Post by Aussienot on Mar 24, 2011 0:41:24 GMT -5
Picked her up at the airport yesterday afternoon, so today the first full day of her.
That photo makes her look all serious and brooding, but she's happy and confident. Here she is reaching up to give another dog a kiss.
Her actual color is a redish brown. Halfway between these two photos. A little lighter than I expected, but a pleasing color that suits her. Her little white crescent on her chest is adorable. Everyone that has seen her yesterday and today has used the same word: Beautiful.
After 36 hours, she knows her name, and has mastered the front sit looking up at me. I'm rewarding that heavily. She is also walking more or less at heel on lead for short distances. I am going to try to always make her walk at my side, and never ever pull.
She is showing carrying behaviors and will bring a toy to me to throw for her. So some retrieving instinct there, but Cody was a natural retriever at 4 weeks and she's not nearly at his level yet.
Crate training not too bad. Fussed for 8 minutes before falling asleep the first time, and for 3 minutes after the 1 am potty run.
Again, not a patch on Cody, who vocalised for 7 hours on the first night.
Every time I see her asleep, I am picking her up and putting her in the crate so that she associates the crate with the place that she sleeps.
House training? No so good. Batting 500 - three outside with praise and three inside that caught me by surprise. Considering the logic of trying to house train an infant, and may wait a few weeks to get serious about that.
She is already trying to boss me around. She doesn't know yet that she is dealing with a owner who knows who top dog is.
I think she will turn into a great dog. At least, that's the plan.
That photo makes her look all serious and brooding, but she's happy and confident. Here she is reaching up to give another dog a kiss.
Her actual color is a redish brown. Halfway between these two photos. A little lighter than I expected, but a pleasing color that suits her. Her little white crescent on her chest is adorable. Everyone that has seen her yesterday and today has used the same word: Beautiful.
After 36 hours, she knows her name, and has mastered the front sit looking up at me. I'm rewarding that heavily. She is also walking more or less at heel on lead for short distances. I am going to try to always make her walk at my side, and never ever pull.
She is showing carrying behaviors and will bring a toy to me to throw for her. So some retrieving instinct there, but Cody was a natural retriever at 4 weeks and she's not nearly at his level yet.
Crate training not too bad. Fussed for 8 minutes before falling asleep the first time, and for 3 minutes after the 1 am potty run.
Again, not a patch on Cody, who vocalised for 7 hours on the first night.
Every time I see her asleep, I am picking her up and putting her in the crate so that she associates the crate with the place that she sleeps.
House training? No so good. Batting 500 - three outside with praise and three inside that caught me by surprise. Considering the logic of trying to house train an infant, and may wait a few weeks to get serious about that.
She is already trying to boss me around. She doesn't know yet that she is dealing with a owner who knows who top dog is.
I think she will turn into a great dog. At least, that's the plan.