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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:14:53 GMT -6
Then she shucked off her backpack, letting it drop at the base of the tree. Algol shoved his face under her elbow as she dug through it, sniffing loudly. “No.” She said, pushing him away gently. He growled as she kept going through her bag, looking for the treat cooler. He lunged toward her again as she took it out, recognizing the familiar sight of the box of food. “No!” She said, going to push his head away, but his toothy mouth was partially open and it only got her a nip on the hand for her trouble. She yelped and he skittered away in surprise, feet scrabbling for purchase on the leafy ground. Fiera looked at her hand, checking it for damage. Thankfully, he hadn’t drawn blood. Yet. This ‘trick’ sure was proving necessary already, huh? She shook her hand as she kept getting out the equipment she needed.
Fiera 6 Algol 18.1/18.1 No Bites 6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:15:16 GMT -6
First was the treat cooler- self explanatory. Algol liked food, and Fiera liked Algol being motivated. Then, there was some leather gloves and a chainmail bracer. Teaching him not to bite was probably going to get her bitten anyway, so she figured she might as well make sure she wasn’t going to actually get hurt doing so. She brought a whistle too, but… she figured that one probably wasn’t going to get used as much. She couldn’t imagine why it would be needed here. She opened the chainmail bracer, slipping it onto her forearm before clasping the strap shut again. Better safe than sorry, eh? She waved it around a bit, making sure it was secure. It was kind of heavy, but it was the sort of weight that was comfortable and encouraging as opposed to encumbering. She liked it, to be honest. Reminded her of the bulletproof vests she used to wear back in the day.
Fiera 7 Algol 18.2/18.2 No Bites 7
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:15:36 GMT -6
Then, there was Algol. The young sarane was still leaping around the yard, keeping an eye on her and the treat cooler, moving his head back and forth to get a better look. He was getting bigger and bigger every day- she definitely needed to teach him this trick sooner rather than later. If he grew up before learning this… well, he could probably kill someone. She didn’t need THAT on her public record, after all. Actually… she pulled the bracer forward a little, letting it cover her hand some. If she was going to be holding treats, she’d need to protect her fingers as well. She didn’t bring any gloves however, so this would just have to do. Once that was done, she turned back to the treat cooler, trying to ignore Algol screeching in a begging tone behind her. “Hold your horses, I’m working on it.” She grumbled.
Fiera 8 Algol 18.3/18.3 No Bites 8
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:15:59 GMT -6
Finally, she popped it open and grabbed a frozen chunk out of the cooler, and slammed it shut before Algol could crawl his way in there and gorge himself on unearned treats. She tried not to gag at the texture of the uncooked and unthawed meat, both slimy and hard. Not the best combination. Still, she held it just over Algol’s head- not far enough to tease, but not easy to get at either. “Ok Algol, no bites.” She said, holding her other, unarmored hand out. Algol tilted his head, looking at the hand he knew the bracer was in. Then, he bunched himself up and leapt at it, jaws wide. Fiera managed to whip her hand away just in time, leaving Algol snapping at thin air. She tried not to yelp in fear- SHE was the one in control right now, not Algol. Even though he was probably stronger, and with bigger teeth too.
Fiera 9 Algol 18.4/18.4 No Bites 9
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:16:22 GMT -6
“Algol, NO.” She scolded. “NO bites.” Algol hissed quietly but seemed chagrined, curling his tail around his body and sinking into himself. She opened the cooler again, and he perked up- but deposited the treat back in it. “Now you don’t get a treat.” She said simply. Algol sniffed at the cooler, chirring disappointedly, before turning back to her hand. She didn’t have a treat in it anymore, but it did still have some meat juices on it. The sarane nuzzled it open, licking up the juices instead of nibbling. Fiera was about to scold him again… but suddenly had an idea. “Good boy, Algol!” She said gently. “No bites! Good job!” She continued. He wasn’t biting her after all- he was still getting something he liked, but he didn’t need to bite her to do so. Hopefully, she could encourage the nuzzling and licking behavior in him while also turning down any attempts at biting.
