I'm so proud of my husband. He's been off work for the holidays and it's been a great opportunity for some low-stress training and bonding with our adolescent poodle.
Hoping to carry some of this fresh Zen energy into what's already looking to be a busy 2020.
We celebrate small victories in our house. 😂 Honestly, she tries to jump on about 75% of the people she encounters, and we just steer clear of dogs entirely.
She's already learned some bad habits from local dogs that immediately launch into hysterics. The first few times she was like, "Well that's weird." And then eyes up to us for a treat.
We celebrate small victories in our house. 😂 Honestly, she tries to jump on about 75% of the people she encounters, and we just steer clear of dogs entirely.
She's already learned some bad habits from local dogs that immediately launch into hysterics. The first few times she was like, "Well that's weird." And then eyes up to us for a treat.
Emma is the oppisite in that when other dogs get hyper she hangs back a bit....... until she gets to know them. She's never been one to jump up on people, jump straight up in the air but not ON people. Ever since she was 8 weeks old she's been a sitter for petting/attention. I have always ignored her unless she sits. That's both a blessing and a curse as she doesn't yet seem to get that when I say sit the reaction I expect is something she's done naturally with no direction. As you said, baby steps. Another issue this natural behavior has caused is when walking and stopping she plants her butt in front of me rather than beside me. More work! At least is kinda like job security.
Emma is the oppisite in that when other dogs get hyper she hangs back a bit....... until she gets to know them. She's never been one to jump up on people, jump straight up in the air but not ON people. Ever since she was 8 weeks old she's been a sitter for petting/attention. I have always ignored her unless she sits. That's both a blessing and a curse as she doesn't yet seem to get that when I say sit the reaction I expect is something she's done naturally with no direction. As you said, baby steps. Another issue this natural behavior has caused is when walking and stopping she plants her butt in front of me rather than beside me. More work! At least is kinda like job security.
We celebrate small victories in our house. 😂 Honestly, she tries to jump on about 75% of the people she encounters, and we just steer clear of dogs entirely.
She's already learned some bad habits from local dogs that immediately launch into hysterics. The first few times she was like, "Well that's weird." And then eyes up to us for a treat.
Would love to see some photos of your poodle's less, um, elegant moments. 😂
Here are a couple of mine!
The first is Peggy hardly containing herself as I hold up an especially prized toy.
The second is said prized toy, which formerly contained a number of adorable little reindeer (chewed...
What tips do folks have for getting good pics of black dogs? I’ve read that using a dark background is better, and to try to have as bright a light as possible. Any other tips? I have an older SLR I can dig out to try to get some better shots of Gracie. Any tips for iPhones?
Here’s a few recent...
Last week was Rory’s fifth gotcha day - boy does time go fast.
Here he is on the day:
And on gotcha day the first (I will never get tired of this photo!):
Here he is freshly groomed yesterday and absolutely glowing silver:
In January we got our first title - trick dog starter. This is...
I like doing weekly photos of my poodles , so here's where I'll post them
What a week, the gang needs a trim and bath but I did a quick sanitary face trim.
What a beard Lenny a.k.a Mr. Leonard Pink
Serious Bea or Princess Beatrice
and Beautiful Pia or my very sassy little pop star Miss Pia Maria
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