Andrea ([info]andreags) wrote,
@ 2008-09-18 08:44:00
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Current mood: excited
Entry tags:chickens, gardening, puppy

Raising up Puppy
I'd heard that taking care of a puppy was SO HARD, so I expected the worst. It's actually not so bad! Jerimiah thinks she's tough to care for because she won't leave him alone, but he does not properly utilize the puppy-secrets of peanut butter and chew toys. And I notice if I take her for a run, she'll sleep for at least an hour afterwards.

She's starting to get more of a personality now that she's 13 weeks. She LOVES to be on your lap, and to be turned over and have her tummy rubbed. I'm teaching her to sit, to stay, and not to jump or nip at my hands. She is sooooooo cute! Jerimiah took a gajillion photos, so that when you scroll through them, it looks like you're watching a stop-action film. Hah!

I planned out a garden for our side yard, plus some space to possibly put a chicken coop in a couple years. We're going to remove the wood chips this weekend and start landscaping. I'm excited. We want to plant some winter veggies.

Now that I'm all into the idea of having chickens, I've been noticing other people that have chickens. Sorta weird, huh?




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[info]veni_vidi_lusi
2008-09-18 07:31 pm UTC (link)
A suggestion, instead of the word No, teach her the words Leave off, or a similar phrase. This will prevent random confusion in the future, as well leave the sacred word No, for when there is a real issue you need to use it on.

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[info]andreags
2008-09-20 03:31 am UTC (link)
Cool! Thanks for the suggestion! I've started saying "down" to her instead. =)

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[info]veni_vidi_lusi
2008-09-20 03:35 am UTC (link)
Rather than teach her sit or lay down, you can just teach her" down", some dogs (i.e. Mina, my pup) find it easier to lay down than sit due to length or bone structure, but I want to congratulate her if she sits still/lays down, when I say down. That also associates a different connotation to "Things I do regularly for treats" and "Things I should not do because those are bad"

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