was a simple matter of loading up on extra tasty treats, and making sure we did some focused practice with marvelous rewards - both treats and playing games with her with ball tossing, stick fetching and whatever else she was enjoying in a given moment. <br />
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We went to the river after this and practiced recall all the way along the trails, hiding from Margaret and popping out when she came running back in answer to my call, and playing Hunt the Treat (turkey slices) as a reward for coming. She loved these games!<br />
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At the river Margaret was phenomenal. With over 4 inches of rain over night, the river was running faster and higher. The current was not too strong, but strong enough for the dogs to dive in after sticks and allow themselves to be carried downstream before swimming out. It was like river surfing- and they loved it!<br />
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Margaret swam her heart out, and then raced all the way back to the house, playing more recall games as we went.<br />
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By the end of the day she was coming perfectly when I called her - better than before!<br />
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Margaret was knocked out after all that exercise and happy to spend the next few hours in her crate while I worked on her blog and handover document so you have training resources to work from when she is back home with you.<br />
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When she woke up she fussed a bit so I waited till she stopped protesting before I let her out of her crate.<br />
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Then I remembered we had one last training challenge that we hadn't met yet - perfecting her RTV riding. Although she had been getting more comfortable on a our last ride, she had still been a little nervous. So I got out the RTV and we got down to business.<br />
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Margaret hopped in readily, but when I started the engine, the vibration made her nervous. I kept a tight hold on her collar so she couldn't leap out, encouraged her with my voice, and went very slowly at first. I made sure she wasn't too scared, just a little nervous, otherwise we would have scaled back.<br />
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The Moose is a pro at this and insisted on riding with us in the back. <br />
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After a short while, Margaret began to relax and settle in next to me. I only needed to keep a light hold on her collar in case she suddenly decided to jump out. Safety first always!<br />
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Any moment is an opportunity for a recall - this time I called Margaret from one side of the vehicle to the other.<br />
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And that was it for Margaret's day - time to go inside and have dinner, and spend a cozy evening inside.<br />
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See you tomorrow!!! We can't wait!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-29206343863743944772016-10-04T19:50:00.004-07:002016-10-04T19:56:06.915-07:00Day 14: Out on the TownMargaret worked very hard today. We went to Florence to practice in a high distraction urban environment, and Debbie joined us to take photos to illustrate the techniques used. <br />
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Here are some of her lessons from today:<br />
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<b>Safe and controlled exit from crate/vehicle</b> <br />
Margaret has to Sit before the crate door is opened. She must then Stay until given permission ("OK") to exit.<br />
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Released into the back of my van, Margaret had to Stand Stay while I put on her harness. Then she was given permission to exit the van, and immediately had to give me her attention and stay close to me.<br />
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Margaret does a Sit Stay after getting out of the car.<br />
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<b>Loose Leash Walking </b><br />
Walking down the street it was immediately obvious that Margaret was very distracted - she was way more interested in the sights and smells of the street than anything I had to give her (despite my having new delicious treats.) So I gave her time to sniff and get her bearings before asking for focus.<br />
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Getting and keeping Margaret's focus takes a lot of focus on her handler's part too.<br />
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When Margaret pulled forward or lost focus, I turned her round and walked back the way we had come for a few paces, then resumed walking our previous direction. sometimes I had to repeat this quite a few times to get her working well.<br />
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Because this is hard work at both ends of the leash, taking breaks is important. <br />
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<b> Dealing with Distractions </b><br />
There were quite a few dogs on the streets, another source of distraction.<br />
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Margaret enjoyed meeting some of them.<br />
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And they enjoyed meeting her!<br />
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We walked on, but Margaret was very distracted and couldn't seem to concentrate at all. Every time she pulled, I simply stopped dead, and waited till she reoriented to me. She was not allowed to pull me anywhere. <br />
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But I did use places she wanted to get to as rewards for walking with a loose leash.<br />
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Relieving herself also helped Margaret's focus!<br />
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<b>Greeting people politely </b><br />
Next we met some people who wanted to say hi to Margaret. I used several techniques, depending on what Margaret was able to handle.<br />
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In this case she was able to Sit at some distance from friendly tourists who were missing their own dog.<br />
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I gave her permission to say hi, keeping her on a short leash and staying close to her to help her remember not to jump up. <br />
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Then I called her away and walked her off a little way before she got too excited, before repeating the exercise.<br />
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First she was able to be petted briefly with four paws on the ground.<br />
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Then after she was a little less excited, she was able to Sit to be petted.<br />
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Margaret has made good progress in this area but she is young and impulsive, and needs clear guidance throughout every interaction in which she might jump on someone. We will practice this together before you take her home. <br />
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<b>Making walks more interesting </b><br />
While we were walking, I took advantage of obstacles to add interest to the walk, and challenge Margaret mentally.<br />
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<b>Working with more distractions</b><br />
Moving right along - we headed to the boardwalk, where there were all sorts of distractions to work with. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those scary old stumps (she wasn't scared of them today)</td></tr>
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Margaret wasn't very focused so I used speed changes to engage her more.<br />
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Then we went into a car park with fewer distractions and did some intensive leash work<br />
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Margaret got very interested in wind-blown leaves skittering across the car park<br />
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<b>Stop - Turn - Move Away</b><br />
This allowed us another chance to practice the "Stop, Turn, Move away" technique we use whenever the leash goes tight because Margaret is pulling towards something.<br />
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In this case, I was able to use the thing she was interested in as a reward. I picked up one of the leaves and used it (as I used eggs back home) as something to sniff or mouth as a reward for focus. This is generally really effective with Margaret - and it certainly was in this situation. Suddenly, she was with me 100%!<br />
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Back on the boardwalk, we did some more intensive "Stop. Turn, Move Away" practice.<br />
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Using a hand flash in front of Margaret's face to direct her to turn, treating her on the turn, backing up with her following me and treating her as we move back and away, is an effective way to add distance between Margaret and something she wants to pull towards. If she is further away, she is more able to stay connected to her handler. She also found this exercise really fun!<br />
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<b>Down Stay in a Public Place</b><br />
Before we headed back to the car, we did one more training session -- Down Stay in a new place. She did really well with that - she was happy to lie down and take a rest! <br />
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<b>Up close and personal </b><br />
On our way back to the car we did some more leash walking practice where we had to walk through a small crowd of people, and pass adults and kids close up. <br />
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That was all for Old Town.<br />
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<b>Entering a vehicle</b><br />
Sometimes Margaret will hop up into my van, but mostly she likes a hand up. I asked her to do "Paws Up" and then gave her a helping hand :)<br />
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After all that hard work, it was time for some fun. we drove to Debbie's parents house, where she had left the Moose, and took both dogs outside to play in the dunes in their spacious back yard. <br />
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Margaret found a toy that she really liked.<br />
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and proudly galloped around with it on her head.<br />
