tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47470663387557360212024-02-07T11:26:12.309-08:00Happy Husky MomSiberian Husky stories.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-22752632438343985092011-12-13T19:03:00.000-08:002011-12-13T19:03:41.401-08:00TantrumsAnyone else have to put up with tantrums like I do? Holy moly Leloo throws a tantrum over everything. If it's not "I want a treat" it's "chase me". She is currently throwing one outside, "I want in, so I can go back out in 20 mins." My favorite is the "I'm tired, but don't want to go night night"<br />
I do feel bad for her. We had one inch of snow over the weekend and it melted by Sunday. We didn't even have enough time to practice the mushing.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-11161553747769006992011-10-22T17:47:00.000-07:002011-10-22T17:47:07.692-07:00Sledding this winterDoes anyone know what kind of harness and sled I could use with Leloo this winter? She loves running around the yard, but doesn't get to go for walks really during the winter. We think it would be fun for her to pull us around the yard in a little sled. Leloo does quite well in dragging me down the street on our walks, but has never really pulled anything. I'm worried about doing it half-assed and hurting her. I've thought about using her seat belt harness, but it's doesn't have padding for her shoulders. I think it would hurt and then not be fun. I've looked online and found a variety of harnesses and sleds for real sledding, but I've got no clue what to get. I also considered adding padding to her set belt harness since we use it for walks anyways.<br />
I think a kid's sled would be ok since it's just for running around our yard. I thought about starting out with weights in the sled first and once she got the hang of it I would sit in the sled. I have a number of other concerns that once we do this she'll pull me even harder on walks. <br />
Does anyone have suggestions or warnings? ie. this is a stupid idea or a great one!!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-56841063840892597032011-10-22T17:14:00.000-07:002011-10-22T17:14:12.282-07:00Huskies that need homesDoes anyone else feel intense sadness when they see dogs in shelters? I keep seeing twitter feed about dogs that need homes all over the country. Made worse when I realize they aren't that far away. Then there's the "save the animals" type commercials. There is part of me that wants to save them all and another part telling me Leloo is all we can handle right now. With no fence and both of us working it just wouldn't be feasible. <br />
I'm not naive to think it would be easier with two dogs. Over the summer we dog-sitted for a friend. The first day, I took both dogs for a walk. It was going well until we started heading back. I tripped and dropped Leloo's leash. It was like watching slow motion. I started to do the running man to get to the leash before she noticed, she turned back realized I was quite a bit behind her and then she looked down saw the leash on the ground and took off into the corn field. Fortunately I had my cell phone and my husband came to help find her. It took an hour and a stroke of luck she got caught up in a row of hedge row trees. The next day I thought I had gotten more clever and looped both dog's leashes through my belt loops. Leloo took off in a weird direction and sliced her leash on a mailbox pole. I just can't win! Fortunately I was able to tackle her a few houses down. I wised up and gave up on the walking both. On the other hand they did wear each other out wrestling and arguing over toys. It was super cute watching them argue with each other.<br />
It's hard to say how it would go with two. Right now it's not on the plate. I wish still that there wasn't a need for shelters at all. Unless your a breeder or plan to keep all your puppies' puppies get your dog neutered!!! Be a responsible owner!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-63954684133512606842011-08-30T17:29:00.000-07:002011-08-30T17:29:20.016-07:00Summer timeYou know what stinks about summertime (because so very little does)? It's hard to want to take walks or do much outside when it's 90 + degrees outside! Even less easy when your dog is addicted to air conditioning. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPyU1BXtt6NPcXfGjgPbc6dXDkRvN4LMyOT5sEN9V7-4AEsAluY6QyIpVP3UsrFw67nPXP3ELvhIoJh5tSRJ5pG2pTdLdWKoeQrDbccX7XCVyyu7TafL7xN1pCOclCFIIU-221tYMNjc/s1600/IMG-20110730-00164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPyU1BXtt6NPcXfGjgPbc6dXDkRvN4LMyOT5sEN9V7-4AEsAluY6QyIpVP3UsrFw67nPXP3ELvhIoJh5tSRJ5pG2pTdLdWKoeQrDbccX7XCVyyu7TafL7xN1pCOclCFIIU-221tYMNjc/s320/IMG-20110730-00164.jpg" width="320" xaa="true" /></a>The last week or so has been awesome it's now in the 70's & 80's. Leloo and I have finally started taking walks and going to the park again. Leloo still doesn't trust me that it's cool outside so it's a stand off every time with me standing with the door open trying to convince her to come.