I think that having a puppy makes you very aware of your environment and the potential lessons you can teach the pup. Like balance, for instance!
Strange surfaces are another - I'll make Gummi go onto any strange thing I can find.
There was a little balance lesson in there, too, but less pronounced than on the log.
Any place/object you always introduce your puppy to? Or other important lessons you always remember? Please tell us about them, it's always nice to hear what others think and get new ideas.
Ane
Showing posts with label puppy socialization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label puppy socialization. Show all posts
05 October, 2011
25 August, 2011
Puppy School - day 1
Yesterday was the first day of Puppy School for Gummi (I got to spend an evening going through the theory last week). Of course it was raining.. And the weather report said rain all night..
Here the car is stuffed and ready to go! Gummi on the left, Bajas on the right. Bajas got to come along to meet some new people and just so he didn't have to stay behind.
A bag full of toys, treats, camera (few pix were taken as I only have so many hands and the mental capacities are also limited).
The trainer showing how to teach the hand target to a poodle puppy, they were six puppies in total. As you can see the asphalt is dry! Yay! It didn't rain the entire hour we were there, which was brilliant. We did some contact training (puppy earns clicks for looking at you, and then progressed to following when the owner walks backwards). Gummi already knew this pretty well, so it was nice to mainly focus on the new disturbances (crazy kids comes to mind - one of the puppies had two legged siblings that were.. ahem.. rather active). After the break we worked on the hand target. He knew this, too, so we got to up the difficulty a bit and he did pretty well.
Before we left for school I put on him the red rain suit so he'd get used to it (this shows the initial reaction pretty well). In the end he didn't need it, and by the time he'll need it again he'll most likely have outgrown it. Could have needed it on our walk today. It wasn't raining so I suggested a walk - in the middle of the forest it started to pour down. We were all completely soaked when we got home! But Gummi got to run and sniff, saw a horse (very exciting!), a biker and a few people out walking. Now we're ready for bed!
Ane
Here the car is stuffed and ready to go! Gummi on the left, Bajas on the right. Bajas got to come along to meet some new people and just so he didn't have to stay behind.
A bag full of toys, treats, camera (few pix were taken as I only have so many hands and the mental capacities are also limited).
The trainer showing how to teach the hand target to a poodle puppy, they were six puppies in total. As you can see the asphalt is dry! Yay! It didn't rain the entire hour we were there, which was brilliant. We did some contact training (puppy earns clicks for looking at you, and then progressed to following when the owner walks backwards). Gummi already knew this pretty well, so it was nice to mainly focus on the new disturbances (crazy kids comes to mind - one of the puppies had two legged siblings that were.. ahem.. rather active). After the break we worked on the hand target. He knew this, too, so we got to up the difficulty a bit and he did pretty well.
Before we left for school I put on him the red rain suit so he'd get used to it (this shows the initial reaction pretty well). In the end he didn't need it, and by the time he'll need it again he'll most likely have outgrown it. Could have needed it on our walk today. It wasn't raining so I suggested a walk - in the middle of the forest it started to pour down. We were all completely soaked when we got home! But Gummi got to run and sniff, saw a horse (very exciting!), a biker and a few people out walking. Now we're ready for bed!
Ane
21 August, 2011
Puppy Socialization - Dog Show
Hi everyone! Mom went to our puppy class theory night on Wednesday and among other things they got a nice booklet with lots of stuff for us to work on. Mom and I were rather proud when we handed it to P.A. - he looked through it and said "But you've DONE lots of these things!?". Because yes, we had! But there was also lots of things we haven't mastered yet and one of the things on the socialization list was: take the puppy to a dog show. So, when Mom discovered there was a big dog show THIS weekend.. Well.. You can imagine.
This morning we got up early, drove to the station and found a train!
Once we reached Oslo we found a bus!
The bus driver was very nice, and chatted with Mom most of the way to the show. He talked about the dogs from his home village that guard the sheep and cattle. I also got to talk with a German lady. Neither of us speaks German, but she could scritch and kiss me just like anyone else.
Then we arrived at the craziest place I have ever been!
Did you SEE that thing, Mom? It smelled like a dog, but it looked like a walking mop!?
We saw very skinny whipped dogs.. (Whippets, Gummi, they're called Whippets!)
...dogs the size of houses (or at least a car)..
..dogs running over and under and through all sorts of stuff.. It truly was amazing. We walked through a lot of different little shops that sold yummies and toys and such, but Mom didn't get me anything. Unfair!! I got loads of kisses from people working there or walking by, and I spoke to lots of different dogs. An American Cocker Spaniel, a Bordeaux Dogge, a Whippet, a Boxer, a Jack Russel and probably some I've forgotten.
Then we got back on the bus and then the train and then the car and when we were driving home the rain started. Pretty good timing, huh?
Now it's time for a nap! Hope you've done some fun stuff this weekend, too. I hope there are more adventures in that booklet.
Kisses,
Gummi
This morning we got up early, drove to the station and found a train!
Once we reached Oslo we found a bus!
The bus driver was very nice, and chatted with Mom most of the way to the show. He talked about the dogs from his home village that guard the sheep and cattle. I also got to talk with a German lady. Neither of us speaks German, but she could scritch and kiss me just like anyone else.
Then we arrived at the craziest place I have ever been!
Did you SEE that thing, Mom? It smelled like a dog, but it looked like a walking mop!?
We saw very skinny whipped dogs.. (Whippets, Gummi, they're called Whippets!)
...dogs the size of houses (or at least a car)..
..dogs running over and under and through all sorts of stuff.. It truly was amazing. We walked through a lot of different little shops that sold yummies and toys and such, but Mom didn't get me anything. Unfair!! I got loads of kisses from people working there or walking by, and I spoke to lots of different dogs. An American Cocker Spaniel, a Bordeaux Dogge, a Whippet, a Boxer, a Jack Russel and probably some I've forgotten.
Then we got back on the bus and then the train and then the car and when we were driving home the rain started. Pretty good timing, huh?
Now it's time for a nap! Hope you've done some fun stuff this weekend, too. I hope there are more adventures in that booklet.
Kisses,
Gummi
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