Puppy thread! (add yours)

[pessimisaurus]

yeah Royal is losing teeth now. He lost the very middle 2 on his upper jaw and the 2 adult teeth came in there already, and the 2 on the outside of those are almost out and the adult teeth are coming in behind already, and then he has one other on the top front that looks funny, its like, blue, and looks broken. so Ive been watching it.

as for training, theres nothing specific Im working on with him, just focusing on continued socialization and manners, and of course potty training! well actually, I am working to get his down on verbal though I dont work with him on that often. we started working on stay in the past too but just the very very basic beginning.

[Chica]

This is Coco. She is 5 mos. old now.She is a pure bread Chihuahua. She is dark brown with golden brindling all over. She has a chocolate brown nose and light brown eyes. She is an applehead. She knows the words, NO, STAY, SIT, BAD, GOOD GIRL.We are working on walking on a leash. Not doing well yet.I say the word BAD, when she poops in the house and not on a wee wee pad. When she poops and pees on a weewee pad, I say GOOD GIRL!

[Crikit]

Kizmit is now 5 months, and going through his "I have way to much leg and not enough body" phase, as well as loosing his puppy teeth. He's still getting socialized everyday of the week pretty much with playtime on weekdays at work and then a stop or two on the way home at dog friendly places, plus seminars or classes that I help with through out the week and on the weekend.

Because he's got the sighthound brain he's slowly learning Sit and down, he almost has them, I'm also working on mark, settle (on his hip rather then the sphinx pose which is his down command), loose leash walking, a recall (something that is very important for him to have) and some basic foundation work for agility like target work, chilling out on a bed and simple things like that...as far as equipment goes so far he knows tunnel. I plan on introducing him to a very low bridge...actually just the planks on the ground in the next little bit as well as teaching him where his rear end is.

[Giselle]

LOL Kizmit, Ivy's in that gangly teenager phase too. She's exactly 5 months tomorrow, as well.

I'm so happy because Ivy finally polished her Contact today! All I have to do now is work on her footing. Luckily, we have a mini dogwalk that I use for Lucky so by the time we start formal training, she should have a concrete Contact on the dogwalk and, hopefully, the A-frame. She also has an authentic Dobie temperament so her recall is pretty much naturally ingrained. We'll have to work on it with distractions, though.

Keep it coming, guys! I really like getting these new ideas and experiences from you guys!

[Kfamr]

I've got my 7 month old Mufasa.

People always say he is well behaved but when it comes to commands he can be VERY stubborn. Treats are a must a majority of the time.

He is the most stubborn out of the 3 puppies I've had in my life. I suppose coming after Kiara he's got a lot to live up to, though.


He knows a few commands which are;

sit, lay, down, come, stay, turn, high five, paw, other paw, speak (VERY stubborn with this one, he won't do it all the time), roll over, and fetch.

He does it at his will, though. He really is a sweet little boy.

Speaking of Ivy, though... how about some pictures?

[Giselle]

A FEW commands? Oh come on, Kay, not every dog is nearly as smart and trainable as Kiara

You know what the weird thing is? I haven't taken many pictures of Ivy. She's just too wiggly, and I keep forgetting the camera at the dog park. Will try to share some mundane ones later!

[bckrazy]

You'd better post more pics, Sophie!!! Or else I will have to steal Ivy... and take them myself... and never give her back. ;D

My knee-jerk reaction to this thread was to post Fozzie. I keep forgetting he's 1! Sweet JESUS, they really do grow up fast... he still seems like such a puppy. Either that, or they actually are "puppies" for a few years, even after they stop growing. I really liked reading all of the puppy stories, and the pics of course.