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This was a great opportunity to practice Drop It.<br />
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When she gave the plant pot to me, I gave her a treat and then gave the pot back to her. We practiced a few times and then she was allowed to run off with it again.<br />
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We also practiced Leave It in a new place.<br />
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And then Margaret had some fun digging in the sand.<br />
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<b>More Polite Greetings (Indoors)</b><br />
Once Margaret had burned off some energy, we took her inside to practice saying hi politely to Debbie's parents. She was actually more interested in their cat's food. So I picked up the dish and used that as a potential reward. That got her attention!<br />
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Debbie's father picked up Tinker's plate of turkey treats to use as a reward and Margaret managed to sit nicely to say hi. <br />
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<b>Down Stay While Visiting </b><br />
Once she had tried to eat the cat food and said hi to everyone, Margaret was a model visitor, lying down quietly at my feet - and smiling for the camera :)<br />
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After a long day, Margaret was happy to nap in the car all the way home. Then she played some Chuck It in the meadow, checked out the chickens with me, ate some dinner, and then crashed for the rest of the evening. She worked really hard today! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-82452042010284535652016-10-03T18:58:00.000-07:002016-10-03T18:58:42.993-07:00Day 13: A Big Leap ForwardMargaret seems to have jumped ahead in her understanding of the training process - almost overnight. She woke up extra eager to work this morning, in fine form both physically and mentally.<br />
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Thankfully she didn't notice who was in the meadow when we got up!<br />
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Today we went over all her basics at Breakfast School, including practicing her Leave It on the Paw trick.<br />
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Then we started to apply the basics to some real life situations, as I went about some house cleaning chores.<br />
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Her Stay is progressing very well, so I decided to put it to the test a little bit. For example, when I was sweeping the floor, Margaret wanted to play catch the broom.<br />
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So I put her in a Down Stay and kept on sweeping. The reward for holding the Stay was to be able to sniff and play with the broom briefly.<br />
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She also stole a boot so we used that as an opportunity to Practice Drop It and Fetch.<br />
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We played a shaping game, in which I am teaching her to pick up a rubber dumbbell (which she otherwise has no interest in) using only a clicker and treats. This is going slowly but she is gradually getting the point. It is very good mental exercise and builds cooperation between her and her trainer. <br />
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Next we went into town and Margaret waited in the car while I went to the Post Office. As usual, Margaret was quiet and waited patiently for me in her crate. <br />
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When we got home we played some Chuck It in the meadow to let off steam, and then did more training inside. When Debbie arrived, we practiced polite manners at the door again. Margaret was noticeably better behaved today, calmer and needed fewer repetitions before being allowed to greet, and her 4 paws stayed on the floor the whole time. She also did the whole exercise off-leash.<br />
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Next we went outside and Margaret and The Moose played together, lots of chasing to wear her out!<br />
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After that we put Margaret through some more training paces, particularly Sit Stay and Down Stay, with The Moose as a potential distraction.<br />
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We also played Leave it in a new place -- she hadn't done this outside before. I put a piece of butteed toast on her paw and she was able to resist! <br />
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Upstairs we repeated the sequence of Sit Down Stay. Margaret is now lying down immediately with one word "Down," and no hand signal.<br />
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Next - a river hike, and lots of swimming. Margaret is an amazing swimmer!<br />
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She and The Moose had a very happy time chasing after sticks and each other.<br />
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Margaret sometimes has trouble settling down if she is bored, and feels like being more active. So for example, just now she was restless and started to chew the rug. I interrupted that with a sharp handclap and uh uh! Then I put something over the rug to reinforce my point, as she sneakily tried one more time to do it, verrrrry quietly. I kept my ears open, but allowed her to wander round the room a bit looking for something to get into trouble with. She didn't find anything and eventually lay down with a huff and went to sleep in her frog-dog position. This is important training too - teaching her to reign in her natural instincts and rest quietly even if she feels like doing something else. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-26228968124932321142016-10-02T19:27:00.002-07:002016-10-02T19:27:23.160-07:00Day 12: Beach and Indoor TrainingMargaret and I went to the beach first thing this morning, in a break between rain all last night and more rain today.<br />
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The beach was empty, and I kept Margaret on her long line, but she was perfect in staying close to me and coming back when I called, which allowed us to play Super-long-distance Fetch. She came zooming back and delivered the ball every time.<br />
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The beach or river bank are the only places I allow Margaret allowed to dig. I interrupt every digging attempt she ever makes otherwise, because I want her to learn that digging in dirt (i.e. gardens and lawns) isn't OK. Sand is another thing altogether, and she had a blast, doing some kind of reverse archeological maneuver with her ball.<br />
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Back home it was time for a big breakfast, and then some focused training. Today we worked on Sit Stay and Down Stay with added distance and distraction.<br />
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Even though it was hard for her, Margaret managed to hold a Down Say while I went all the way downstairs and opened the front door.<br />
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The key to teaching Stay successfully is to break it up into small steps and return to the dog every time, with a reward. If Stay ends in a recall, the dog tends to always be ready and waiting to break the Stay and run to the handler - just what I don't want to teach when I am teaching the dog to stay put! <br />
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This method seemed to make sense to Margaret, and she progressed rapidly. We were able to move on to other distractions, like tossing a toy over her head or in front of her while she held the Stay. She did great!<br />
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Next we practiced some more Leave It (this is coming in very handy when she heads for the toilet roll, among other things).<br />
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Today Margaret was able to resist a piece of chicken placed on her front paw, as she held a Down Stay. That was difficult but she succeeded with the cutest of looks on her face. She reeeeeaally wanted that chicken, but she held back, knowing that if she did, she would get it in the end.<br />
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Margaret is very intelligent - as well as independent and strong minded. It helps if she thinks it is her idea to do something. So I make sure most of our training exercises are based on her figuring out what exactly she has to do to get something she wants.<br />
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To strengthen this concept, we played a training game called 101 Things to Do With a Box. I put a box on the floor and waited for her to interact with it in some way. I used a click as a marker sound, to indicate what she was getting treated for, and rewarded her with tiny pieces of chicken. This method of training makes it possible to shape behavior that a dog wouldn't necessarily choose to do. By the end of one short session, Margaret learned to pick up the box and return it to me. We then moved on to a rubber dumbbell, but by then she was getting tired and wasn't very successful, so we stopped and did something else.<br />
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It's always good to mix up mental and physical exercise, so we went out for some Chuck It Fetch in the meadow, then resumed training, speeding up her basic cues Sit, Down, Stand, Leave It and Drop It, and playing Hide and Seek recalls all over the house.<br />
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After a little while, Margaret began to lose focus and bark at random sounds outside - I figured she was just on the edge of being over-tired, so I suggested she go in her crate for a nap. Within a second or two she was fast asleep, no doubt processing all the things she had been learning. <br />
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Margaret had a two hour nap in her crate. She was tired for sure! But when she woke up she was raring to go, so we went outside to do some ball play (Fetch and Catch), recall training and Stay training outside in the open meadow.</div>
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Then we went to visit the chickens and practiced Leave It and Drop It when she investigated unsuitable things like chicken poop or sticks that she thought she might like to eat. </div>
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As usual we played Choose to Heel games all the was back to the house from the chicken coop, with egg sniffing as her reward for performing Heel, Sit or Down off leash by my side.</div>
