Good morning, good morning the happy dogs say. Rowdy didn’t wake me up this am but Jack did at almost 7am. Jack is the designated barker for Jill so he may well have been performing that service for Rowdy as well. Especially since none of the big dogs showed any signs of needing to go outside. Rowdy didn’t seem to have any trouble making it out to potty though and he hadn’t had to go in his crate so all was well.
Jill had to remind him how to behave a couple of times this morning but SammieDoodle actually played with him. He needs reminded that it is not quite appropriate to use teeth when you are giving kisses. He tries to sneak in a nibble or two when he is giving kisses but not nearly as much today as yesterday – thanks to the girls. He and the SammieDoodlebug have played some this morning and he has cuddled with me some too. He ate his breakfast and then had naptime.
I eventually had naptime too and he was quiet. Generally, he gives a little bark if I leave him in the ex pen and leave the room – especially if the big dogs go too. But he didn’t when I went up to nap (but the big dogs stayed down here.)
Dog Cindi (she’s not just Indy’s Cindi now she’s Mirabella and Indy’s Cindi) came this evening and we worked on baby lions. We got butts done and we did B’s muzzle with the clippers but Rowdy was a combination of scissors and clippers on his muzzle. He is a work in progress but we got a lot of hair off of his face. We’ll keep working on it so hopefully he tolerates the clippers on his muzzle a little better. He is great for having his butt done. MiraBella was much better about having her muzzle done if I kissed her the whole time. What a sacrifice for me - because you know I just don’t normally kiss puppies ;-)
CarreraBoo (fka purple Brownie) passed her AKC Star puppy exam this week and she was only 13 weeks old when she did it. Amy says they have some work to do to be ready for the CGC but she’s not old enough for that yet anyway ;-) What a good puppy! I should get to see her next weekend when they come down for some water practice before our trial.
Speaking of the trials, I hope SammieDoodlebug stays in the game. She’s doing really well in practice and we have been building some extra drive for her line by letting her carry it to the boat and retrieving it for her meals. Jack is happy to be getting to play with us again but we haven’t started letting him jump from the boat or board the boat yet.
Rowdy went to bed a little earlier tonight. He was pretty tired from his day. I hope that doesn’t mean he’s going to want to get up way early tomorrow. I’m shooting for sleeping until almost 7. For now though, I am going to get ready for bed and then I’ll do last call. Nighty, nighty, nighty to you all
Showing posts with label Limey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Limey. Show all posts
Friday, August 13, 2010
August 12 Rowdy Pupdate
Happy 14 week birthday to the babydogs tonight. And luckily for me, Rowdy (fka Limey) is here! I get to keep him for 10 days while his people are on vacation at a place that (gasp) doesn’t allow dogs.
He’s currently napping in the ex pen after some playing, retrieving, chewing and dinner (not necessarily in that order.) So far, he hasn’t had any accidents in the house and has been willing to potty every time I’ve taken him out. What a good boy. Aside from a little barking for attention, he’s doing very well. Once I gave him a bone to chew on, he quit barking for attention.
His mother and sister had to remind him how to appropriately greet grown up dogs (or at least the queen and princess.) They sound AWFUL when they do that but they never have to put a tooth on anyone. I think Jill tested him – she got out a chewing toy and when he showed interest (read that as he went running right up into her face) she yelled at him. He took off running into the other room and got in Sammie’s crate and waited for me to come rescue him. At which point he checked to make sure there wasn’t’ anything good in any of the other crates ;-) After he came back in, SammieDoodle apparently decided to demonstrate the appropriate way to show interest in what the other dogs have and Jill gave it right to her. Neither Jill nor Sammie actually wanted it. Sammie continued the lesson when Rowdy wanted Jack’s toy (Jack just turns his head and if that doesn’t work, he tells me about it.) Poor Jack was the only one that actually wanted his toy.