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-09Hs5fQma5uaSwJJNwRI_HF_xrZ0bUfxXsexTI2RhY7ya3ZumT9yXIgfW1arXVnTX0UOXCBkvHhy0l_uVFkfKqCvSsDPxZsIpkBH1bWT8CUz6emuhHISipq0v6E_hkbtxdQhVZbS2LQ/s1600/IMG-20110822-00209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-09Hs5fQma5uaSwJJNwRI_HF_xrZ0bUfxXsexTI2RhY7ya3ZumT9yXIgfW1arXVnTX0UOXCBkvHhy0l_uVFkfKqCvSsDPxZsIpkBH1bWT8CUz6emuhHISipq0v6E_hkbtxdQhVZbS2LQ/s320/IMG-20110822-00209.jpg" width="320" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silly silly puppy. Anyone else got a dog addicted to air conditioning? It's seriously ridiculous. She'll howl at the register if it doesn't kick on. I think she thinks it's voice activated. So glad it has cooled down!</div><br />
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A week ago I planted a butterfly bush on the side of our house in a small garden we have. It lasted two days! It literally looked like she killed it and dragged it away. If you can picture a bear attack or something like that you can imagine. She ripped it right out of the ground and dragged it away. I was really mad, but what can you do. I bought a small fence to surround the garden, but I'm not naive I know it won't work. I just keep hoping. I'm sure all you husky owners know what I'm dealing with.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-11087942875677825702011-06-14T12:52:00.000-07:002011-06-14T12:52:53.639-07:00Turning the tablesI've decided that I need to turn the tables on the dominance in my house. At present Leloo is the leader of the pack when my husband is gone. I've known this for a long time, but in the last few days I've been channeling the dog whisper and have been practicing calm, assertive presence. I want to be the pack leader and I'm not going to quit until I am. Today Leloo has thrown at least two fits, but I'm learning to stay calm and make her do what I want no matter what. She has this thing about rolling on the floor like a crocodile if she doesn't want to do something. The Dog Whisper says not to get frustrated, but to stay calm and stick with it. No matter how much they fight in the end they will have to do as you say. I shouldn't feel bad, because she will respect me in the end. I have to watch an episode or two of the Dog Whisper to remind myself.<br />
We've (I've) been doing great at making sure she gets her exercise everyday. I think she's getting used to the mile, so I may have to increase the distance. I can't fall back into the old patterns of just keeping her happy and placate her bad behavior to just get through. I've always had issues with walking her, because of the pulling. That hasn't changed, but the last few days as soon as she starts that I pull her back to me and hold her by the collar until she walks a straight line. It's still a work in progress. <br />
The reason we've picked up the pace with walks everyday is because there are too many untrained and unruly dogs with clueless owners at the dog park. It's sad, but I just can't take a chance. Every once in awhile I may breakdown and take her, but for now we're going to take walks everyday. I liked taking her to the park more so than walks because of how hard it is to walk her. At the park she got socialization and she got to run. Unfortunately because of at least one bad dog/bad owner we just can't have fun there.<br />
The other issue we have is Leloo flipping out when she seeing birds or rabbits. I don't know what she would do if she actually caught them, but I really don't want to find out. I've been doing "No" with a small yank on the leash when I see her searching the tall grass. I'm not sure yet what to do other than pull back when a bunny jumps out in front of us. All I can do at this point hold onto the reigns. Other husky owners know exactly what I'm talking about.<br />
Wish me luck on my quest to be pack leader!!!!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-9851238386390503372011-05-27T18:52:00.000-07:002011-05-27T18:52:29.030-07:00Shedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxI_d1mt1VZp0Y8nMQJaA6dnQ4xYh6F-nG2i1eoxItV-y-UK8akqNudHxFrcDoxj6Egw3639hugSKEYz5JeRXz0cBpAUciPccpE7wKOqIp1tEAiPDXNlGtyUQZ1FJibrvG9NCD84R8zE/s320/Fur.jpg" t8="true" width="320" />Anyone else feeling my pain?</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-79841141980706665082011-05-27T18:50:00.000-07:002011-05-27T18:50:57.689-07:00Our daily walks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvpLPqTCNnDCyJLqRVI7xaiZLJgRL7oFQ1_M5l9T4_M5pv7yWd8W49HKO5NT8iykO1iha5Wwo2Tc4Rw67_oVR9uENGK1OXy5SUYTnfx1tufPTa1d6BIYm2ydYY4MbNKEvYXFE0DA7VbQ/s1600/walk+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvpLPqTCNnDCyJLqRVI7xaiZLJgRL7oFQ1_M5l9T4_M5pv7yWd8W49HKO5NT8iykO1iha5Wwo2Tc4Rw67_oVR9uENGK1OXy5SUYTnfx1tufPTa1d6BIYm2ydYY4MbNKEvYXFE0DA7VbQ/s320/walk+3.