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Weekly update (by Marcel for Moogli) (long)_
Condensed version:
Moogli meets my brother (and doesn't like him) Moogli meets a basset hound (way too slow) Moogli meets a beagle (nice guy) Rania (aunts dog) learns to fetch. Long version Well, this has been a medium week for Moogli, in terms of excitement. The crowd at the dog park/run seems to be thinning out. Not a bad thing at all, but more of a good thing considering the people that are no longer attending tend to be those with dogs that are really interested in Moogli and his mom. Early last week, Moogli met a really nice basset hound. I have never seen one before, but they are pretty cute. Moogli and his mom were interested in himand actually went up to him to introduce themselves. Much tail wagging and crotch sniffing ensued. Then, Moogli and his mom followed us as we tend to walk at a pretty good clip around the park. (This has two advantages. The dogs are forced to walk/trot to keep up with us, and if they fall behind because they are playing, they forget about us and are starting to realize that they can be more than 10 feet from us. So far, the record is about 100 metres away before they stop fighting and come running up to us. Anyways, back to the basset hound. He tried to follow behind Moogli and Cocotte, but, unfortunately, bassets were *not* designed for speed. he would run as fast as he could for about 5 or 10 metres, than decide it wasn't worth it and would just walk towards them, but never really getting close to them. His tail was wagging the whole time though and he had a sort of bounce in his step. I was told by his owners that he weighed about 60 lbs (they said that was what his breeder said he should weigh) Later on last week, Moogli and his mom met a 1yr old beagle. She was very cute, again with a tail that didn't stop wagging. She and the terrible twosome hada great time. they all liked to play chase games, generally the beagle being chased by Cocotte who was being chased by Moogli. Then, when it would turn around, and Moogli would let Cocotte catch him, the beagle would wait while they would wrestle for a couple of minutes, adn then take of running again. Like with the bassett hound, she was close enough to Moogli's size that he was not intimidated by her. Much crotch sniffing and showing of the particularly good places to pee on was done. This beagle comes from (apparently) hunting lines. The breeder actually hunts using his beagles and has the pups tattoed at birth. My brother came into town, and we discovered that Moogli does *not* like my brother. Most people he likes right away. Not my brother. When Gen picked Shawn up from the bus station, she brought him into the room and let Moogli out of his cage. Well, he hid behind Gen, with just his head exposed, barking his "alarm" bark, interspersed with his hey, who are you, what are you doing here bark. He is getting better with him though. My brother took a short nap on the sofa, and Moogli discovered that he doesn't mind if he snuggles up next to him. He (Moogli) still tends to get *really* big eyes when Shawn picks him up, but it is getting better. Closest I can guess is that my brother looks like me and walks like me and yet he is not me. (As an interesting aside, my brother is looking into getting a Belgian Malinois in the next year or two to train as an avalanche/SAR/tracking dog. There are (apparantly) a few breeders near Whistler who have dogs doing that. Moogli turns amazingly fast. The beagle could sorta keep up, but her legs were just at the point that her center of balance was a bit too high to keep her stable on fast turns. He turns a lot faster than his mom now. When she is chasing him, it is not in a straight line. Lots of circles and extremly quick changes of direction. He has gained *a lot* of speed since the beginning of the summer. Watching Moogli and his mom play is also an exercise in amusement. While he is a bit taller, she is much more solid than he. When the wrestle, he usually ends up on his back, pushing at her (with all 4 feet) while she tries to get a hold of something to grab onto (usually an ear or a lip). However, he tends to have a lot more energy (or endurance) than she does. When she gets tired and lays down to relax, he will continue to want to play and will air bite (not snap) near and around her face. Ramia (Gen's aunt's dog, a female lab mix) is more or less untrained. She listens to her aunt and that is about it. She found a tennis ball in their back yard and started to play with it. I grabbed it and sthrew it. She went chasing after it, and brought it back to me. I let her play with it a bit, then I grabbed it of fthe ground and threw it a couple of times. Gen's aunt (Lynne) said that you *had* to be quick and grab the ball from her mouth if you wanted to get it. I sid that I didn't think so and I could get Ramia to play nicer (as in not run away with the ball) in about 20 minutes. I started playing fetch, and when she would bring the ball back, I would reach for it/walk towarsd her. When she would run away, I would go do something else for a couple of minutes and then go back to playing with her. I would grab the ball and throw it, and she would come back. After about 20 minutes (only 10 of actuialy interaction) she had learned that, if she wanted me to throw the ball, when I walked up to her and said "donne!" (Give!) she had to let go of the ball. As soon as I had it in my hand I would throw it, so her reward was instantaneous. The aunt was astonished. -- ******************************************* Marcel Beaudoin & Moogli ******************************************* 'Beam me aboard, Scotty.' 'Sure thing, Captain: Will a 2x10 do?' ******************************************* |
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