Rowdy and I practiced some sits and downs and then played some retrieving games. He doesn’t sit beside me very well but he has a slight concept of waiting until released to retrieve the tossed/thrown toy. He goes flying after it and when he gets there, he pounces and barks, then flies back to put it in my hand. What a good boy.
His mama says that he gets up very early (5:30 early) so we’ll see how late he sleeps here. I hope it’s later than that. Maybe if I make it good and dark in the dogs’ room, he’ll sleep later. Guess we’ll find out. For now: Nighty, nighty, nighty.
He’s currently napping in the ex pen after some playing, retrieving, chewing and dinner (not necessarily in that order.) So far, he hasn’t had any accidents in the house and has been willing to potty every time I’ve taken him out. What a good boy. Aside from a little barking for attention, he’s doing very well. Once I gave him a bone to chew on, he quit barking for attention.
His mother and sister had to remind him how to appropriately greet grown up dogs (or at least the queen and princess.) They sound AWFUL when they do that but they never have to put a tooth on anyone. I think Jill tested him – she got out a chewing toy and when he showed interest (read that as he went running right up into her face) she yelled at him. He took off running into the other room and got in Sammie’s crate and waited for me to come rescue him. At which point he checked to make sure there wasn’t’ anything good in any of the other crates ;-) After he came back in, SammieDoodle apparently decided to demonstrate the appropriate way to show interest in what the other dogs have and Jill gave it right to her. Neither Jill nor Sammie actually wanted it. Sammie continued the lesson when Rowdy wanted Jack’s toy (Jack just turns his head and if that doesn’t work, he tells me about it.) Poor Jack was the only one that actually wanted his toy.
Rowdy and I practiced some sits and downs and then played some retrieving games. He doesn’t sit beside me very well but he has a slight concept of waiting until released to retrieve the tossed/thrown toy. He goes flying after it and when he gets there, he pounces and barks, then flies back to put it in my hand. What a good boy.
His mama says that he gets up very early (5:30 early) so we’ll see how late he sleeps here. I hope it’s later than that. Maybe if I make it good and dark in the dogs’ room, he’ll sleep later. Guess we’ll find out. For now: Nighty, nighty, nighty.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
July 23 Pupdate
It’s been a fun filled day here today. While I was washing my hair this morning, Jack alarm barked for me to come downstairs. (This is actually different than Jack’s bark that he just wants me to come back) so I came down to see what was going on. Pink! was running around the rubber room. Apparently, she can now come over the little ex pen so after I finished my hair, I rebuilt the puppy pen with the taller ex pen.
Then Rowdy (fka Limey) came for a visit. We let him play with Pink! and Cary for a little while before we worked on his hair. He was living up to his name at first so we let Jill and then SammieDoodle speak to him about how to behave and the puppies had a much better time playing. It is still amazing to me how the littlest puppy can tell the biggest puppy how they want to play and because they want to play, he respects that. Rowdy is much bigger than Pink and Cary at this point.
After the other puppies helped tire him out a little, we worked on grooming. He was pretty good on the table for getting his butt shaved but we didn’t try to do his muzzle, just scissored a tad around his eyes.
Then the puppies went swimming in the pond. They all just swam for the joy of swimming and would go out past the people. Then they’d play on the bank and hillside and come back for more swimming. I think a good time was had by all – at least until the bath time. Then there was minimal whining and some singing by Cary. He really enjoys being held wrapped in the towel (or not wrapped in the towel for that matter.)
Rowdy is doing well with his sits and downs and the other 2 puppies are doing very well with their retrieving of ‘live’ objects to hand. I haven’t started on ‘dead’ retrieves with them.
Jack finished up his course of steroids so if he can just maintain his range of motion for 2 weeks on continued exercise restriction, he can go back to having a life. If not, we’ll have to look into other possible causes.
For now, we’re going nighty, nighty, nighty.