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a>I see you...just come a little closer birdy hehehe</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CMAXLXqQvmhLr2ZYqB3qvv0xK_crMR15JpQ6gzEWqPNxZcRz-je5-4215DJwhc2iiNwjtIE2b2WUzUX690hp7mPyYSvXru9ESEBru8M4C9wdpYga8CecNa_-tR73mRmHwnEhpW89co4/s1600/walk+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CMAXLXqQvmhLr2ZYqB3qvv0xK_crMR15JpQ6gzEWqPNxZcRz-je5-4215DJwhc2iiNwjtIE2b2WUzUX690hp7mPyYSvXru9ESEBru8M4C9wdpYga8CecNa_-tR73mRmHwnEhpW89co4/s320/walk+2.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a> Look I found something to roll in...Ewww</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02fW4mfCLM-UbGWPhC64xT255ZvFAhaoXplgUmN4y2j-lAFfLWlroqJIDYHx_DGHQjUjKLlKcMvAhxtPPgy7ctX8jbkvYbeRBooymOJURYXpEko-OtokKQaB7fIP_HoIFdE4rxvJXmxQ/s1600/walk+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02fW4mfCLM-UbGWPhC64xT255ZvFAhaoXplgUmN4y2j-lAFfLWlroqJIDYHx_DGHQjUjKLlKcMvAhxtPPgy7ctX8jbkvYbeRBooymOJURYXpEko-OtokKQaB7fIP_HoIFdE4rxvJXmxQ/s320/walk+1.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a>:( we liked going down this road, but we had to detour. Hope they finish soon!!</div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-43331575961146205572011-05-23T21:32:00.000-07:002011-05-23T21:32:05.861-07:00The incidentSo here's what happened to Leloo and I over the weekend. We were walking down the road as we always do and passed a neighbor's house. They have 3 dogs. Leloo has met them before, but not all at the same time and individually they are really cute. Normally they aren't outside though. As we walked by one ran up. That went well, we did some kissing and petting. The second ran up, this caused a frenzy. The third ran up and all hell broke loose. There was yelling, barking, growling and me screaming NOOOOOOO!!!!! I pulled Leloo back and in all the scuffling I wasn't sure if she was hurt. The owner and the kids came running and screamed at them and they quickly retreated. I'll give them credit for that. The owner was very concerned that we were ok and waited for me to say she was fine and walk away. I checked Leloo thoroughly, and she seemed fine. The owner said that the dogs were inside, but one of the kids left a door open. I can understand that, considering how many times Leloo has gotten loose. Speaking of which, I have another funny story about her getting loose, to come later.<br />
Aside of me being really shaken up, we were just fine. We aren't going by that house again though. I just can't take the chance. Animals will be animals, but they obviously have an issue there and I'm not risking it.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-87013394722304432952011-05-23T21:13:00.000-07:002011-05-23T21:13:31.012-07:00Dog training week 5:graduation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y0Yo2Iba_3ymfo6TkgxTy1505jQW_Z4KiC1fzO8AN1Kqa4xU1dm4p0pfymbgq7gApeB3j_6w0tqvlGljfnLJb0BfDfC1-ZrhDV7UNQM52E3g_LBjpH6heMuLAXUsO-Yl7joNc7WPYlo/s1600/graduation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y0Yo2Iba_3ymfo6TkgxTy1505jQW_Z4KiC1fzO8AN1Kqa4xU1dm4p0pfymbgq7gApeB3j_6w0tqvlGljfnLJb0BfDfC1-ZrhDV7UNQM52E3g_LBjpH6heMuLAXUsO-Yl7joNc7WPYlo/s320/graduation.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Yes you are reading this correctly!! Leloo passed her training class. Or I should say we both passed. Her final exam was to do one trick. The trainer told us to do one she is really good at. That would be saying thank you. It was lead with a lot of Ahhhhs. Yeah she's a crowd pleaser.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-89723567938153982882011-05-15T20:30:00.000-07:002011-05-15T20:30:16.253-07:00Dog training week 3 & 4Well folks Leloo missed dog training week 4. Not her fault, mom got home late and completely forgot!!! I think she wasn't too upset. I do have some updates on her training though. Week 3 didn't go as well as week 2. Leloo was really agitated the whole session. I thought her little sprint around the neighborhood would have worn her out, (this was the day someone let her loose). It did not. She was pulling away from me the entire time. I could only slightly keep her attention as long as the treats were in site. It was a bit frustrating. We have been working on "stay" and the trainer checked to see if any of the dogs had separation anxiety. Leloo did well with both surprisingly. Even though she was overly excited. We've been really working on the stay. I wasn't sure if it would work with other dogs and people, but as long as she is on lease it works great. She has separation anxiety only when she is completely alone. She'll tear things apart while we're gone aka toilet paper, paper towels, amongst other things. Not every time, just when she's frustrated. The trainer was impressed that she didn't even notice that I was gone. I wasn't, I was a little disappointed. :( But I know it is a good thing.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-24801706026895676932011-05-03T18:28:00.000-07:002011-05-03T18:28:47.508-07:00To the person who set my dog loose....You underestimate how much she loves us!!!! Leloo was outside this evening playing in our yard. I go out to get her before this week's dog training and she's gone. This is not the first time someone has done this. The first time someone cut, yes cut her lease. This time though they choose to just unhook her chain. As you can tell I'm pretty agitated. I will now be keeping an eye on her while she's outside even more than I already do. I'm considering a camera, but I don't know yet. <br />
