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Piano
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Week 7 for Piano has been great. We have spent the week reinforcing the commands we have taught him over the entirety of his stay here. Piano is one of those rare dogs that truly wants to learn more. He has an easy time engaging with his handler and has fun while he is learning, and this attitude of his has made this process so easy and fun for us all here. His obedience is certainly above and beyond what we had planned when he got here, but we have been blessed with a dog like Piano.
Piano’s behavior has been his challenge while he is here. Piano has a hunter’s spirit, he likes to chase, to track things down, to hunt – and has been bred to do exactly that. Those behaviors are not necessarily problematic, but in an environment with more people than prey has made it a challenge for Piano. Fast moving objects and things make Piano’s instinct come out. We knew this from the beginning and have tried to keep that part of his mind satisfied by throwing balls for him to chase, letting him play with other dogs at least 3 times a day, and letting him enjoy his freedom when we are not training. We hoped that would give him enough energy release to allow us time to set boundaries for him that were appropriate, and we were mostly right. The most important thing for anyone to understand about Piano is his nature as a hunting dog. Someone cannot keep this dog in a house all day long and expect him to be a good boy, he needs to run and chase and play often. When his body has a way to burn energy appropriately, it makes it so much easier to talk to his mind.
Piano is such a great dog. He is so smart. He loves his people and bonds pretty easily. Piano will love your family and protect your home, he will play with you, go on adventures with you, and he will listen to you. Piano is one of the rare dogs that has everything that someone could hope for in a dog. We hope he finds the best home that he could. Just make sure he gets plenty of space to follow his nature.
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Diva
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Diva is ready to become the next new addition to any home She is such a wonderful love bug and gets along with everyone. Diva enjoys playing tug and will run around until you’re ready for her to stop. Diva will bring you comfort when you feel down and can be well behaved when other people are around. She takes treats softly and will work for food. Her food drive is not the greatest but you can use toys and other rewards to get her to execute the commands you like. The easiest, most pleasurable way to build a relationship with Diva is to just let her be free. This dog will choose to be next to you, and enjoys lying just about anywhere. She is very smart and can continue to learn new tricks or behaviors quickly. In order to make her most successful try to teach her things where she can see you at all times. Having one eye makes her turn towards where she can see and she uses it to find balance. You will be missing out on one of the greatest joys you could add to your family if you don’t adopt her. So I hope that if you read this you will call the rescue immediately and set up a meet and greet with Diva.
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Big Boy
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This week we have worked to push Big Boy in different environments indoors. The weather all week has been very rainy and windy without fail, so we have mostly been indoors besides potty breaks. Big Boy does not do very well out in the rain and shuts down as soon as he starts getting wet. He also will do his best not to move once his paws are touching wet/muddy grass. We have been playing lots with Tanner down in the hangout room and on the dog ramp. Big Boy has never been interested in toys since his arrival, but this week I got him to play tug with me for a while and he was absolutely loving it! He also picked up two different bones and chewed them on his little bed! For work times we have been pushing his duration which has gone great! One thing that has helped big boy with greeting people lately is CGC one and two. We will sit him in the heel position completely ignoring him and have someone calmly and confidently approach us not paying attention to him, but the handler. During this point we will engage in small conversation as I reward Big Boy for remaining calm and in the sit position. Once we have a brief talk, I invite the person to get down on Big Boys level and calmly pet him under his chin and chest area while I keep rewarding him with food and verbal praise. We keep this part to a minimal with the purpose of not overwhelming the dog. Once the person gets up and walks away I will release Big Boy and give him lots of physical affection and verbal praise. Those two things excite him and helps him gain confidence each time as well as successfully pushes his duration in uncomfortable settings. We have also been going to the corners of the hallways and I will pull up a chair and sit while all of the foot traffic goes around us. During these times I will either have the dog in a down stay or in a sit stay beside me. At first he is a little worked up so I will ignore him and once I am confident that I can positively communicate with him I will start rewarding him and expecting him to remain in certain positions. During these times I will also randomly bowl feed him in these settings to show him that the specific area isn’t so bad and that good things do come from these situations. Big Boy has built such a great bond with our team as well as people inside and out of the dog program. He is such a trusting, loving little dog who will do anything he can to love on his person. His growth in confidence since his arrival has been absolutely amazing and everything we could have hoped for!
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