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The last lesson of the day was some leash walking in town. We parked at the Farm Store, crossed the highway, and walked all the way to the State Park. She walked nicely for the most part, but needed help to focus when we passed another dog, and a couple of people. </div>
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When we got back to the car, she did an excellent Sit Stay on the sidewalk, while we waited to meet Julie Callow, one of the other trainers who work for City Dog Country Dog. Julie was happy to work with Margaret's greeting training, so we went over her Say Hi routine several times. Margaret did well, because she got plenty of help to be successful. This is very hard for her, so we break it up into smaller segments and don't ask more of her than she can cope with when she is excited. That way she was able to go up to Julie, touch her hand and immediately turn back to me (for a cheese treat) several times in succession to release some of her excitement before holding a Sit Stay for petting. </div>
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Tired after all that hard work, Margaret was happy to snooze in her crate while Julie and I had dinner. Margaret is doing very well with her crate training, both in the car and at home, and is mostly able to settle down without protest, so long as she has had some physical and mental exercise beforehand. </div>
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We did some Breakfast School training but she was a bit half hearted - and since we have been training for 10 days straight, I thought she might need a little break. She was happy with that, and anyway, we had bigger plans for later in the morning.<br />
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At 11am people and dogs arrived for Puppy Social - this time it was a small group, with just two of her friends from the last social, Kate and Tresi. The three dogs were evenly matched play partners and they played and played -- all over the side yard, meadow and along the trails.<br />
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We took them up into old growth forest on the ridge and they played on fallen logs, chasing each other and clambering over stumps, and eventually heading down a steep slope to the river. It was a marvelous hike, with lots of opportunities for off leash recall as well as socialization. The only problem was that the weather was turning rainy, so no photos for this one.<br />
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When we got back to the house, Margaret was throughly ready for a nap - and even took herself to her crate for a good long snooze.<br />
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She slept most of the afternoon, but eventually woke up ready to rock n' roll again.<br />
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We used her new found energy for some more training - brushing up on all the basics but paying particular attention to Bed, Stay and Leave It, since they are more sedentary types of activity.<br />
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With chicken as her reward, Margaret was very happy to practice - and progressed so well with her Stay exercises that I could even make it half way down stairs without her getting up at all (very hard because the stairs lead to the front door and Margaret does not want to be left out of any outdoor fun).<br />
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Margaret really loves to work -- using her brain to solve training challenges makes her happy. <br />
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Lastly, because Margaret seemed to have got a second wind and was restless, I got out some Nina Ottosson puzzle toys. At first she was confused about what to do, so we took it step by step.<br />
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She loved playing with the Brick - a puzzle that involves pushing little covers back with her nose or paws, to reveal the treats hidden beneath them.<br />
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But all good days come to an end, and Margaret is now snuffling happily in her dreams, tucked up in her crate ready for the night.<br />
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Today I used two stuffed rats as novel toys to reward her in an exercise that builds self control and teaches her to hold a Sit when she is excited, instead of jumping up to get attention or anything else that she wants.<br />
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Margaret is often more motivated by toys, play, or novel experiences (like sniffing something she is interested in) when she is learning something new, unless she is tired or hungry. Treats are motivating for her, but a new toy puts an extra spark in her eyes and spring in her step.<br />
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We worked on all her basics, Name, Sit, Down, Stand, Stay, Wait, Come, Let's Go, This Way, Bed, Leave It, Drop it.<br />
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When Debbie arrived, I put Margaret through her paces, asking a little more of her door manners each day. <br />
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She always barks loudly when she hears door knocking, so I simply thanked her and encouraged her to come downstairs with me.<br />
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I put her on leash and asked her to Sit Stay in the breezeway about 6 feet from the front door. (Debbie had her camera at the ready.)<br />
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With apologies to Debbie, I closed the front door again if Margaret broke her Sit Stay. <br />
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I rewarded Margaret with hot dogs for holding the Sit Stay.<br />
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This took a few tries, but she showed much more self restraint than on previous days, and seemed to enjoy having a job to do.<br />
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When she was focused and calm enough, I gave her her greet cue: "Go say hi!" Then i let the leash just long enough for her to reach Debbie, and allow her to touch her hand, then praised her, which made her turn back to me, for a treat. We repeated this a few times successfully. <br />
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Next challenge - holding a Sit Stay with the front door wide open before being allowed to run out to find The Moose. She aced that!<br />
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The reward - intense play with The Moose, who is very tolerant of her teenage enthusiasm and loves to let her chase him around the meadow.<br />
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Margaret's next challenge was to wait for me outside the gate while I let the chickens out to roam free. She did very nicely but there was a moment when I had the feeling she might climb through the wire fence, so I put her in the side yard.<br />
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She is practicing waiting patiently in various places - yard, crate in the car, crate in the house, at different times of day with no barking or fussing. <br />
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She is also getting some good play time with Moose.<br />
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Next up - Debbie took Margaret and ran her through her basics for an hour or so. This is a good way to cement learning -- Margaret learns that the same words mean the same thing even if different people are saying them - and that it is equally worth her while to do what she is asked to do, whoever is making the request.<br />
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Lastly, we set off on a training/adventure hike with Lilly and The Moose. Lilly is a recovering reactive dog, so everyone was on leash. This gave Margaret lots of opportunity to work on her leash manners in exciting circumstances.<br />
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I used a Freedom harness so I could alternate between the back attachment, and both front and back attachments with a double leash when more control was needed.<br />
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Margaret was happiest when she was the lead dog!<br />
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When she was behind she wanted to pull more so we had to work harder.<br />
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There were lots of good smells everywhere. Piles of elk scat, some old coyote scat and more!<br />
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We used forest obstacles, like big old stumps, to do some impromptu agility.<br />
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On one occasions, Margaret came face to face with Lilly, a little too close. You can see what they thought about that - but both turned away when prompted and nothing came of it. <br />
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It was a great hike, followed by some more play with The Moose in the meadow.<br />
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Finally, I put Margaret in her crate and she went straight to sleep, no protestation at all, and stayed there for nearly two hours.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-45065610023850324462016-09-29T19:49:00.000-07:002016-09-29T19:49:01.033-07:00Day 9: Coming and GoingToday our focus was on recall, and leash walking in a high distraction setting, with Stay and other basics thrown in for good measure!<br />
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We also worked on barking at potential "intruders" (voice sounds from my computer, knocking sounds), demand barking (when she wants something), modulating excitement (expressed in attempts to get on the sofa, stealing things etc), and general teenage defiance. <br />
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We began with some long distance off leash recall on a trail - she loved this lesson and came flying to me when I called her. Sometimes I hid out of sight to make things more interesting and sharpen up her intention to keep me in view. She came back promptly when I called 100% of the time, from any distance - otherwise I would have leashed her immediately. She really doesn't like to have me out of her sight for long, and is increasingly responsive to her call words (Margaret COME!) Or, when she is not as fast as I would like or if the recall is more challenging I use PUPUPUPUPUPUPUP! in a high excited tone. That almost always does the trick so I am careful not to use it unless I am sure she will come, and I have extra good treats with which to reward her.<br />