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Do any of you have an issue with people setting your dogs loose or kids playing pranks?<br />
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On a side note, once we caught her in the neighbor's yard we went to dog training. More on that later.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-18955773640371166262011-04-27T15:51:00.000-07:002011-04-27T15:51:58.778-07:00Dog training take 2: week 2<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Leloo had dog training last night and she did an awesome job! Yes you heard that right.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The trainer brought a gentle leader and it worked like a charm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leloo still pulled it off her nose at one point, but I got it back on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a little too big for her which is why she was able to pull it off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next week I’ll bring her’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never thought about using the gentle leader for training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I use it for walks here and there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leloo did her bucking thing while we were practicing walking for the trainer so she saw what I was talking about. I just need to keep walking and she'll have no choice but to get back in line.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">It was good training over all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which is what I was hoping for since we’ve been practicing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told the trainer about how I bought tons of treats and how we've been working hard all week. She smiled and said it shows. She also noticed that Leloo was so much calmer this week. That's because she played outside most of the day, so she had worn herself out.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">We received our next assignment for next week, greeting people and other dogs. This is Leloo's biggest challege. She gets overly excited when she's meeting people. She did well with the trainer walking up, but we will be practicing this. I want her to calm down when she hears the doorbell or when people come in the door. I'll be recruiting family for this.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Next week we'll be learning how to be groomed as well. Also another one of Leloo's issues. Sort of thinking this class is more for her than the other dogs, since they all seem to be more well behaved. LOL</span></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-35982375382656765502011-04-23T18:15:00.000-07:002011-04-23T18:15:45.483-07:00Leloo wearing red to show her supportI was checking out a few other of my favorite blogs and a few had posts about the 100 sled dogs killed a year ago. I was crying while reading them. Please check them out if you aren't already following them<br />
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I am super glad we are doing the training. Today we practiced again looking when called and all of her other tricks. I don't understand why it's challenging to look at me when she hears "LELOO", but yet she can tell me she wants a treat by howling at me and leading me to the treats and even tapping the one she wants! Hmmmm seems like someone is sandbagging for extra treats. <br />
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I'm hoping to get her on schedule again. I hate putting her in the crate. If this destruction continues though it will have to be that way.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-84343591771382744332011-04-19T20:41:00.000-07:002011-04-19T20:41:32.728-07:00Dog training Take 2: week 1Well tonight was the first day of dog training. Where to begin...it didn't go as planned. Ok what ever does?<br />
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There were a few reason I believe it didn't go well. One: Leloo wasn't in the least bit interested in what I was telling her to do. We didn't get to go for a walk before we left so she was extra wound up. She couldn't calm down. Two: there were the treats. You'd think I was trying to give her something nasty. She sniffed and looked away. Arrrggghh. What a night. I have to say that the way things went I was a little frustrated, she knows soooooo many commands and if you just met her tonight you'd think she was a different dog altogether.<br />
