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Spot on Lori!! Spot on!!! It's so funny....I think we all have the same "thought bubble" everytime we see how wonderfully well Ollie is doing in EVERY aspect of his life because of you two.....something like "take your little snarley ass comment about age and stick it!"
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Hee hee! Look at THAT! I love it. How many people would dare try that move with their own doggie? Great move Ollie!
Kathi you are a Tripawds Fashionista! Loved that runway stroll 😉
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Class #4 tonight focused on down and down-stay.
For the down-stay, he had trouble remembering to stay at first, but when the teacher dragged the package of hamburger past him, he was rock solid.
By next week he is supposed to maintain that down-stay while we drop the lead and walk the circle of dogs until we reach him again. That one is VERY scary for me!
Kathi abound the Turbotail April Angel...and the Labradork.
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
Oh, yes. We are also starting on the come command this week.
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
It's so fun watching his pawgress! What is the name of the school/trainer you're working with?
I agree, walking around a circle of dogs while he's in a down stay would scare me too, not sure I'd be ready to try that with Wyatt. Just don't let Ollie know you're freaked out, and he'll do fine.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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This really is fun "going to school with Ollie"! Thank you sooooo much for letting us tag along.
Ollie REALLY is a stellar student...quite an "A" student! I lpve how happy henis! His tail wags non stop!
Wow! To sit stil while hamburger is being used as a lure to make him "break bad"...now that's restraint!
Can't wait to see video from the next class!
Love to you!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
I love watching Ollie's progress! If you happen to cover "don't eat that" in your training, please, please, pass along the pointers!
Harmony became a Tripawd on 10/21/14 (MCT). She left us way too soon on 11/1/14.
"We miss you so much; our love, our heart, our Harmony."
- Pam, Ron and Melody, Meesha, Doublestuff and Mariah Carey
We are at Scotch Pines Dog Training in Nampa, Idaho. The instructor, April Stoppel Jantz, is the daughter of the original owners. She bought the business from them when they retired. I am VERY impressed with Ollie's progress. I can't wait until we are comfortable taking him to the beach. We both had to agree, though, that he was not ready for it this year.
Kathi and the Turbotail April Angel...and the Labradork
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
I just realized that we had not posted a video from last week's lesson. We are just starting on the off-leash portion of the class. Ollie is tied to Garry's belt with a thin safety line, but Garry is not allowed to touch the line with his hands. Sometimes Ollie actually manages to do the command like the video shows. Sometimes it isn't so good...like when I got my foot tangled in the line yesterday and went down on my backside...a different version of the Granny Bump. As soon as I hit the ground, Ollie came over and sat down next to me.
Kathi and the Turbotail April Angel...and the Labradork
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
These were from the last to or three weeks. We were working with distractions...an open package of hamburger was first. The next week it was a cage full of guinea pigs, and last week it was a goat. I do have to admit that the guinea pig one and the goat one were NOT on the first go around...several corrections were necessary before he managed to do it correctly.
Kathi and the Turbotail April Angel...and the Labradork
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
I just noticed that I had already posted the hamburger one, but for some reason I can't get the edit button to work. Will try it from the laptop...or not. Forgot that after I made another post, I can't edit anyway.
Kathi
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
No..."leave it"!!! Leave the hamburger in...it's well worth seeing twice!!!
Testi g.......still getting kicked off...so testing first...
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Okay....I. loged in ...for the mo.ent anywau!
These are FANTASTIC!!!! This dog..you guys...are amazing!!!
The guinea pig...and then the GOAT!!! R U kidding!!!??? Not so much as a bark? Craaaaazy good dog!! Frankie smeeled the scent of the goat and guinea pig all the way through the screen and started howling like a wildman! Merry Myrtle only interested in the hamburger!
His attention to Garry and coming around to his side and sitting is astonishing!
But what I wouldn't give for a video of the new version of the Granny Bump! You know Murphy was laughing at that!
We are having such a blast going to school with Ollie! You a d Garry are THE perfect family for him...a d he for you! PERFECT!!
Keep these coming! Sooo much fun to watch!
Lots of love!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
We have decided that Ollie is not as ready for off-leash at class as we would like him to be. The class area is not fenced, and he is still not trustworthy when he is off leash. We will be taking him to the dog park in Meridian ID (about 45 miles from here) on a regular basis to work on his skills, and he will finish the class with the January group. Hopefully by that time he will have settled in better and gained a bit more maturity. We also hope that he will have conquered his "run amok" tendencies. Although we wish that he was ready, we are not willing to take a chance on him at this stage of the game. Even though he is a big dog, he still has a huge case of "puppy brain".
We will try to post videos from his times at the dog park. He was great there yesterday when we took him.
Kathi and the Turbotail April Angel...and the Labradork
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
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