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All that recall training had an added benefit - it wore her out! She threw herself down when we got back into the meadow and chomped on a clod of grass.<br />
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The second part of the day was a trip to Florence to do some leash walking training in new places. We drove to my friend's house to pick her up as I had to take her to the hospital for a treatment. While she was there, Margaret and I drove to the boardwalk in Old Town, where there are always plenty of things, people and dogs to serve as distractions.<br />
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The first thing that happened when we go out of the car was Margaret getting freaked out by a bag on someone's tow bar. She barked and barked, so we took it slowly until she realized "Silly me, it's just a bag!" <br />
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Margaret did some lovely leash walking and Sit Stays.<br />
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Then I let Margaret have a good sniff around before we got down to more training.</div>
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When we got to the boardwalk, Margaret saw something else that freaked her out - old posts sticking out of the water. <br />
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I don't know what she thought they were but she barked and barked, backing away, tail tucked. Again we needed to take things slowly and get her used to them, by moving away and then moving closer as she got braver.<br />
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Since this was turning out to be a useful socialization opportunity, we took a walk down a ramp made of metal grating.<br />
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Then we walked along the floating docks between the boats and Margaret checked everything out.</div>
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Margaret had another look at the posts from another angle - not so scary this time, but still weird.<br />
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There were other things to take her mind off them though. Lots of fishy smells around fishing boats!<br />
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We walked up a wooden ramp next<br />
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Then we walked through the town, checking out odd and interesting things. <br />
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Margaret practiced saying hi to some people, and a couple of nice dogs, and was good about ignoring people and dogs unless I gave her permission to greet. She still wants to jump but is less intense about it and often doesn't jump at all.<br />
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In the late afternoon, we took my friend back to her house, and spent some time with her and Sy. My friend is recovering from abdominal surgery so it was important that Margaret didn't jump on her. <br />
She did well, with plenty of help from a short leash, lots of guidance, and hot dog! She practiced her indoor manners in a new house, and lay quietly next to me on leash while we ate dinner.<br />
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By the time we got home, Margaret was ready for her own dinner, and was soon out like a light after her big day!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-58568250696432423412016-09-28T16:50:00.001-07:002016-09-28T16:50:20.134-07:00Day 8: Kicking it up a NotchMargaret has been here a week already (amazing!) so she is well settled in, used to new training strategies, and well-versed in the basics.<br />
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Now, I am rewarding less for things she already knows, but asking for more and continuing to pay well for things that are new or harder for her.<br />
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Our morning exercise and training routine drew more on play than on food rewards. We went out into the meadow after her bathroom duties were done (still no rock, still healthy and regular BMs!) and practiced recalls, off leash heeling, Sit, Down, and Stay.</div>
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Then we did the same inside before going on a pre-breakfast excursion to the beach. We attempted leash walking with a flat collar, as she had been doing well with this at my place, but the road beside the beach was way too distracting and she pulled a lot. Instead of going too far in one direction and letting that reward her for pulling, we did lots of short back and forth walks, zig zags and circles.Whenever she tried to get ahead I changed direction, so a tight leash got her precisely nowhere. </div>
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Margaret jumped up on a (thankfully friendly) woman who was passing by and came up on us too fast. At least she only did it once, and was easy to redirect, but still - more work on that ahead! </div>
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Back home, when Debbie arrived, we had the chance to work immediately on no jumping. We repeated yesterday's routine, this time at the front door and on the deck, and Margaret was quicker to settle down and less amped up in the first place. </div>
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Since Debbie brought shopping bags we also practiced Leave It with interesting new things.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go Say Hi </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margaret touches Debbie's hand to say hi, and turns back to me for her reward.</td></tr>
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Margaret tends to bark at sounds that she thinks are door knocks. So were are working on that when it happens and at other times -- I knock and knock on various surfaces, letting her see where the sound is coming from, until she stops barking. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is not what it looks like. I am not counter surfing, I am learning about knocking noises. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knock knock, who's there?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No-one! Weird! It sure sounded like a door knock! </td></tr>
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After a nap, Margaret and The Moose played in the meadow for a bit and we did some recalls, calling her from play with the Moose, as well as some calming exercises -- including Sit Stay and Down Stay.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margaret COME!!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sit Stay - more distraction, longer distance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's GO! On to the next practice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down Stay </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Challenging at first, but then she aced it!</td></tr>
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Next - some leash walking practice in a Freedom Harness.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delivering treats where I want her to be - by my leg.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's Go - loose leash walking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Distracted by smells </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using movement to make things more interesting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a difference a different reward makes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margaret showed me what she wanted - she tried to pick up a pine cone, so I used it for a reward! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suddenly - focus! </td></tr>
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Next we had a session with a Golden Retriever, Lilly, who was previously reactive to other dogs - now she is doing really well around other dogs, even at close distances.<br />
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This was a great opportunity for Margaret to practice being calm and connected to me on leash around a new dog.<br />
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I fitted Margaret beforehand with a Freedom Harness, which has two leash attachment points, so we could use the back ring for sniffing and rambling, and the front one for training. We also used the front and back together with a double clip leash for extra control.<br />
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Margaret behaved beautifully, paying attention to me, ignoring Lilly, and walking very nicely with me. I was very happy with her performance - it more than made up for her lapses earlier this morning!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moose and Margaret pretend to be dogs in a dog park so Lilly can practice</td></tr>
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Margaret, Lilly and The Moose all ended up going on a gentle hike together in the sun, around the meadow, along a wide trail, down to the creek and then again through the meadow, with a detour to the Forest Agility area on the way back. <br />
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Margaret enjoyed trying out the obstacles and remained focused and calm throughout the activities.<br />
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Back in the meadow, she and Lilly got very close together, waiting for their turn for cheese treats!</div>
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Breakfast School was preceded by some Chuck It ball fetching, to be sure Margaret had worked off some morning energy before being asked to pay attention. She loves to race across the open meadow after the ball and stays connected to me - she shows no interest in wandering off, and comes when I call her - so she has earned the freedom to play off leash.<br />
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Margaret is working on the speed and reliability of her basic commands - she understands them but in distracting situations she is less likely to be able to perform them correctly. She does Sit well except when she is excited, but her response to Lay Down is slow, even in a calm setting. So we are brushing up on that. We also worked on name response (which is good but could be better), Touch (nose to hand target), and Bed. Today she was coming to her mat (on the cue "Bed"), sitting and then lying down to earn her kibble - she is making good progress there.<br />
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Now that Down is coming along better, we have begun to work on Stay - adding distance gradually. She doesn't like to be left behind or left out of fun stuff so she has a tendency to follow me, which is useful for training Stay. That way we are working with a real situation where she is not inclined to stay and needs practice.<br />
