Getting his leg over
Jake got his leg over tonight, it wasn’t all he’d hoped it’d be.
Mull holiday
It’s been ages since I updated this website but I thought I’d add in some shots of Skye and Jake on their holidays on Mull. We stayed at the lovely Trennish and Haunn cottages which were dog friendly and there was a very quiet wee beach very close by which suited us down to the ground. Skye… Read More »
Sit-stays and meeting strangers
This week Skye has been working on her sit/stays and allowing herself to be patted by someone who isn’t Stewart or myself without jumping all over them. We’ve also been working on Skye’s sit/stays which she’s getting really good at. This time last year I’d have laughed at anyone who reckoned we’d be able to… Read More »
Skye talks
Stewart and I taught Skye to bark on command. We did this by holding her toy and repeating the command speak until she eventually got fed up and barked at us for not handing over her toy. Of course the toy was immediately handed over along with saying “good girl” when she let out a… Read More »
Hoor-dug merchandise
I might have mentioned the fact that my day job is that of a secondary school teacher. In my school S1-S3 pupils have enterprise classes in addition to their normal subjects. Our young people learn a wide range of different transferable skills. Often pupils will do things like car washes, classroom cleaning etc in exchange for… Read More »
Bank holiday kongs
I expect we’re starting to sound like advertisements for Millies Wolfheart dog food but our two absolutely love it and they’re both in great health. We like to pop some of the wet food in a kong and freeze it for Jake and Skye, it takes them a good while to get all of the food out and… Read More »
Fit-git and Hoor-dug update
I’ve been incredibly neglectful in my dog blog updates over the past month or so. We’ve been attending obedience classes with Paws for Walkies Bonnybridge. Skye is really enjoying the training and we’re only on week 3 at the moment. So far we’ve covered heeling and sitting and without giving too much away we’re finding that Skye… Read More »
Impulse control
Skye has finally learned that good things come to those who wait as opposed to those who snatch it from their owners hand at any given opportunity. When offering treats now we’ve been giving the cue “take it” which has reduced her snatching. We trained this by holding treats and if Skye made an uninvited… Read More »