Then Rowdy (fka Limey) came for a visit. We let him play with Pink! and Cary for a little while before we worked on his hair. He was living up to his name at first so we let Jill and then SammieDoodle speak to him about how to behave and the puppies had a much better time playing. It is still amazing to me how the littlest puppy can tell the biggest puppy how they want to play and because they want to play, he respects that. Rowdy is much bigger than Pink and Cary at this point.
After the other puppies helped tire him out a little, we worked on grooming. He was pretty good on the table for getting his butt shaved but we didn’t try to do his muzzle, just scissored a tad around his eyes.
Then the puppies went swimming in the pond. They all just swam for the joy of swimming and would go out past the people. Then they’d play on the bank and hillside and come back for more swimming. I think a good time was had by all – at least until the bath time. Then there was minimal whining and some singing by Cary. He really enjoys being held wrapped in the towel (or not wrapped in the towel for that matter.)
Rowdy is doing well with his sits and downs and the other 2 puppies are doing very well with their retrieving of ‘live’ objects to hand. I haven’t started on ‘dead’ retrieves with them.
Jack finished up his course of steroids so if he can just maintain his range of motion for 2 weeks on continued exercise restriction, he can go back to having a life. If not, we’ll have to look into other possible causes.
For now, we’re going nighty, nighty, nighty.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Rowdy's (fka Limey)pupdate
And now for an update on the adventures of Rowdy:
Rowdy (formerly known as Limey) came home to Cincinnati on the 4th of July and did very well on the 3 hour ride home. The first couple of nights he needed a trip or 2 outside to potty in the middle of the night, but has been sleeping through for the last several nights. I usually do the last potty call between 10:30 and 10:45. After singing a lullaby or 2 I settle him in his crate for nighty, nighty, nighty. He's awake between 5:30 and 6:00 which is OK because we are early risers. The next hour and a half is raucous play time....much chasing Blackjack, wrestling with toys and zoom, zoom, zoom all around the house. Poor Blackjack isn't sure what to make of him. Blackjack is an 11 year old neutered male PWD who has always thought that every human and other dog is his friend. Even when confronted with an aggressive dog, his tail still wags madly and he has no idea he's in danger. I believe he was born without the instinct to defend himself. He has been letting Rowdy chase and bite him without correction. I started rewarding Blackjack for barking at Rowdy, but he still hasn't been able to get the puppy to back off. I have to intervene and give the old guy a break.
Rowdy settles back down for a rest by about 7:30. I have set up an ex-pen attached to his crate in the kitchen. This gives him plenty of space to play quietly, and keeps him out of trouble!!! He is pretty quiet all day and is content to nap and play in the ex-pen unless he needs to go out to potty. Thanks to Cristi and Jill he knows that outside is for potty. We've had several accidents in the house, but they occur when he's playing and suddenly HAS TO GO. That's OK - he's a smart little guy and it won't last forever. For the most part, the weather in the Cincinnati area has been hot and sunny since bringing Rowdy home. We've been swimming in the pool with both dogs. Rowdy has been doing some short swims toward the steps and has gotten better at both swimming and getting out of the pool. His swimming has gotten more relaxed. Sunday we put him on a surf board type float and pushed him gently around the pool for a few minutes. I want him to get used to the sensation of floating so he's ready to ride on a boat for water work.
By late afternoon/early evening he's ready for another session of zoom, zoom and play. We have discovered that a paper shopping bag with handles is a great toy and he can stay busy attacking and shredding it for a long time. This was discovered when he grabbed the handle of a bag I had set on the floor for a moment. He dragged the bag and its contents around the family room while I chased him. Thankfully, I have a shelf full of various sized shopping bags (you never know when you're going to need a good shopping bag). The ones from Pottery Barn Kids are the best so far, but any store's paper bag will do as long as it has those twisted paper handles....good for dragging and chewing. Speaking of chewing, the biggest challenge has been keeping things out of his mouth while he's outside. True to PWD form, he wants to eat everything....plants, rocks, bits of branches and tree bark. I spend most of our time outside fishing things out of his mouth. The first day home I went online and looked up all of my indoor and outdoor plants for poison potential. Who knew that geraniums and philodendron could be toxic to dogs?? I don't have much of a green thumb and only grow plants that are almost impossible to kill. Thus, the philodendron inside and geraniums in my patio pots outside. All of them had to be moved.