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We also did a lot of recall practice (Drop It and Run game, Hide and Seek) all around the house, using freeze dried chicken as rewards. She loves these games - they are speeding up her response to the recall signal "Come" so it becomes more automatic, instead of something she thinks about before making a decision about whether to come or not. Practicing inside is critical for building this auto response. (This is sometimes a step that people miss because they tend to train where they will eventually need the response, not where it is easiest for a dog to learn.) <br />
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Lastly, before we took a break, Debbie arrived and we practiced polite greetings at the front door and hallway. Margaret gets very excited about visitors - first she is on high alert to intruders and barks her Big Bark to let them and me know someone is here, and then when she gets to greet them she is over excited.<br />
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To help her be successful, I put her on leash and brought her downstairs to the front door, making her wait at each landing to reinforce self control. Then I put her behind the french doors near the front door so she couldn't jump all over Debbie when she came in.<br />
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Next we practiced controlled greetings. In her first attempt, Margaret lunged and scrabbled crazily to get to Debbie. So I held firm and walked Margaret away, and then we tried again. I used high value rewards (freeze dried chicken), a short leash and asked very little of her each time we walked towards Debbie. We didn't get too close and Margaret got chicken for staying close to me. If she pulled ahead, I would turn and walk her off and give her another piece of chicken. <br />
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Once that routine was established, I allowed brief contact with Debbie, immediately followed by a Come away (U turn away from Debbie); this was repeated about 10 times and each time she was able to handle a bit more contact with Debbie. Touch, eye contact and petting make her wildly happy and excited, so she needs lots of practice in small stages to learn how to manage these. <br />
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By the end of the session I could tell her "Say Hi", and she would walk up to Debbie, touch her nose to Debbie's hand politely, and then return without further instruction from me - no jumping or rushing, just calm polite behavior.<br />
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Next - nap time while I blogged. Margaret lay down beside me and snoozed happily<br />
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After playing Chuck It in the meadow to release any pent up energy, Margaret's next lesson was combined with an excursion to check on the chickens. I like to work with real life rewards instead of treats whenever I can. Anything that Margaret is keen on in a given moment can be a reward -- it doesn't have to be anything to do with live chickens.<br />
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But in this case it was. In the garden, I tied Margaret to a post, tethering her with her leash to back up a Sit-Stay, so she could wait for me successfully while I collected eggs. Then when I came back to untie her, I used a sniff of an egg to reward her for staying seated and not jumping on me. We repeated this a few times and she did well.<br />
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Next we practiced leash walking, using her flat collar and 6 ft leash, and with me carrying the chicken's water container from the garden to the house and back, with Margaret beside me. If she pulled ahead we simply stopped and and walked backwards a few steps until she was by my side, then she got a sniff of an egg as a reward for staying with me as we moved forward. I also used lots of praise to keep her with me. <br />
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After filling the water container (Margaret pretended to be a chicken and drank from it!) we repeated the process in reverse - walking back to the chicken house with a full water container, with Margaret heeling nicely (most of the way - she needed just a a few reminders).<br />
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I swept out their outdoor coop with Margaret's nose going a mile a minute - chicken poop offers plenty of good opportunities for Leave It practice! Then while I collected feathers from the coop, Margaret waited off leash in a Sit Stay outside the chicken fence, watching with interest and looking totally adorable.<br />
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Next - time for more napping - Margaret by my side, panting and chilling out.<br />
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Margaret's afternoon exercise involved lots of running, swimming, and dog-dog play. On our way to and from the river, Margaret tried to pull hard on the leash so we took a lot of time to stop whenever she tried that, turn and walk back a little way and then go forward. Margaret is a determined soul, so we had to do this over and over, but she did improve as we went along.<br />
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At the river, Margaret swam her heart out, played with the boys, Tyler and Moose, and fetched sticks.<br />
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Back in the meadow, more play - and Chuck it games.<br />
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This was also a chance to practice calling her to me in the middle of exciting play.<br />
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Sometimes Margaret gets wound up and finds it hard to settle so we did some calming Down-Settle practice in the sun. Margaret happily rolled on her back in the grass and relaxed<br />
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In her enthusiasm, she somehow kicked me in the chest and rolled me backwards!<br />
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I got her back though!<br />
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Time to end playtime and go inside for some crate rest<br />
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I gave Margaret her green toy with peanut butter in it, and waited out 5 minutes of barking protest. She needs help to settle, control impulsivity and deal with separation, so getting used to being crated when she doesn't feel like it is important. I just ignored her barking until she stopped- and because she was tired, she was then able to nap for a couple of hours.<br />
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Before that, we did our usual morning training, today with focus on indoor recalls, using leftover baked chicken as an exciting reward. If Margaret is occupied with something (especially something naughty - like heading for a toilet roll) she may not respond to being called. This becomes even more pronounced outside where higher level distractions are common. Foundation training for this involves multiple simple repetitions in a low distraction settings, with very high value rewards. <br />
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This morning I called Margaret from all over the house, always giving her chicken and lots of praise as rewards for coming promptly. She is getting much more responsive, and has fun while she is learning.<br />
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As a young Golden Retriever, Margaret has a typically strong tendency to put things in her mouth. She loves to dive into grass and rip it up by the roots, or try to eat dirt, or chew on sticks, for example.<br />
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I always watch her closely, and do not leave her alone and unconfined. And we practice Leave It - a lot! If she goes to grab something she shouldn't have, I will either interrupt her with UH UH or Hey! (if she really must not grab it and i want to be firm about it), or I will say "Leave It" if there is room for error and I think we can practice successfully with more repetition. Whenever she is successful, I make sure to reward her with something she likes.<br />
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Our trip to the beach in the middle of the day was another exercise in coming when called, and Leave It (crab shells, sand dollars, stones - we weren't taking chances!)<br />
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More exciting from Margaret's point of view - this was her first experience of the beach, and she loved it!<br />
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It was something of a temperament assessment too - it was interesting to see how Margaret reacted to something her first experience of the ocean. She was confident, thoughtful and took her time to figure things out. She explored sand, waves, sea foam, crab shells, with methodical interest. She didn't show any interest in chasing seagulls, and ignored other people and dogs, but threw herself into swimming in the estuary, and loved trying to catch the handfuls of sand I tossed into the water. She never lost connection with me, and although she ran ahead once she got used to the beach, she checked back in with me and was willing to come when I called her. All in all she was a wonderful beach companion!<br />
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Back home it was time for another fun training opportunity - a chicnic (picnic lunch with the chickens).<br />
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Again "Leave It" was the focus of our training, as there were quite a few things we could use to practice this with. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who gets the corn chip? Margaret practices self restraint while Lola approaches. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous, Sophie and Lola check out their furry picnic partner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practicing Leave It with chicken poop in straw</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See how good I am?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophie and Rufous run for a corn chip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margaret holds a Down-Stay while curious chickens approach </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous and Margaret go nose to beak </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leave it? Sure I can! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even with chickens at my back, I can leave that corn chip!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous Margaret.</td></tr>
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Fast forward to the end of the day - Dinner School training in basics, a nap and then an evening of still energetic dog trying to find things to do! Time to break out the toy box.<br />
