The big bad world
So, Alfie got his first walk last night because he's has all his jags (shots). I wasn't really putting too much pressure on him to be walking properly because it was his first time, and i was more concerned with him taking in the big world outwith our flat (apartment).. he seemed to love the whole experience as his wee tail wagged the whole time we were out. anyway, i started him off small, just round the block, which seemed like a lifetime because i stopped every 2 seconds when he was pulling, and then every other second he was stopping to sniff about. tomorrow night im taking him to the local park, and he's not gonna know what hit him... |
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| Bell was a country pup who ended up living in the big city.. she is settling in rather well.. the only thing that spooks her these days are small dogs ( due to the yorkie incident) and window shadows..
once she got used to lead walking and got familiar with the sounds n such it was head on lets go mom.. I must say.. your fella is one of the cutest OES i have seen to date.. absolutly love him.. =) |
| Sounds like fun! All sorts of new smells and sniffs. |
All those first experiences.... fun!  |
| How exciting!!
I bet he was thrilled with all the new sights and sounds and smells. |
Chewie is a country dog - farm, sheep and horses, gravel road - the whole hick thing! 
Daughter LeAnne and hubby bought a house in town, and we have been walking us and the OES's in the evenings. WOW - what an eye opener that was for Chewie!  I thought he would be better - after all, he goes into class every week, and has been to shows, therapy dog visits. He still hadn't heard all the sirens, loud vehicles and stuff like that while outside. |
Good boy, Alfie! 
Its really a good idea to get him out and exposed to lots of different sounds and sights at a young age. We got our boy, Eggbert at 6 months of age, and I don't know how much he was exposed to before he came to us, but its been a struggle getting past his fear of various new things.  He's getting much better, but, I do wish we could have started younger! |
| Yeah he is to be a city dog so he'll need to get used to lots of traffic very quickly... very busy area i live in, except my actual street which is part of a one-way system so its quiet and with a river on the opposite side of my street (facing my building instead of another building)... but get to the end of the street and suddenly its trucks, buses, taxis, cars, whatever...
the real test begins now as our two new leather sofas arrived today (bought them before we bought alfie). incidentally, i feel like im still going backwards with alfies house training.. he seems to now be just doing the toilet where and when he likes, and without warning. and he is definitely eating it too because i hid behind the door as a test to see what he's doing, because i was confused that every morning id find traces of poop on the paper but not actual poop. |
| about the poop eating.....put one teaspoon of pureed pumpkin(here its sold in cans, but don't get the pie filling) in his food. It will make his poop not taste good to him and he will stop eating it.
wow, new leather sofa's...you know you have to take pics to show us!
Luckily Alfie is gated away from the new sofa's right? That's great that Alfie can now go out and explore the world! |
| he isnt able to get into the living room when we're not in, which solves a problem, but,
eventually i was hoping to give alfie the run of the house when he was old enough and trained enough, without wondering if he is ripping things? at the moment my technique is simply everytime he jumps up on the couch or puts his front paws on it, im not saying anything to him, i am simply lifting him down and away from the area, in the hope that eventually he'll realise "wait, maybe im not supposed to be up there"? or is there a better technique? |
Richy wrote: eventually i was hoping to give alfie the run of the house when he was old enough and trained enough, without wondering if he is ripping things? That will be in about a year from now...these guys mature slowly! Mine don't have the run of the house when I am not home....but that is just me(can you imagine the mayhem that 4 dogs can do while I am away?:shock:)  Richy wrote: at the moment my technique is simply every time he jumps up on the couch or puts his front paws on it, im not saying anything to him, i am simply lifting him down and away from the area, in the hope that eventually he'll realize "wait, maybe im not supposed to be up there"?
or is there a better technique? That is what I am doing as well, only I am saying "off" as I take Scarlet off the furniture. She is starting to get the idea that in this house....the furniture is for the people....not the dogs |
Chauncey, now at 19 mos of age has just gotten free roam of the house when we're not home. He has always had freedom when we were here.  We have finally put the crate on the attic. It has been a long, hard road but he has earned it. Patience ( and lots of it ) plus extra time for maturation ( these guys are puppies until at least 24 mos ) has paid off. Patience and consistency are the keys to happy sheepie families. ( this is profound...should I copyright this ? ) |
| We think that we have solved the jumping on the couch and chair when we are not there. We have tried two things. The first is an office chair mats, the kind with the spikie bottoms, cut in half and laid on the sofa and chair spikie side up. The other is mousetraps, this has all so worked wonders for the counter surfing. We don't know if Bella ever tried the couch after we put on the mats but we do know she does not get up there now. We tried the traps last Saturday on the counter. I just set four or five around the edge. They were set to snap away from her not toward her. Then I left some treats on the counter and walked away. About 5 - 10 minutes later we heard a snap a series of barks and saw a very contrite dog sitting in the center of the kitchen. We've tried the traps on the chair and the sofa with equal success. She now gives the counter and chairs a wide birth, unless we are sitting down. We are still working on the wanting to join us on the sofa at that time.
I doubt that this has solved the problem forever but, the mouse traps are still clean. |
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