Anyway, I hope I haven't bored anyone too much. "Allyn all" he is a sweet and beautiful little boy. I am looking forward to years of companionship, water work, agility........... Here’s hoping he and all of his little siblings grow into wonderful big PWDs.
Rowdy (formerly known as Limey) came home to Cincinnati on the 4th of July and did very well on the 3 hour ride home. The first couple of nights he needed a trip or 2 outside to potty in the middle of the night, but has been sleeping through for the last several nights. I usually do the last potty call between 10:30 and 10:45. After singing a lullaby or 2 I settle him in his crate for nighty, nighty, nighty. He's awake between 5:30 and 6:00 which is OK because we are early risers. The next hour and a half is raucous play time....much chasing Blackjack, wrestling with toys and zoom, zoom, zoom all around the house. Poor Blackjack isn't sure what to make of him. Blackjack is an 11 year old neutered male PWD who has always thought that every human and other dog is his friend. Even when confronted with an aggressive dog, his tail still wags madly and he has no idea he's in danger. I believe he was born without the instinct to defend himself. He has been letting Rowdy chase and bite him without correction. I started rewarding Blackjack for barking at Rowdy, but he still hasn't been able to get the puppy to back off. I have to intervene and give the old guy a break.
Rowdy settles back down for a rest by about 7:30. I have set up an ex-pen attached to his crate in the kitchen. This gives him plenty of space to play quietly, and keeps him out of trouble!!! He is pretty quiet all day and is content to nap and play in the ex-pen unless he needs to go out to potty. Thanks to Cristi and Jill he knows that outside is for potty. We've had several accidents in the house, but they occur when he's playing and suddenly HAS TO GO. That's OK - he's a smart little guy and it won't last forever. For the most part, the weather in the Cincinnati area has been hot and sunny since bringing Rowdy home. We've been swimming in the pool with both dogs. Rowdy has been doing some short swims toward the steps and has gotten better at both swimming and getting out of the pool. His swimming has gotten more relaxed. Sunday we put him on a surf board type float and pushed him gently around the pool for a few minutes. I want him to get used to the sensation of floating so he's ready to ride on a boat for water work.
By late afternoon/early evening he's ready for another session of zoom, zoom and play. We have discovered that a paper shopping bag with handles is a great toy and he can stay busy attacking and shredding it for a long time. This was discovered when he grabbed the handle of a bag I had set on the floor for a moment. He dragged the bag and its contents around the family room while I chased him. Thankfully, I have a shelf full of various sized shopping bags (you never know when you're going to need a good shopping bag). The ones from Pottery Barn Kids are the best so far, but any store's paper bag will do as long as it has those twisted paper handles....good for dragging and chewing. Speaking of chewing, the biggest challenge has been keeping things out of his mouth while he's outside. True to PWD form, he wants to eat everything....plants, rocks, bits of branches and tree bark. I spend most of our time outside fishing things out of his mouth. The first day home I went online and looked up all of my indoor and outdoor plants for poison potential. Who knew that geraniums and philodendron could be toxic to dogs?? I don't have much of a green thumb and only grow plants that are almost impossible to kill. Thus, the philodendron inside and geraniums in my patio pots outside. All of them had to be moved.
Anyway, I hope I haven't bored anyone too much. "Allyn all" he is a sweet and beautiful little boy. I am looking forward to years of companionship, water work, agility........... Here’s hoping he and all of his little siblings grow into wonderful big PWDs.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)