Fiera 10 (Level up!) Algol 19.0/19.0 No Bites 10
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:16:43 GMT -6
She gave Algol a minute to get the rest of the juices off, trying to not cringe at how slimy her hand was being made in the process. Then, she let him get bored and wander off for a moment before opening the cooler again, giving her enough time to grab another chunk and palm it before he could stick his head in again. He screeched angrily at being denied the cooler and immediately went to sniff at her hand, which was wrapped up in chainmail. He opened his mouth, and Fiera was quick to say “Algol, no bites.” with firm determination. Algol just looked at her though, before closing his mouth around the bracer, chewing loudly. Fiera grunted at the pressure- while she couldn’t feel the teeth, she could feel how strong his jaws were already, making him gnawing on her a distinctly uncomfortable, if not immediately dangerous, situation.
Fiera 1 Algol 19.1/19.1 No Bites 11
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:17:05 GMT -6
Fiera was quick to yank her hand away, mostly on reflex, with Algol’s head following the path of her bracer covered hand for about a foot out of surprise before he let go, growling loudly. She opened the cooler as he lunged again, and it was only a quick elbowing that saved her treasure trove of treats, knocking him off balance enough that she could get it back in without him plundering the cooler. She was actually quite surprised at his aggression- that was rather unlike him. The part of her brain that worried about his breaking crept back up with a vengeance. “No bites!” She reiterated, holding the cooler shut while he gnawed at it angrily. She held her hand out hesitantly though, letting him sniff the juices on it while really hoping he wouldn’t bite her. He sniffed at her loudly, but begrudgingly accepted the meat juices while eyeing Fiera suspiciously.
Fiera 2 Algol 19.2/19.2 No Bites 12
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:17:31 GMT -6
“Ok, so if you’re GOOD. You can have the whole meat chunk. But only if you don’t bite me, ok?” She said to Algol as she gently touched the lid of the cooler. He didn’t understand a word she was saying of course, except for maybe ‘meat’ and ‘no’ and ‘no bites’- though they were still getting there with that last one. Fiera’s next attempt to get a meat chunk out more resembled a wrestling match than the opening of a cooler- Algol had the pattern down by this point and crawled up on her back, trying to worm his way into the box of meat, with Fiera desperately trying to head off his efforts. Then, he clamped his teeth around her wrist, tugging it to drag her away from the opening. One of the sarane’s longer fangs actually made its way through the chain, scraping gently against her wrist.
Fiera 3 Algol 19.3/19.3 No Bites 13
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:17:52 GMT -6
Fiera yelped, in surprise more than pain, but that was enough to make Algol tumble off of her. He clearly hadn’t meant to hurt her- only to accomplish his own goals. “No bites!” Fiera reiterated, while internally breathing a sigh of relief. Maybe that would help him figure out what she meant. If you bite someone, it hurts. She then turned to the cooler, fishing the meat chunk out while Algol was busy kicking himself and whatnot. Then, she held out her fist, juices dripping from the palm. She lifted a corner of her lip in distaste- that piece was REALLY getting defrosted by now. It made it easier for Algol to smell though, and soon he was sniffing around her hand again. “Algol, no bites.” She tried again, making her best effort to hold her hand steady. Algol opened his mouth gently, and Fiera made a pathetic whining noise and flinched her hand away again. The sarane closed his mouth.
Fiera 4 Algol 19.4/19.4 No Bites 14
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Oct 27, 2019 20:18:12 GMT -6
“Good boy!” Fiera cheered, tossing him the piece of meat. Algol seemed surprised, but wasn’t about to turn down a chunk of meat and gobbled it up happily. He looked at her curiously, and she immediately went for another chunk of meat. He lashed his tail, excited that he was now getting praise. She held another one up so he could see, and then palmed it again. Algol lunged toward it, but this time only nudging it. He opened his mouth a couple times, but Fiera only needed to nudge him with a ‘no bites’ before he closed it again. Soon, he had nuzzled her hand over and took the meat without needing to use his teeth at all. Fiera was quick to give him a big hug and praise for that. He had learned something very important- that Fiera didn’t like getting bitten. You’d think that would be obvious, but Fiera was just glad he had finally gotten the point.
