I would say that TopGun and Jedi Knight training was a success! We’re currently having a thunderstorm and blue and yellow barely noticed. It’s been going on for about a half hour and so far this is the loudest one. BTW, that clickity clack is not rain, it’s me typing on my computer two rooms away. So, if you can hear THAT, the thunder is quite loud.
Update: blue went to visit a neighbor who has parakeets loose in the house. One flew across the room and blue got VERY excited about that. So it appears that his drive is there, just a little slow to appear.
Part 3: after yellow was done, we grabbed blue and took them to a separate field with the bird. I was hoping that the added competition would build some drive. It did a little bit then… cow poop. No puppy kisses tonight!
Part 2: yellow went out and was super excited!! video speaks for itself. *this was first time ever on birds.
Part 1: Took Millie and the boys out to the Big Sky NAVHDA Chapter training day. Let Millie work some birds, (she’s still got it!) and let the puppies soak it all in. Then they were introduced to a dead pigeon first. Yellow was VERY EXCITED about this. He carried the bird all over the pen. Blue was less interested. Then we took them out to see how they would do with a flightless pigeon. Blue first. He was more interested in the cow poop than the bird so after a few minutes we let him off the hook. No need to pressure the little guy! Here’s video of Blue.
Yellow: Working on leave it. Forgot to get video of blue but it went pretty much the same way.
Blue boy: the neighbor boy is learning too!
Yellow boy: Today we started learning to heel on leash one at a time. This is also working on being separated from each other. *note, by the time I turned on the camera, we had already made a loop around the driveway so his 5 minute attention span was up. He was doing much better BEFORE I turned on the camera.
Working on crate training!
Since early on, he’s carried his toys proudly. If a toy ended up on the other side of the room, I knew who took it there. Now, on his first day of leash training, he’s picked it up neatly and carrying it around. What a good boy!
The stream is finally flowing! Puppies aren’t real sure if it but definitely not afraid of it!
Leading to play fetch! This was an interesting outing. Millie LOVES the ball. She is addicted to it. But to see her “share” was really nice. She’s such a good mama.
New , higher play pen. Can’t climb out HA!
Kaia, Maisie and almost Yellow.
Escapee
Red girl, Maisie…. Taking after her red collar mama and grandma. A handful, but still sweet as pie. I just love those red collared girls!!!
BIG DAY part 2! After the gun range, we went to Nana & Papa’s for an intro to grass. It finally warmed up enough to go outside today. They loved the grass and the sunshine. They played hard and passed out and played hard some more! I hope you enjoy this video (7+ minutes) as much as we enjoyed watching them in person. So get a cocktail, pull up a couch and enjoy!
BIG DAY part 1. Today, we went to the local trap club for their first exposure to gunfire. I fed them while shots rang out with no reactions at all. We stayed for a while and played in the xpen, while shooters big and small came to visit and oogle how cute they are!
Field trip to Nana’s Part 1. Only four at a time so everyone gets some play time and it’s not super overwhelming.
