Here is a photo of my dog — 4 months ago
comign yesterday. WHile he did then proceed to jump happily on me, he came immediately with one little come, so that is very good.
comign yesterday. WHile he did then proceed to jump happily on me, he came immediately with one little come, so that is very good.
Teulu is now 3 months away from being 2. He is turning into a lovely lovely companion. His only issue remains his overexuberant greeting of strangers. At some point he and I will have to take a “greeting each other” class. I’m certain one does not exist in this are since all the dogs I meet are loose on the street…but maybe at the next place. For now, I am just so pleased at his ability to now calm down after some activity, rather than after 10 hours of activity….:)
Teulu has been a horrid boy lately…mostly because he is feeling better so he is getting a bit sassy.
but today I went to sleep and he woke me about 3 hours later. I thought he wanted to go out, but instead I found I had forgotten to lock the apartment door, and due to the strong winds off the coast the door had blown open.
I was really pleased that he did not simply take himself for a walk, leaving me to sleep blissfully and vulnerably with the door open.
But is that training, or personality. ? Either way, I’m happy with my Sassy boy.
is acting just like the dog I want, unfortunately he is sick and so a lot of this behavior is from him feeling a wee bit cruddy. (he’s recoving on Antibiotics, and is going to be fine).
But miraculously yesterday….
He sat and let a young man (Delivering my washer and dryer) pet him. After a bit he got a little playful and mouthy, but he did actually allow it to happen without any immediate leaping, so…again Progress. If I worked harder on it, I think he would progress faster….
Here is my dear doggie, photo credit to my Mom!
Is growing into a nicer dog. Oddly, he still has the puppy “zoomies” once in a while, and without a yard this is a major pain in the behind.
But he has learned to stop jumping all over me when walking, which is a HUGE accomplishment for him…
And he’s done pretty well to learn to chill beside me when I’m reading etc, instead of demanding 24/7 attention.
I’m so so proud of him. Here’s a nice pic of him out on the trail…his hair is finally growing back in too, so he looks absoloutely adorable….
Teulu FINALLY greeted an adult human being without hopping on him. He did eventually try to hop on him, but only after being a bit wound up.
my dog is finally growing up and having some manners. Not many, but this was a major major milestone. I think it had to do with the 2.5 miles he got to run before greeting that person.
Yay puppy.
ANd here he is sporting his embarassing haircut that the groomer did….oops!
SInce coming home, Teulu has been calmer and much mroe focused. I suppose testosterone does have a big effect.
while he still has his puppy moments, he is now far more fun to be around and much more obediaent.
Teulu is still at the vet after a very traumatic neutering. Apparently he decided to have a large large hematoma, and then it has continued to grow even after a drain was placed. So today he will have some vessels ablated….
The crux of this is that in talking to the vet, even she agreed that the poor guy is actually more energized and “exuberant” when compared to others of his breed and age. It makes me feel better that it isn’t just me being frustrated by nothing.
She also said she thought it was odd because I’m supercalm….and he isn’t.
We’ll see after this bad bad experience how he does. He comes home on Sunday… Poor baby.
the dog is again napping in the family room after quite a bit of romping today. only momentary hopping on the couch, and trying to jump all over the computer. I’m very very proud of him. He is improving, now to work on his exciting “greeting people’ skills….he needs to stop jumping all over everyone…its dangerous because he’s quite large.
cease.
I brought in the dog so he wouldn’t bark at the neighbor when he comes home….instead of attempting to climb into my lap, he has actually been content to lay in the same room and sleep…
I love it. It’s so unusual I am wondering if the dog is sick…
or maybe he is just growing up. i love to pet the dog, but not always when I am working…