Well ... it has been a long time since I posted ...
Since September, there have been a few changes.... We had to find another home for Bo. He had a lot of bad habits that I couldn't break him of, and believe me a tried, so we took him back to the OK Yorkie Rescue and I am happy to report that he is now in a home where he is the only dog, which is something the little guy needed.
Faith is doing great. From the way she acts, I don't think that she has too much positive experiences with people and especially with men ... she use to be a "pet and pee" dog but now is growing out of that... it's a way that they show "submission" and is actually, in the dog world, a form of respect ... of course, on our side, we don't exactly see it that way and sometimes it's hard to remember that as I'm cleaning up her "respectful" puddle.
She use to only do that around Troy (or with me if she thinks she is in trouble) ... and she wouldn't have much to do with Troy ... that has since changed and now, she gets excited when he comes home and even goes and stretches out next to him in the recliner ... it is known that my husband likes big dogs much better than little "yippy" ones, but Faith is growing on him :)
Friday, January 30, 2009
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Not much to report
I haven't posted much lately as there is not much to report ... Bo and Faith are still doing well and are not peeing as often when my husband speaks to them... so they are getting use to him.
They have also learned really quickly that the quicker they go to their kennell the faster they get a "cookie". I still can't leave them out to run around the house without supervision, but we are working on that. I am going to work with them more on obedience training and such this week. The kids are back in school, so I have more time to work with them.
They have also learned really quickly that the quicker they go to their kennell the faster they get a "cookie". I still can't leave them out to run around the house without supervision, but we are working on that. I am going to work with them more on obedience training and such this week. The kids are back in school, so I have more time to work with them.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Bo's new haircut!
Bo recently got a "Schnauzer" hair cut.... he looks like a little gentleman but he is still as onery as ever :)
Friday, July 18, 2008
progress .... slow but sure
The dogs have really come out of their shells and are acting like puppies now. It's like having 2 toddlers around always getting into mischief :)
They are doing fine, tho'!
Bo and Faith both know sit and go home .... they also are playing more. When we first got them, they were kind of "shy" and slept alot... but not anymore ... it seems like they are ALWAYS playing ... they are even more like toddlers in that whenever one has a toy, that's exactly the toy the other one wants ... there is always alot of tug of war going on as well as jumping, chasing and wrestling... they have also brought out the "inner puppy" in our Golden, Joey. When Faith and Bo run around and play chase, it's one thing, but when Joey tries to join in, I have to send them outside to rough house.
They are doing fine, tho'!
Bo and Faith both know sit and go home .... they also are playing more. When we first got them, they were kind of "shy" and slept alot... but not anymore ... it seems like they are ALWAYS playing ... they are even more like toddlers in that whenever one has a toy, that's exactly the toy the other one wants ... there is always alot of tug of war going on as well as jumping, chasing and wrestling... they have also brought out the "inner puppy" in our Golden, Joey. When Faith and Bo run around and play chase, it's one thing, but when Joey tries to join in, I have to send them outside to rough house.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Doing fine....
Bo and Faith are doing fine. We are working on a little bit of training right now... so far they have learned "sit" and "go home" .... Bo does so well at sitting when he is about to get a treat BEFORE I tell him to that I have to have him walk toward me a bit and then I give the "sit" command.... Faith is a little slower to respond to the command but then she does, as if she's thinking "oh yeah, that's what I'm supposed to do"
The "go home" command is used when we want them to go to their crates.... it depends on what mood they are in whether they listen or not :)
I am also working on "polite" leash walking... They are catching on that the walk progresses more quickly when they don't pull on the leash. When they pull I simply stop and say "no pull" ... if they continue to pull, I take a few steps backwards until they quit pulling. It takes a long time to get around the block but they are progressing nicely :)
Faith is a little better at this than Bo is, but Faith is a lot more laid back than Bo is :)
Here are some pics of them with my girls....
The "go home" command is used when we want them to go to their crates.... it depends on what mood they are in whether they listen or not :)
I am also working on "polite" leash walking... They are catching on that the walk progresses more quickly when they don't pull on the leash. When they pull I simply stop and say "no pull" ... if they continue to pull, I take a few steps backwards until they quit pulling. It takes a long time to get around the block but they are progressing nicely :)
Faith is a little better at this than Bo is, but Faith is a lot more laid back than Bo is :)
Here are some pics of them with my girls....
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Baths
Doc gave me the clearance to give them a bath today. I think that I got more wet than they did, but we got it done.... in a week or so after their stitches come out, I will get them groomed.
Bo got his bath first.... I put him in the tub with the water running already and he jumped back away from it at first... I had to drag him back closer to the water. He kept on wanting to get out, of course, but he and I both made it through just fine.
Faith was in the bath room observing what just happened to her brother, so she wouldn't come to me when I called her.... I had to drag her into the bath tub. She did fine once I got her in there, tho'!
After I towel dried them, I let them outside to run and "do their business" something about bath times always seem to relax a dog and they need to "go". Then, of course, they rolled and wallered in the grass for a while before they were ready to come in to get brushed... Faith does well getting brushed but Bo still likes to bite the brush :)
Bo got his bath first.... I put him in the tub with the water running already and he jumped back away from it at first... I had to drag him back closer to the water. He kept on wanting to get out, of course, but he and I both made it through just fine.
Faith was in the bath room observing what just happened to her brother, so she wouldn't come to me when I called her.... I had to drag her into the bath tub. She did fine once I got her in there, tho'!
After I towel dried them, I let them outside to run and "do their business" something about bath times always seem to relax a dog and they need to "go". Then, of course, they rolled and wallered in the grass for a while before they were ready to come in to get brushed... Faith does well getting brushed but Bo still likes to bite the brush :)
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