Hi Tootsiemum
So glad to hear that the training with Toots is paying off. Playing fetch with your friends daughter is a big step for her and l know what you mean that other dogs owners find that natural. Anything that my dogs do with other people is a big step for me as l know that my nervousness passed through to them. Just one positive thing and l can feel my confidence handling them get better. Mind you one negative thing and l am back to square one.
Amazingly l thought l was in big trouble last night as somehow Scamper managed to get through a piece of fencing into next door!
Was waiting for the usual tirade about the dogs when all of a sudden HE called over "its alright my duck, l've got him"! I could have dropped down dead with shock over the complete turn around and then l realised that SHE the lodger's car was not there!
It was probably a tempory truce and he will be back to his (macho) self when she is about next.
Anyway the fence is his and he said that it beginning to rot in places so he will replace it soon. I have hedging on my side and so could'nt see where Scamper got through.
Now about Katie - she is settling in fine and although just a week older is running to me when l call her. She is a little biter so l give a little scream and then distract her with something else.
Yesterday she had her first injection and was a little star, not a peep. Licked the vets face and wanted to play.
My vet thought she was a lhaso apso pup and was suprised when l told her that she was Schmoos liitle sister!
All the boys want to play with her but sometimes they get too excited and rough and she gets scared, so l have to break it up. Yesterday after the vets we all went for a walk around the a couple of roads in Towcester and then a quick visit to the park. The boys were really good with the traffic going past and Katie observed from her puppy carrier and took it all in and finally dozed off on the way home. I had taken them all for a run over the hill before the vets to make sure of no accidents. All of them were really good at the vets and Scamper is definately a people person - all waggy tail and kisses.
Talking of Scamper - he has to be kept on a long lead now as his recall is rubbish. DH says that walking the dogs is no joy because of Scamper being disobedient and because Seiger piles in to play with him and breaks up him playing with Schmoo. He just wont let Scamper get to his feet and that is when Scamps loses his temper. We then have to put Seiger on the lead which is a shame.
I told Bob to occasionally call Scamper and then pull him in if he refuses. The first thing he did wrong is using the wrong command. I always say Come and he has started to use Here.
I have told him not to confuse him.
Also when l told him to real him in all l got from was - l told you he would'nt do as he was told and so on. DH has no patience!
He also needs to imagine how he is going to handle the situation before it arises. I can see when the weather gets bad - he will give up on these walks and leave it all back to me again.
My daughter has moved back in with us and l am beginning to lose my sanity! DH +DD have one thing in common - trying to drive me to an early grave.
If only they could unite in other things as l am beginning to feel stuck in the middle again. Nikki still has to clear out her flat and get it ready for the next occupant - ie: clean it!
Anyway must go now and do some housework before going to work. I am in the process of getting a few pictures together on the computer and then l will add them to my signature. I think you might be able to see them if you look in my album but l am not sure. I'm not very good with computers!
PS Have bathed the 3 oldest dogs but before that decided to clip Schmoo. I think we might have got a bit carried away as he looks a completly different dog and you can only recognise him by his eyes.
I think we might have gone a bit over the top.. I will try and get the before and after shot photos on here tonight.