I think we have chosen a name. We will forevermore be called Cora short for Cordelia.
Our old lady Nilla. She just turned 11 years old and it is heartbreaking they don't get to live as long as we do. We are just keeping her comfortable for as long as we can.#NillaTheLabrador #Firstdog #heartdog
While Miss Mildred was getting on those birds, Mom, the boy, and the old man gauge put some miles on our boots. ... #GaugeTheBrittany #hiking #hikes #getoutdoors
Miss Mildred got to play with her favorite thing this weekend. BIRDS! The baby pigeons are finally old enough to fly the couple miles home from the training area so we are going to try and get her broke. ... #missmildredthebrittany #AmericanBrittanyClub #americanbrittany #brittanyoftheday #birddogdrequirebirds #birdsogtraining
When the man-child gets Hangry 3 miles in to a 10 mile hike. 😂
Let’s talk drive vs arousal. I love a podcast by @Puredogtalk where she interviewed @DeniseFenzi and they talked the difference between drive and arousal. Drive is ‘the desire and focus to accomplish a goal’ that goal could be chasing a ball, finding the bird, finding a rat, herding sheep or cattle, finishing the agility course etc. Where arousal is movement, usually for the sake of movement. It is being 'up' but doesn't necessarily have to have a focus.
High arousal dogs without somewhere to channel that energy are the dogs that end up with issues. They can’t sit still even if they should. They are whining, pacing, and destructive without somewhere to channel that energy.
I believe bird dogs need quite a bit of both. They need to love to run because they may be running 5,10,15 miles before their idiot handler actually finds and puts them on some birds (that’s me, I’m the idiot who sucks at finding birds) but they also have to have the drive and focus to stand still pointing a bird for 5,10,20 minutes while their handler huffs and puffs up the mountain to reach them on point.
So when you are looking at dogs for breeding or selecting for your breeding program. You must find the dog with the correct balance of drive and arousal that fits your lifestyle and your goals. And yes, she did hike 20 miles yesterday but she is very high arousal and so we have to find it an outlet every day even when we dont want to.
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#missmildredthebrittany #AmericanBrittanyClub #americanbrittany #brittanyoftheday #puredogtalk #denisefenzi
#oravetdentalchews #missmildredthebrittany #americanbrittany #balancetricks
When the girls wants attention, she doesn’t ask, she demands! #missmildredthebrittany #americanbrittany #attention #puppylove
Baby Maite 14 weeks
Confirmation practice with the Baby Maite yesterday. At 14 weeks old, she is doing so well. She is still developing and we have a lot of work to do but I am so excited to see how this girl develops.
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#MissMaiteTheBoston #bostonterrier #BostonTerrierOfTikTok #purebreddogs #familypet #mansbestfriend #dog #dogsofinstagram
Confirmation practice with the Baby Maite yesterday. At 14 weeks old, she is doing so well. She is still developing and we have a lot of work to do but I am so excited to see how this girl develops....#MissMaiteTheBoston #bostonterrier #BostonTerrierOfFacebook #purebreddogs #familypet #mansbestfriend #dog #dogsoffacebook
12 week old Miss Maite made a new friend today. This is the lovely 8 week old Pug 🥭 Mango 🥭 from Ebert Pugs. I’m sure it is the beginning of a long and happy friendship. ...#MissMaiteTheBoston #bostonterrier #BostonTerrierOfFacebook #MangoThePug #Pugs #PugsOfFacebook
They are already fast friends! #TxikiTheBostonTerrier #MaiteTheBostonTerrier #bostonterrierpuppy #puppylove
