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Hi everyone!
Just wanted to share a few photos of Loki. He's going through a stage of maturity physically and mentally, it's neat to see him grow up!
For those who don't know of Loki and his story with me... long story short; I adopted him at 10mo after he was about to be shot to death. I lucked out big time, he's a fantastic dog.
We had our first lesson with a trainer yesterday to help us overcome some leash reactivity. That went really well, I was definitely headed in the right direction. Other than that snafu, his overall training is going remarkably! He can sit, stay, come, has door manners, and he does it pretty reliably inside, outside, at stores, etc. He doesn't pull on the leash at all until he sees another dog, then we have that leash-reactivity issue which I really don't foresee being a huge problem long-term at all. He is very forgiving when I make a mistake, too. I am new to this as my former dogs have been untrained family dogs. Oh, and he loves meeting people, who are naturally drawn to his goofy and happy-go-lucky personality. Eeeeveryone wants to meet Loki!
Our bond grows every day. It's been so much fun learning more about him and finding out what he likes, what works for him, etc. Things like his food, any supplements, training methods, what equipment to use and when, etc. I think he's really getting that I'm Mom and I hope he knows I'm not going anywhere. His whole life has been change after change, just when he gets comfortable, so I really want him to know I'm not going anywhere, and neither is he.
He's also extremely tolerant. He's got a little bit of an infection where no male dog wants to have one (I know... poor guy), but he very happily allows me to wash it out and put ointment on it 2x a day. The vet was shocked at how trusting he is, she was laughing after examining him, saying there are a very small handful of dogs who so willingly let them examine them in that way. He's cool, haha.
Overall, I'm really enjoying him more than I thought I would. I am super lucky to have him. :grin2:
Leigh
Just wanted to share a few photos of Loki. He's going through a stage of maturity physically and mentally, it's neat to see him grow up!
For those who don't know of Loki and his story with me... long story short; I adopted him at 10mo after he was about to be shot to death. I lucked out big time, he's a fantastic dog.
We had our first lesson with a trainer yesterday to help us overcome some leash reactivity. That went really well, I was definitely headed in the right direction. Other than that snafu, his overall training is going remarkably! He can sit, stay, come, has door manners, and he does it pretty reliably inside, outside, at stores, etc. He doesn't pull on the leash at all until he sees another dog, then we have that leash-reactivity issue which I really don't foresee being a huge problem long-term at all. He is very forgiving when I make a mistake, too. I am new to this as my former dogs have been untrained family dogs. Oh, and he loves meeting people, who are naturally drawn to his goofy and happy-go-lucky personality. Eeeeveryone wants to meet Loki!
Our bond grows every day. It's been so much fun learning more about him and finding out what he likes, what works for him, etc. Things like his food, any supplements, training methods, what equipment to use and when, etc. I think he's really getting that I'm Mom and I hope he knows I'm not going anywhere. His whole life has been change after change, just when he gets comfortable, so I really want him to know I'm not going anywhere, and neither is he.
He's also extremely tolerant. He's got a little bit of an infection where no male dog wants to have one (I know... poor guy), but he very happily allows me to wash it out and put ointment on it 2x a day. The vet was shocked at how trusting he is, she was laughing after examining him, saying there are a very small handful of dogs who so willingly let them examine them in that way. He's cool, haha.
Overall, I'm really enjoying him more than I thought I would. I am super lucky to have him. :grin2:
Leigh