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That kept Margaret happy for quite some time, particularly trying to chew through the top of a Wobbler toy (not how it is supposed to work, but never mind! That was Margaret's solution, and it's made of tough plastic!)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-57307660092340036822016-09-25T19:17:00.004-07:002016-09-25T19:18:08.985-07:00Day 5: Training on the FlyMargaret was tired after her big day yesterday so this morning we took it easier. Training was woven into whatever we were doing - morning chores, walking in the meadow, etc. We practiced all the basics as usual at Breakfast School - this is a time when we are both mentally fresh and food is interesting to Margaret, so it is a good time for training.<br />
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The difference today was that we couldn't do as many repetitions before Margaret lost interest as she was a bit tired - so I switched to training on the fly. For example, we practiced Fetch and Drop It with a stolen boot. <br />
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I have found that praising Margaret lavishly for stealing has a wonderful reverse effect - instead of running away and keeping her booty (sorry, no pun intended!), Margaret can't help wagging her tail when she hears happy praise, and comes back to me for her anticipated reward.<br />
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She gets praise, treats, petting, a toy, another boot, anything I have on hand, for bringing me the stolen object and giving it to me.<br />
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This strategy is literally a game changer - it changes the game from stealing and keep away to Fetch and Drop. She loves it and gets really proud of herself!<br />
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Another counter-intuitive training strategy concerns "alert barking." Margaret has a loud and serious bark that she uses as an alert - to sounds outside, potential intruders, people coming to the door, etc.<br />
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It doesn't do much good to tell her to be quiet - she may pause, but goes back to barking again. I am finding it works much better to praise her lavishly (as soon as she starts barking - so I am effectively rewarding her for a few barks instead of hundreds of them.) I thank her for a job well done, and reward her with treats as well. This makes her stop barking and come to me, so I can then redirect her to a more acceptable (to me) job - like lying down next to me and being quiet. This strategy is hard for humans to use at first because it seems as though we are rewarding a behavior we don't like - but it makes sense to dogs, and Margaret is catching on quickly. <br />
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Later in the morning Margaret came with me to Sy's house, for a visit to a new house and a small play date with Sy and The Moose.<br />
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After that it was time for a big romp with Moose back home in the meadow, before the most boring part of the day - a long nap in her crate in the van, while I taught a class for reactive dogs.<br />
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Margaret doesn't really like being confined in her crate in the day time so this was good practice for her. She barked when she heard someone close by and thought there was a chance to be let out, but otherwise accepted her fate and rested quietly or chewed on her green treat-toy.<br />
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Eventually the class ended and she was allowed out to play - with The Moose and her new friend Olive, a Border Collie /Jack Russell mix, who is older and rather sensible. Margaret was polite and respectful to her - and almost got her to play once or twice. She also enjoyed playing Drop it with crinkle bottles and chasing the Moose when he teased her with them.<br />
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Another impromptu training session happened when I came back from the chicken coop with 3 eggs.<br />
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Margaret really wanted to get her mouth around those eggs so I used them as rewards for training - just being allowed to sniff them made her work her heart out!<br />
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We practiced all of her basics:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't Margaret amazing! Such a smart girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margaret got to sniff and lick all three eggs as her big reward at the end of the session. </td></tr>
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After another nap, while I worked on her blog it was time for dinner, a little play and more napping before bedtime.<br />
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We had another wonderful day together and I am most definitely falling for Margaret in a big way. She is smart, fun, brave, a fast learner, sweet-natured, and great with other dogs - an all-round great companion - and beautiful to look at too. I love to watch her prance and run in the meadow and along the trails, with a big smile on her face and her big feathery tail swishing. I hope you and Ringer aren't missing her too much! She sends lots of Margaret-love your way!<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-6404933490020247412016-09-24T21:18:00.004-07:002016-09-24T21:18:39.865-07:00Day 4: Canine Wilderness Companion Today Margaret had a very big day!<br />
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We started with our usual morning routine, including Breakfast School, using her food and then toys as rewards for practicing the basics.<br />
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When she wasn't hungry any more, she was very interested in a stuffed lion, which I used as a reward for lying down, not jumping up, coming when called, etc. <br />
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When the first round of Breakfast School was over we went on our usual morning walk to the chickens, where Margaret practiced Stay (on a tether) and calm greetings when I came to release her. </div>
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She also did lots of work with calm greetings when she first met Debbie and The Moose for the day, followed by some chasing play with The Moose all over the meadow.</div>
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Then it was time for a nap to get ready for the main activity of the day - my monthly Canine Wilderness Companion Class. </div>
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This class teaches dogs and their handlers useful things for hiking on trails and being out in nature responsibly and safely. Each month the group focuses on training for some of the test items below - and then we go on a hike to practice. </div>
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You can't really do too much socialization with a young dog, as long as the experiences she has with other dogs are positive. Margaret was quite the social butterfly and enjoyed meeting the 12 dogs who came to class. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Pearl gives Margaret an enthusiastic hug!</td></tr>
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Margaret was wonderful with all the other dogs, playing nicely and adapting herself to the play styles and energy level of each individual. <br />
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Margaret had an amusing tendency to steal other dog's toys (very sweetly, but with some determination and stealth!)<br />
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After the dogs had let off some steam racing around the meadow, playing chase and wrestling with each other, we got down to some Wilderness Companion training.<br />
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Margaret was demo dog for much of the class since she was with me - and she did a really good job!<br />
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In anticipation of mushroom season, we practiced Leave It - starting with teaching the dogs the concept of Leave It to Get It. In order to get the treat in their person's hand, they had to pull their noses away and give up on getting the treat. This immediately released the treat straight into their mouths. This was just the first step in a series of practice steps, in which we looked at how to gradually increase the degree of difficulty until a dog will "Leave It" (whatever "it" may be) on cue. </div>
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Next we focused on trail etiquette and did lots of practice with the dogs walking nicely on leash past other people or dogs, and focusing on their handlers all the time. </div>
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Next we worked on Drop It (good for Margaret any time of the year, not just mushroom season, with her penchant for pebbles!) </div>
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To teach this, we allowed the dogs to choose a favorite toy from the toy box, and then worked in pairs. The dogs learned that if they dropped the toy they had, they got a better toy, a treat, <i>and</i> the original toy as well. </div>
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The second part of the class is always an adventure hike. Today I split the group into two, so we could role play meeting people and dogs on the trail as we walked along. We hiked two trails that join up and become one trail down to the river. We had a lot of fun practicing "real life" hiking scenarios on the way.<br />
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At the river, Margaret swam and ran and swam and ran, fetching sticks in the river and having a great time.<br />
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Back in the meadow, we finished up the class with ice cream for dogs and people, and a raffle. I decided not to give Margaret any Frosty Paws (ice cream for dogs). I wanted to be sure not to upset her tummy with something that might be new for her, since diarrhea might be a sign of a stuck river rock! She didn't seem to mind, and preferred having just one more play -- even after the end of the class, she was able to find a bit more energy to play with the Moose and Tresi after everyone else left.<br />
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Ever the thief, as a last game, Margaret stole one of the cones that we were using to mark a hole where yellow jackets were nesting!<br />