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The class was made up of seven dogs. All of which seemed to be young around Leloo's age. There were two boxers (same owners), two border collies (same owners), one German shepherd, and one black lab. Leloo oddly enough has met the border collies before. I think she recognized them first, because she was jumping and carrying on quite a bit more when she looked in their direction. I finally heard the dogs names and realized who these two dogs were as well, she has played with them at the park. It's funny when I recognize the dogs more than the owners! Their owners did the same thing. Both dogs are so cute, and super smart. Just about every owner there was dealing with the same basic behavioral issues. Over excitement with new people or other dogs, keeping them focused on you, and stealing things (aka toilet paper). Some of the dogs had sort of aggression issues, but none seemed violent. Leloo's not aggressive just wants to play 24/7.<br />
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The instructor had a few comments for me, one get treats she will want, and second burn her out before training. So guess what we did immediately after training? We went to the pet store at 7:45pm and got 5 count them 5 different treats!!! I'm not messing around. The trainer said to bring a variety to keep her guessing so she doesn't get sick of any particular kind. As for the exercising, my husband is going to have to take her either to the park or for a walk while I'm at work. Hopefully it won't be like today and rain the whole day. <br />
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We got our first homework assignment. Rewarding her when she hears her name and looks at me. The trainer did notice that Leloo doesn't respond to hand gestures as well as just talking to her. I know that too, she's a good listener when she wants to be. I only do the hand gesture if I think she can't hear me. Or if she just isn't listening. She also noticed that Leloo does know how to do several commands she just can't focus when there are lots of distractions. Hopefully we can do better! I want her to pass the "good citizen's" test.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-42176470341760839982011-04-13T15:33:00.000-07:002011-04-13T15:33:12.017-07:00Wordless Wednesdays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcPKVjPaWZZnJIwmj3R0DuEqF9OylCVhO34EQmTgUEO2SgytdnQvK1QD6Yj7pIPalzp8tkrLVibPYvjZaZ25vdaEYu0iEg0_3ehQrv_1bBRgtrA64upwDvRVcYqKJkLJbcPpEdg0q5Gg/s1600/IMG-20110413-00103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcPKVjPaWZZnJIwmj3R0DuEqF9OylCVhO34EQmTgUEO2SgytdnQvK1QD6Yj7pIPalzp8tkrLVibPYvjZaZ25vdaEYu0iEg0_3ehQrv_1bBRgtrA64upwDvRVcYqKJkLJbcPpEdg0q5Gg/s320/IMG-20110413-00103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-28399360668407581382011-04-12T18:41:00.000-07:002011-04-12T18:41:24.516-07:00Question for the massesIf you are jogging down the road and see a dog in a yard, do you approach it or not? I've noticed more and more when I'm home during the day that people stop and say hi to Leloo. Now I think it's great that they aren't scared of her. Believe me I'm glad for that. <br />
I just have to ask what people think about this. Would you walk up to a dog in their yard if you don't know him or her? I wouldn't, and I've asked a few friends and the consensus is NO. I personally wait to see if the dog comes to me and I find it's better if the owner is there. You never know if the dog is territorial or been abused. Not to mention the fact that you don't know the owner!<br />
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I would love comments!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-62042674528934204392011-04-08T16:33:00.000-07:002011-04-08T16:33:59.952-07:00My little babyI love coming home and my puppy is so happy to see me. She almost always has a big smile on her face. Yes, dogs do smile. Looks just like a human smile only with their tongues hanging out! <br />
Last night though, I came home and Leloo wouldn't look at me. Her ears were back, she kept looking down at the floor and she just looked guilty. I kept asked her what's a matter and what happened. I realized that she wouldn't look towards the living room. Sure enough I look over and I see a white explosion laying on the floor. Much like the tissue box a week before. She had decimated a toilet paper roll. I mean it was hard to tell what the white shrapnel had once been. I just shock my head and didn't even yell at her. I mean what's the point really? She at least knows what shame is. She knew it was wrong and was worried I was going to be mad.<br />
