Theo does good things V & VI
Oct. 18th, 2022 09:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunn I seem to have missed a day!
Sunday, we went for a wander around Pembroke Dock, and went to Wilko to buy some dog treats, much to the delight of the Wilko staff 'It makes our day at work better when people bring dogs!' one person told me hugging Theo enthusiastically. Another shopper said: 'I couldn't bring my dog in here, he would pee on everything'.
Thankfully, this isn't a problem I have with either hound. I do have to be a little careful to make sure Rosie goes out regularly, particularly if it's raining since she tends to be in denial about her need to go outside till suddenly she does, but neither of them is at all likely to pee in a shop.
We saw some dogs at a distance and did some distraction - mark-treat exercises. Many of the cars in the Wilko car park had barking dogs in them, so we skirted them at a distance and used them for practice. It was a bit of a quieter day, since Saturday had been full of dogs. I don't think Theo barked at anything.
Then on Monday, the exercise of the day was 'middle' - ie, stand between my legs. I had already been teaching 'close in' - ie, stand next to one of my legs touching it - and at the moment he's a bit confused about when to middle and when to close in. We'll keep working on it.
Anyway, we probably should have done more distraction-mark-treat on that day's walk, but I wimped out and went to a very quiet wood instead, where we didn't see a single dog. I had Rosie (who has finally aged into the status of 'sensible dog' off the lead all the way around, and practiced coming when called and jumping on things with Theo.
He was pretty good until he caught a scent - a fox, I suspect, given where it went - and took off baying after it, but he didn't go far and came back pretty quickly, very pleased with himself. I then realised this was probably not what he should be practicing and we lead walked the rest of the way, which he did very nicely on a loose lead.
Again, no barking, except for one small growl at Rosie, I think probably she stood on his foot in the car. And there's no question that he adores Rosie, so I think that was just a grumble.
Then in the evening Pp and I did a bit of a recall session in the garden for both dogs with their evening meal as rewards, and to my ASTONISHMENT, not only did Theo eat all his food that way, but so did Rosie, wagging enthusiastically! Which given Rosie's usually very sceptical and pessimistic approach to life, really surprised me. Theo was most excited to be being fed by Pp, who doesn't normally get much involved, and therefore has rarity value, and was also dispensing food in handfuls. I had some difficulty convincing Theo that he should come away from Suddenly Generous Pp.
Oh, and I got my covid and flu vaccinations on the way back from the walk, from a tiny pharmacy where there was no queue at all, so it was good to get that sorted. Slightly achey this morning but it could be worse.
Sunday, we went for a wander around Pembroke Dock, and went to Wilko to buy some dog treats, much to the delight of the Wilko staff 'It makes our day at work better when people bring dogs!' one person told me hugging Theo enthusiastically. Another shopper said: 'I couldn't bring my dog in here, he would pee on everything'.
Thankfully, this isn't a problem I have with either hound. I do have to be a little careful to make sure Rosie goes out regularly, particularly if it's raining since she tends to be in denial about her need to go outside till suddenly she does, but neither of them is at all likely to pee in a shop.
We saw some dogs at a distance and did some distraction - mark-treat exercises. Many of the cars in the Wilko car park had barking dogs in them, so we skirted them at a distance and used them for practice. It was a bit of a quieter day, since Saturday had been full of dogs. I don't think Theo barked at anything.
Then on Monday, the exercise of the day was 'middle' - ie, stand between my legs. I had already been teaching 'close in' - ie, stand next to one of my legs touching it - and at the moment he's a bit confused about when to middle and when to close in. We'll keep working on it.
Anyway, we probably should have done more distraction-mark-treat on that day's walk, but I wimped out and went to a very quiet wood instead, where we didn't see a single dog. I had Rosie (who has finally aged into the status of 'sensible dog' off the lead all the way around, and practiced coming when called and jumping on things with Theo.
He was pretty good until he caught a scent - a fox, I suspect, given where it went - and took off baying after it, but he didn't go far and came back pretty quickly, very pleased with himself. I then realised this was probably not what he should be practicing and we lead walked the rest of the way, which he did very nicely on a loose lead.
Again, no barking, except for one small growl at Rosie, I think probably she stood on his foot in the car. And there's no question that he adores Rosie, so I think that was just a grumble.
Then in the evening Pp and I did a bit of a recall session in the garden for both dogs with their evening meal as rewards, and to my ASTONISHMENT, not only did Theo eat all his food that way, but so did Rosie, wagging enthusiastically! Which given Rosie's usually very sceptical and pessimistic approach to life, really surprised me. Theo was most excited to be being fed by Pp, who doesn't normally get much involved, and therefore has rarity value, and was also dispensing food in handfuls. I had some difficulty convincing Theo that he should come away from Suddenly Generous Pp.
Oh, and I got my covid and flu vaccinations on the way back from the walk, from a tiny pharmacy where there was no queue at all, so it was good to get that sorted. Slightly achey this morning but it could be worse.