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Finally, it was time to rest. I put Margaret in her crate in my car with the tailgate open, and she fell fast asleep and stayed that way until I had cleaned out the chicken coop, at least an hour later.<br />
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What a great day with a great dog and her new friends! Margaret was an excellent student and a super fun playmate! Sweet dreams, beautiful girl! More fun tomorrow!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-11498556726870954222016-09-23T10:06:00.002-07:002016-09-23T21:49:38.961-07:00Day 3: Let the (Training) Games Begin!As I suspected, Margaret is something of an Olympian when it comes to training. She loves it - and will work hard and long for the satisfaction of performing, getting things right, and of course, a suitable level of reward!<br />
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So this morning after a good night's sleep in her crate (quiet as a mouse from 10.30-7.30) she was ready to go! We practiced a calm crate exit (no mouthing or jumping, as she was a little inclined to do, out of happy excitement to greet me and the day), calm leash walking all the way downstairs, and Sit-Stay before each door (french doors and side door) was opened until she made it outside. All of this is god practice in self control and it is woven into her morning activities so no treats are needed her rewards are "life rewards" is getting to do something she wants to do, as a result of doing something I want her to do. She is getting the deal quickly and is happy to comply!<br />
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Then she was free to wander and sniff around the yard. She did her usual morning business, no sign of diarrhea, vomiting, or straining, and her bowel movement was normal, solid and healthy. BUT no sign of the rock either, which made me wonder if I imagined the whole episode yesterday. There has been zero sign of an intestinal blockage, and I am still hoping the rock will pass eventually, but I also called my veterinarian again and talked over progress to date to be sure we are covering all bases. <br />
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Next - Breakfast School! Margaret worked for every piece of two cups of kibble this morning, and stayed on task the whole time.<br />
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We are working with clicker training for the time being, because it is helpful for building a training relationship and helping Margaret understand what is being asked of her - and why it is worth her while to do it!<br />
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We practiced in short sessions - 5 -10 minutes- focusing on one task at a time, starting with Name (building focus and attention) and moving on to Sit, Down, and Stand (otherwise known as Puppy Pushups.) <br />
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We played a Drop It and Run recall training game all over the upstairs part of the house. This quickly evolved into Hide and Seek, which Margaret also loved. <br />
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After this more active training exercise, we played a calming, focused game - Leave It. In view of her penchant for grabbing things in her mouth, this is an important, potentially life-saving, cue to teach. It starts as a game or puzzle, as almost all good training does -- Margaret had to figure out that to get me to open my closed fist and give her the piece of kibble inside, she had to sit back and <u>not</u> sniff, lick, mouth or paw at it. It didn't take her long to figure this out, and by the end of a few short sessions she was able to refrain from grabbing a treat on the ground 6 inches from her paw. It was very sweet to watch her staring at it and willing herself not to snatch it.<br />
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Our last lesson was "Bed" an exercise which teaches Margaret to go to a designated mat or bed and lie down. It is also a foundation element of Stay and Settle training. Margaret did well even though she was getting full of kibble by this point!<br />
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Next - time to go for a walk! As I got ready, Margaret followed me into the bedroom and grabbed a sock - so we took a little training detour, and played "Swap the Sock" - a game that teaches Drop It by encouraging her to drop something in exchange for something else equally fabulous. Lucky socks come in pairs :) We traded back and forth, one sock and then the other, for a little while. <br />
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Another on the fly lesson was with the toilet paper roll. Margaret has been eyeing it for a couple of days and today dared to grab it and unroll it a little. I gave her a firm verbal correction (UH!) and glare -- followed by Leave It and lots of praise when she thought better of it and left it alone.<br />
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Whenever a young dog starts doing naughty things like scrambling toilet paper it's almost always a clear sign that she is bored and has energy to burn. So we went outside for some activity - both physical and mental. We went for a walk in the meadow and on the driveway, practicing leash walking, and then into the garden. I tied Margaret to a post while I went into the chicken coop and she stayed nicely, watching me the whole time, no barking, leash chewing, or pulling to get free. <br />
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when I came back to untie her it was also a good chance to practice calm greetings - she was inclined to jump on me - so we worked with that for a little while until she as calm and I could untie her, and walk her off.<br />
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She is now in Morning Nap mode, on the floor at my feet, while I start her blog and take care of some other things.<br />
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Margaret tends to move around wherever I go, so when I went into the bathroom to have a shower, she came with me. She thought she might have one too, but I wasn't so keen on Very Wet Dog on Very Wet Day. Still she really wanted to explore the bathtub, so in the interests of possible future bathing needs, I let her hop in.<br />
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Next in line for rainy day entertainment - collecting Ugg boots from the entry way. I watched Margaret from upstairs, since I always follow her whenever she goes out of sight. She likes to steal socks and shoes but is very gentle about it. In response, I turn any stealing/ keep away games into Fetch and Trade games instead.<br />
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Very carefully, she brought the boot all the way upstairs and dropped it in my hand -- I paid her in hypoallergenic treats with much fanfare. Then I asked her to get the other one - and after thinking about it for a bit, she went downstairs and brought that one to me as well. What a good girl!<br />
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Next on the agenda - a play date with a Labradoodle puppy, Sophie, and two Labradors, Claire and Steamer. The puppy was a bit growly at first - she felt unsure about Margaret's full-on playful greeting. But we went for a walk and soon they were getting on just fine.<br />
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Then we brought out the two Labradors, and everyone had fun chasing all over the meadow and snacking on elk scat for a brief moment until we redirected them back to play.<br />
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Later in the afternoon, The Moose arrived to provide more play partnering and Debbie served as an exciting visitor to practice polite greetings with.<br />
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This was hard work for Margaret - she does get very enthusiastic about saying hi! So we worked on this in several ways:<br />
1) No pulling or dragging me to the visitor; only allowed to approach calmly; if pulling, loop back and try again<br />
2) Keep contact very brief (Let's Go U Turn as soon as Debbie engaged with her, and before she jumped - repeated multiple times. She got so good at this I would say Go Say Hi! and Margaret would go to Debbie, touch her hand with her nose, and then come away back to me automatically for a salmon treat (only the best treats will do for this kind of excitement work) <br />
3) If she jumped by mistake she dint get to greet at all and was walked away, no treats or contacts, then given the chance to try again.<br />
4) Once she was calm, and her excitement had abated a bit, we practiced Sit to Say hi multiple times (Debbie petting her while I fed rapid rewards for remaining seated)<br />
5) At the end of the session Margaret was able to stand or sit and be rubbed all over without jumping up at all. <br />
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Then it was time to burn off some energy in the meadow with the Moose, who tolerated her jumping in his face only so long - and then told her firmly to quit it. She did! Ahhhhh, if only we could really talk dog! <br />
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Margaret had one more training lesson over the course of the evening - a lesson in remaining calm and quit while restrained. She rested calmly in the crate in the back of my car, while I picked vegetables and attended to the chickens free ranging in the garden (for obvious reason, Margaret couldn't be free ranging with them!) While I cooked dinner she was underfoot a lot, so I tethered her (leash attached to a door knob) on her mat to help her settle in one place. She immediately relaxed on her mat and went to sleep - and she is still there now, snoring every so slightly.<br />
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Sleep well everyone!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-15336859853697176862016-09-22T20:08:00.002-07:002016-09-22T20:08:05.859-07:00Day 2: Watching Like a HawkMargaret's day began peacefully - she slept all night in her crate beside my bed, and didn't stir till I woke up at 7am. She waited nicely while I got dressed and did well with her crate manners lesson - she has to sit and stay before I open her crate door and give her permission to come out.<br />
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She grabbed a long lilac-colored sausage dog toy and pranced downstairs with it in her mouth, and out into the outside yard.<br />
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Morning business taken care of, it was time for a quiet ramble around the meadow and down to a small creek.<br />