Next week is the dog training class. I can't wait. I hope to learn quit a bit and hopefully break Leloo and MYSELF of some bad habits.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-65206187634726739482011-04-01T20:50:00.000-07:002011-04-19T08:50:06.299-07:00Winter pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY_pm93njXI0IW4RGOc0w874cO8dcuzGxUaU9_H-rN__i_NkG4GL5g71nlss4KhDqPO2cVxyGsFzgi78vvOQj7U5KOcLEH-ydbt6VYvzRLL-mExoR5c-LD_ZqRF-p6l0thdhj_Ne6LwA/s1600/IMG_0727.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY_pm93njXI0IW4RGOc0w874cO8dcuzGxUaU9_H-rN__i_NkG4GL5g71nlss4KhDqPO2cVxyGsFzgi78vvOQj7U5KOcLEH-ydbt6VYvzRLL-mExoR5c-LD_ZqRF-p6l0thdhj_Ne6LwA/s320/IMG_0727.JPG" width="320" /></a>"Yeah mom it's still snowing"</div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I've been home for about 30 minutes and in those 30 minutes she has come in and out from outside at least 4 times. Which means I have to go to the door and put her on and off her chain each time. I know she needs a friend, but it's just not in the cards just yet.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EgDpDVoFIdGiV05I1IYE0lO7U6KCPq2_RZNEbQbFWW6jLHCY98Emr1Gs8sEDLM30gYk2Rx3dCL-Pfj2J6bv2ZJMwJ1Uu58arGbkHmaWrXlszzw4GH0RVJatFjexxKrcDlOTu8z6UtvE/s1600/IMG_0949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EgDpDVoFIdGiV05I1IYE0lO7U6KCPq2_RZNEbQbFWW6jLHCY98Emr1Gs8sEDLM30gYk2Rx3dCL-Pfj2J6bv2ZJMwJ1Uu58arGbkHmaWrXlszzw4GH0RVJatFjexxKrcDlOTu8z6UtvE/s320/IMG_0949.JPG" width="320" /></a>Last night she was angry that I didn't take her to the pet store with me that she took it out on a box of tissues.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now obviously I love Leloo (I mean look at this blog's title.) There are just some days where I miss her being a "smallish" puppy that <span style="background-color: white;">would lie </span>on my feet while she napped 10 times a day. I feel awful, because she deserves and needs all my attention. I feel whiny, because she's the one that's been home most of the day alone. I just can't wait for warmer weather and longer days. She'll be at the park everyday if I can help it.</div><br />
**I am excited though, because today I found out that we go into a dog training course starting next month. We've done one class before, but there are still things I'd like to work on. ie. jumping up and getting her to calm down when new people are around. I will keep everyone updated on what we learn.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-45149348498338371592011-03-28T17:07:00.000-07:002011-03-28T17:07:57.358-07:0010 most dangerous dogs<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok not everything online should be trusted. I was surfing the internet though and found several "10 most dangerous dogs" lists on various websites. No need to list their addresses, just type in 10 most dangerous dogs in any web browser. I heard of these lists, but I hadn't come across them before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now all the dogs you would expect are on these lists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pit bulls, Doberman Pinchers, German shepherds, Rottweilers, Chows, and Akitas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those don’t surprise me based on their use as guard dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the same time, I don’t believe that a dog can be evil if not trained to be so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What was shocking to me was seeing Siberian Huskies either at #3 or #4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t even remotely see a Siberian as being dangerous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The reason I don’t believe Leloo is dangerous is because I’ve worked with her not to do that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve shown her that humans are the boss and she can’t bite the hand that feeds her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She still has issues with stealing socks, tissues and anything similar to either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She tries to fight for said items, but I can rub her head, touch her while she’s growling and she still won’t bite me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve found that in Leloo’s case she just wants to play or to get attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second she finds something more interesting, like a treat, she drops the item.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve used the “trade” command.