We had a great show weekend in Longview at the AEDAO show. Legend finished his CH title with the first show.
We put Legend away for the past 9 months giving him time to mature and fill out. This was his first time back out and he showed beautifully! Look at that tail wag, I think he is happy to be back out in the spotlight.
Legend finally got to see the beach. He's so happy. Didn't like the waves
With all the rain yesterday we had fun introducing puppies to water using 1 of our larger puddles. I love how they plow into the puddle unsuspecting. We have found it takes a few exposures before the water become "fun" but I didn't really see any avoidance. And with Goldens I wouldn't expect to
Finished setting up the last crate and snuggle pups to save litter scent when they go home. The pups choose to use this space all on thier own, and perfer to sleep in thier crates... with the doors open. We will continue to work on crate training
Why is bedtime so rowdy. Not even 2 minutes in thier new space and they are tearing it apart
These pups don't want to get ready for bed
Disney rarely opens the milk bar these days and puppies are on dry kibble. Right in middle of curriculum, she must have been feeling full
Pups got to meet thier big sister Willow. They hungry out in a new space while we cooked, ate , and cleaned. We banged pots, ran the blender and the ice crusher. Desensitzation to sound is part of our exposure curriculum
Curriculum today focuses on things that move, and a new space. I love thier natural curiosity
5 weeks old today. These pups get daily curriculum exposure and handling. We explore different surroundings, textures and obstacles. Doing our outside work while we have a break in the weather. They are truly people focused and eager to experience it all. A well balanced, calm mom helps give them confidence as they explore. We also got to tackle some problem solving.
Today we used different textures and sounds for exposure
Isn't she just the cutest? Yellow collar female, prancer