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Margaret and I were having fun at the water's edge, she was fascinated by alder leaves falling and floating on the water, and enjoyed grabbing them with her mouth. That led to blowing bubbles in the water - and suddenly I realized she was grabbing at a rock under water. Before I could get it out of her mouth, she had swallowed it. Just like that! It wasn't a big rock but it wasn't that small either - a smooth oblong shape about 1.5" x1"<br />
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Of course, I was horrified, ran her back to the house, and dosed her with 3% hydrogen peroxide in the hope of making her vomit it back up. She did vomit, but no sign of the rock. Having the called the vet to check I was doing the right thing, I waited a while and then gave her a good breakfast to help pad the rock and help it pass through her colon. The vet recommended I watch her closely over the next few days, hope that she passes the rock, and call them if there are any signs of a blockage. Fingers crossed!!<br />
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The first day of a board and train is always an observation day to get to know behavioral strengths and challenges and refine a training plan for the stay. But with the rock incident, I have been keeping an extra careful eye on her every movement, including bowel movements.<br />
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In the morning we worked on Sit, Down, Settle, Let's Go (leash walking), Leave It, long line recall, and off leash recall. <br />
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Margaret met another dog today - Tyler a 6 month old Oorang Airedale Terrier who is good friends with the Moose.<br />
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We took time to introduce the dogs gradually so that we were sure that everyone played well together, then took them all down to the river.<br />
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They all had a blast, and Margaret swam after sticks over and over - she loved the water and was quite fearless! At first I had her on a long line but soon it was clear she was not going anywhere and was a strong swimmer, so I allowed her to play off leash. <br />
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I didn't take my eyes off her in case she was inclined to eat any more rocks but she didn't seem to have any interest at all in them. Sticks and swimming were all she cared about!<br />
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After all that watery fun, it was time to dry off with some speedy chasing<br />
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When things got a little too wild, we had all the dogs lie down and settle. Young dogs need to learn to be calm around other dogs, so mixing play with relaxed Down helps to install an off switch and teach self control.<br />
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Then it was time to play again - as the reward for being calm and quiet.<br />
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Back on her long line, Margaret practiced walking nicely with me sometimes, and then at other times I let her be free to ramble ahead.<br />
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For Margaret's afternoon lessons we went to Florence and worked at the Peace Harbor Hospital. I wanted to assess her leash walking skills in a quiet area with some people and traffic, but not too much to start with.<br />
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We began with some relaxed sniffing so Margaret could get used to the new environment, and we then started working. <br />
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I started with rewarding her just for standing by my side without moving away, then we moved on to one step => one treat. Then I increased the number of steps between each treat. </div>
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We found a great place to practice this - a cross walk with lines at regular intervals - so every time we crossed a line and she was by my side, she got a treat. </div>
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At first she got a treat at every line, but soon she was able to navigate the whole crosswalk without moving away to sniff or pulling ahead at all.</div>
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Next we moved near the entrance to the hospital and staked it out, waiting for people who needed a Golden Fix as they came or went. <br />
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Of course there were plenty of people who wanted to pet her, so we could practice polite greetings. Margaret was thrilled and inclined to jump up, so it was a good place to work on this.<br />
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Margaret also got lots more practice riding in a crate in my car. She did great - no vomiting either!<br />
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On the way home, we dropped by a friend's house and Margaret met Sy, an elderly Smooth Coat Collie. She was very polite and respectful - and not very interested since he is an old fella! <br />
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But when we got home to my place, her friends from the morning, the Moose and Tyler, were there to greet her.<br />
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Tyler had had a long session at the groomers and was thoroughly shaved down. He looked a bit funny, but Margaret still liked him. <br />
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Next Margaret had another little RTV lesson, this time both with the engine off and with it turned on - which she found a bit alarming at first, but quickly got used to. <br />
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Last but least, a big romp in the meadow until everyone was tired and ready for a nap at the end of a long day, full of learning and fun!<br />
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Right now, Margaret is sleeping beside me on the floor, crashed out and happy. She ate her dinner tonight and had another bowel movement - no stone yet. The speed with which she swallowed that stone this morning makes me wonder if this is something new for her or if she has eaten stones or other similar objects before? I am so hoping all will be well, and am on the look out constantly for any signs of blockage. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660546334638909750.post-31942174339032436442016-09-21T20:27:00.006-07:002016-09-21T21:40:14.462-07:00Day 1: Getting to Know You Margaret and I arrived safely, and she has been having a great time settling in! She traveled well, just a couple of barks early on, a bathroom break in Philomath, and a water break in Alsea.<br />
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When we got to my place, Margaret hopped out of the car happily, and got down to some serious playing in my fenced side yard.<br />
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Play is a great way to get to know each other.<br />
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Once I had played with her for a while, I introduced her to Debbie Golob (my training assistant, and the photographer for most of the photos in this blog) and to her dog The Moose.<br />
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Margaret immediately liked the Moose and the feeling was apparently mutual.<br />
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After we had walked them around on leash and long line for a bit, they were ready for some play in another off leash fenced area.<br />
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We made sure the dogs had breaks in between chase games so nothing got out of hand<br />
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But it was pretty much love at first sight!<br />
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I also introduced Margaret to the chickens - and she did great<br />
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She was interested in them but able to respond to me when I called her name to her her attention back on me.<br />
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Next Margaret had to try out the RTV<br />
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And got a snuggle at the same time.<br />
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We also dropped by the barn to check that out. Margaret can be a little cautious with new experiences, and she wasn't too sure about crossing the threshold into the barn - but once she dared to go inside she was enthralled by all the interesting smells.<br />
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Margaret was doing so well on her 30ft line, coming when I called her and sticking close to the Moose, so I let them play off leash in the big field for a little while.<br />
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As you can see, Margaret is feeling pretty happy about her new circumstances! <br />
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Although Margaret thought it was all fun and games, and probably didn't really notice, she was also working quite hard! We were doing quite a lot of training as we played: Name recognition/attention, Sit, Lay Down, Fetch, Drop it, Come, Wait, walking on a long line.<br />
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We also worked on impulse control as a matter of course -- waiting for permission to exit her crate, go through doorways or gates, or get out of the car; no forging or barging on stairs (waiting at each landing as we go down stairs), sit before playing catch a toy or stick tossing; no counter surfing; quiet manners in the house (no barking at nothing!) and waiting quietly for very short amounts of time when confined (penned area in the living room, fenced side yard, crate in car.) <br />
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Margaret is smart and loves to be active. She seems to grow in confidence when she is given tasks she can succeed at, and loves to be praised and rewarded for a job well done! <br />
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It is now evening, and Margaret has eaten her dinner, played with toys in the living room, and spent some time in a penned area in the living room while I ate dinner. She is now sleeping peacefully near me on the cool hardwood floor.<br />
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She is a real sweetheart, so sweet and smart and responsive -we are going to have a lot of fun training together, and I am sure she is going to learn a lot - she is one smart little cookie!<br />
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I hope you don't miss her too much. All things considered, although everything is new and strange for her and she probably misses home, she is quite settled in already, and doing great!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0