Fiera 5 Algol 20.0/20.0 No Bites 15
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Nov 2, 2019 11:44:47 GMT -6
The next on Fiera’s admittedly short list of tricks to train was the one known as tolerance. As Algol grew, he was going to get more and more aggressive, and that would make him harder and harder to train. It also meant that he would be harder to move around, harder to use his body against him. That meant that it would be a lot harder to teach him tolerance, to accept Fiera moving his body around. After all, he could just rip himself out of her grip any time he wanted. So it was best to get this out of the way now, while he was still small enough for Fiera to wrestle to the ground if need be. She just really hoped it wouldn’t come to that, she thought with a cringe. It probably wouldn’t end well for her, if her chewed up hand from the last trick was any indicator.
Fiera 7 Algol 20.1/20.1 Tolerance 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Nov 2, 2019 11:45:15 GMT -6
Algol was currently lazing around on the grassy ground, happily savoring the treats she had let him have at the end of the last trick. That was good- it made it easier for her to get started. He was about the size of a medium dog by now, and had a tendency to roll around in the dirt like one too. At least he was easier to clean up than a dog, with no fur to speak of. Fiera dragged the cooler over to him, causing him to lazily open one eye. He didn’t move though, not even when Fiera sat down on top of the cooler, looking at him. “Hey, bubs.” She said, reaching down to tickle his nose. The sarane sneezed loudly and Fiera recoiled, laughing. “Alright, alright. I’ll stop teasing you and start training. By which I mean I’ll keep teasing you.” Which was correct, of course.
Fiera 8 Algol 20.2/20.2 Tolerance 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Nov 2, 2019 11:45:53 GMT -6
After all, tolerance was all about messing with and teasing a pet physically, and then ideally that pet wouldn’t care. Fiera had a couple of spots on his body that she wanted to focus on. The head was one, of course. She’d need to be able to attach leads and tethers to him without him flipping out or trying to rip them off- which he probably could, with all the teeth and horns he was starting to grow. Then, there was his feet- equally important for possible restraint, but also needed for hygiene. She’d need to be able to clip his claws or bandage any cuts, after all. Then, he’d probably need basic tolerance on his wings and tail as well, if just for being able to move them out of the way when they weren’t needed. He wouldn’t like her doing that, but… that was the point of teaching him this.
Fiera 9 Algol 20.3/20.3 Tolerance 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Nov 2, 2019 11:46:23 GMT -6
First things first, then. Fiera popped open the lid of the cooler, and got out a piece of meat. Algol immediately jerked to life, snapping his jaws eagerly. “Stay.” Fiera said reassuringly, and closed it into her fist. He sniffed at it curiously, pushing his snout against her hand. Fiera took the opportunity to start her training and investigate his head. With her other hand, she started gently touching him, no harder than she would when petting him regularly. Algol hardly seemed to notice, too enthused by the hidden meat to really bother. Fiera was glad she had taught him not to bite her though, or else she probably would have lost a couple fingers by this point. Right now he seemed happy to use his snout only, pushing and prodding in an attempt to get at the treat. His distraction was appreciated, as Fiera took the opportunity to push harder.
Fiera 10 (Level up!) Algol 20.4/20.4 Tolerance 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Nov 2, 2019 11:47:19 GMT -6
She started ramping up the touches on his head. Instead of gentle strokes, she started poking and prodding. This would likely be useful for cleaning his eyes and horns, or brushing his teeth. Pets didn’t like it when you did that, but it was necessary for their health. Algol was definitely included in that ‘didn’t like it’ category as it turned out, as he started hissing as Fiera looked inside his ears and pushed back his lips to look at his teeth. He opened his mouth, but the humanish sharply rebuked him with a “Hey. No bites.” He grumbled and closed his mouth, but seemed more reserved than before. However, seeing as Fiera was able to go through a complete head check without him biting her or moving away, she’d take it as a win. “Good boy, Algol!” She said and opened her other hand, revealing the half frozen meat chunk.
Fiera 1 Algol 21.0/21.0 Tolerance 5
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