Hi all - Earl and the feral kelpie went to the boarding kennels on the weekend as we were away at Pedal Prix - and they were very well behaved. I had spoken to the owners about our consualtations with Mark SInger and that we made Earl sit and drop before his food - so she assured us she would keep doing that. It was weird being without them - and we (and they) were very happy when they got home - smelling pretty too.
We fed Earl that night and he tried to sniff up at the food as I came through but a quick "Aaah" from OH and and he went "OK - well - it STILL doesn't work" and lay down again.
Would like to try Obedience with him but need to have him (and the feral) used to being crated near the obedience classes without freaking out so I can take both of them and train them one at a time - might need a wire crate for that although I do have a spare K9 Pro crate at a friend's house.
Look at me - how can you resist this cuteness?
Earl and Rosie doing what they do best
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Hey all - long time no blog :)
well - been too busy living life to write about it recently but felt that i had to update tonight - I was feeding Earl when OH and 12 year old son came home -Earl was lying int he lounge and got up to greet OH - who walked past the kitchen gate (Previous place of conflict at feeding time). OH patted Earl and walked straight through into the lounge room - Earl went and lay on the rug - head down - not looking at either of us - and waited until I had walked through - put his meal down and then invited him to eat.
We were both very impressed with his behaviour - he wasn't aggresive to OH at all, no jumping up at him, not a growl or anything. So we are hopeful that all of the work we have been putting in has sunk in. He is definitely calmer and more compliant - maybe that is because we are more confident :)
He had a scuffle with a friends dog at the dog park - there was a tennis ball involved *sigh* and after I pulled him out of the scuffel and had him by the collar he was not impressed and not keen at all to submit to me - sounded like I was killing hom / he was killing me / there was a mutual murder happening *LOL*. He was a bit 'suspicious' of the other dogs he met that day - there were a few new ones and I think - looking back on it - I will stick with the ones I know he gets along with.
I have booked him into Marks' Group Socialisation classes and will take him along there but overall I think we are going well.
My Mum is here for a week - she is not very big and so i am giving her a spray bottle to deter Earl if he is too pushy - I wouldn't ask her to push him away - he weighs almost as much as she does - and I asked Mark about the spray bottle. He agreed that was a good option for Mum :)
We were both very impressed with his behaviour - he wasn't aggresive to OH at all, no jumping up at him, not a growl or anything. So we are hopeful that all of the work we have been putting in has sunk in. He is definitely calmer and more compliant - maybe that is because we are more confident :)
He had a scuffle with a friends dog at the dog park - there was a tennis ball involved *sigh* and after I pulled him out of the scuffel and had him by the collar he was not impressed and not keen at all to submit to me - sounded like I was killing hom / he was killing me / there was a mutual murder happening *LOL*. He was a bit 'suspicious' of the other dogs he met that day - there were a few new ones and I think - looking back on it - I will stick with the ones I know he gets along with.
I have booked him into Marks' Group Socialisation classes and will take him along there but overall I think we are going well.
My Mum is here for a week - she is not very big and so i am giving her a spray bottle to deter Earl if he is too pushy - I wouldn't ask her to push him away - he weighs almost as much as she does - and I asked Mark about the spray bottle. He agreed that was a good option for Mum :)
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