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t always work, but most times it’s easier than trying to get whatever she’s stolen out of her mouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For my husband, all he has to do is put his hand out and she almost automatically drops whatever is in her mouth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the same time with other animals, Leloo is generally gentle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every now and again she gets too excited for a friend she jumps on other dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leloo showed great restraint at the park over the weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another dog, an Alaskan Eskimo dog, did not like her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that she did anything at all to him, he just didn’t like her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second he entered the park, he blazed right up to her and jumped on top of her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Biting and scratching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took his owner to get him off of her. She barely reacted to it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She looked at him and tried to get out from underneath him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to all the dangerous dog websites, she was supposed to kill that dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the very least be aggressive to anyone that came near her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Somehow though she just looked confused and walked away! Hmmmmm makes you think doesn’t it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I blame the owner of that other dog for his bad behavior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dog was obviously over pampered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He seemed to have zero training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During my hunting online I found out about this site: </span><a href="http://www.atts.org/about.html"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.atts.org/about.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>American Temperament Test Society, Inc. This is a non-biased non-for-profit group that does temperament testing of dog breeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found it really interesting that Siberians ranked higher than several dogs considered to be “good family pets” such as: standard poodle, dachshund, beagle, collie (you know lassie), Chinese crested (ugly hairless dog), <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Chihuahua</place></state>, schnauzer, and my favorite the Portuguese water dog (Our president’s dog).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is the rating for Siberian’s </span><a href="http://www.atts.org/stats7.html"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.atts.org/stats7.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Could a Siberian bite someone?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure can! Can any dog be trained to be fearful, and aggressive?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure, but my point is so could any other dog.</span></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747066338755736021.post-91282266293112156662011-03-27T17:14:00.000-07:002011-03-27T18:46:45.652-07:00What a small worldI just found out the other day that someone I've worked with for 2 years also has a husky. We don't work in the same department, so she didn't see my cubicle plastered with husky pictures until recently. Nor did I know she had a husky. I love hearing stories from other husky owners. All the good and the bad. So of course I had to bombard her with questions and stories.<br />
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It was great to ask her many questions, because this is her second husky. Her current husky "G" is 11 years old. She had great advice about avoiding slick floors like hardwood. Which is great timing since we are renovating our house. I did notice that Leloo has a hard time with hardwood floors, but my coworker said to avoid them altogether if possible. "G" has bad hips from slipping and sliding so much. Poor thing can't jump into the car anymore, and gets extremely nervous coming down the stairs. Considering huskies can suffer from hip dysplasia this is very important.<br />
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What I also found out was most huskies start to calm down around three. Of course each dog is an individual, but that's the norm. I am fairly used to her rambunctiousness, but it would be nice to have her calmer. My husband disagreed. He think she isn't Leloo if she isn't hyper. <br />
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The thing that was the most shocking is my coworker actually finds the howling annoying. I think it's hilarious and of course from the moment we brought Leloo home we encouraged it. My coworker on the other hand finds it to be worse than barking. That's crazy!!!<br />
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She was super sweet and I can't wait to ask her more questions in the future. Hopefully she won't get sick of it.<br />
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**On a side note to other bloggers. How do you add to blogger's dictionary? "Leloo" keeps coming up as a spelling error and it's driving me nuts!!!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14162090783752118037noreply@blogger.com0