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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 9:15:12 GMT -6
It had been a while since Fiera had trained a pet. Frankly, the weather had just been too cold for it. The humanish had darted out for trips to the grocery store and the occasional contest hall sojourn, but overall had stayed in her apartment, curled up in a little ball with a cup of tea... or something stronger, on her worse days. But now, news had come out- houluh everywhere had started growing, and rumblings of free breedings and contests had surfaced. Fiera was thrilled with the idea. She was already a great enthusiast of pachee and orbaru, and now houluh? She could hardly wait. Still... she had quite a lot of training to do with her houluh before they were breeding ready. The first one was Pauline, a recently acquired pup of great enthusiasm. Even now she danced around Fiera's feet, yipping eagerly. Fiera gave her a brief pat on the head. Fiera 1 Pauline 0.1/0.1 Name 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 10:47:14 GMT -6
The enthusiasm for Houluh was already at a fever pitch, and Fiera wasn't about to be left out, regardless of how cold it was outside. Suitably, the humanish was dressed in a massive, dress-like coat with a belt cinched around her waist. The coat was pink with a white fur ruff, a counterpoint to Fiera's own black fur. She tried to put a matching jacket on Pauline to help protect her from the cold, but the eager pup didn't seem to want anything to do with it, wiggling madly every time she tried. So they had gone without today, and thankfully the cold didn't seem to be affecting her too much. To breed houluh though, they had to be well trained and presented to the public. So first things first, Pauline had to learn her name. "Pauline!" Fiera called, her breath billowing outward through the cold winter air toward the houluh, who was busy rooting around in the snow.
Fiera 2 Pauline 0.2/0.2 Name 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 10:50:52 GMT -6
The houluh looked up, a smatter of snowflakes still present on her dark snout. Fiera stifled a giggle, then rooted around in her pocket. She had brought a bag of meat flavored treats with her just for this and put a few in her pocket for easy access. With one swift motion, she tossed Pauline some. They scattered through the air and Fiera cringed as she realized that she threw far too many. Darn these gloves. Pauline wasn't complaining though, and her ears immediately perked up as she went around hoovering the treats off of the ground. "Good girl, Pauline!" Fiera choked out as she snapped them up. Then, she started talking idly, getting Pauline used to the presence of words that weren't her name- she didn't want the pup expecting treats for responding to just ANY word. Thankfully, she seemed happy to ignore her owner as she searched for the hidden treats. Fiera 3 Pauline 0.3/0.3 Name 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 10:56:02 GMT -6
Once she was sure that Pauline had found all the treats (or at least, once she had stopped looking), Fiera readied another handful in her pocket, making sure she had a grip on less than before. Hopefully she'd be able to 'wean' Pauline off the treats until she recognized her name with none at all. She opened her mouth, ready to try again. "Pauline!" The young houluh heard, and after a moment's hesitation, pawing at the snow, she looked up again. Fiera sighed with relief, and pulled her hand out of her pocket. "That's it! Good girl, Pauline!" She said, and threw the new handful closer to her feet. Pauline's tail immediately erupted into wags and she fell upon the treats eagerly. Fiera squatted down, adding some pleasant pats into the 'reward' for doing the trick right. She certainly seemed to be picking up on this trick fast. It was probably just in houluhs' nature.
Fiera 4 Pauline 0.4/0.4 Name 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 11:02:06 GMT -6
While Pauline was distracted, Fiera took the opportunity to stand back up again, ignoring her aching knees. The cold definitely wasn't kind to her old- er, definitely younger than 30- joints. She kept talking to herself as Pauline ate, rather absent-mindedly. About groceries, about the weather, about her knees, so on and so forth. Even after Pauline finished and was circling around Fiera's legs, sniffing, she kept babbling. Then, in the same tone of voice and volume as everything else, she slipped Pauline's name in. Immediately, the houluh stopped what she was doing to glance up at Fiera. It had worked! Pauline seemed to know, on some level, that her name was a word to watch for. "Atta girl, Pauline!" She said, and the houluh started wagging her tail. If she proved to be this easy to train for everything else, Fiera had the feeling they'd be able to get out of the cold in no time.
Fiera 5 Pauline 1.0/1.0 Name 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 12:10:51 GMT -6
Pauline had taken to her first trick well. Her enthusiasm seemed have reached fever pitch, but Fiera didn't really appreciate how the young houluh kept jumping up on her. She tried to gently push the creature off, but she'd only jump right back up. After a few rounds of this, Fiera realized that Pauline wasn't going for her- instead, she seemed to be trying to access Fiera's pocket. Ah, that was it. She had no doubt realized where Fiera was keeping her treats, and didn't have the manners to realize that maybe it wasn't a great idea to just try and steal them instead of earning them. Fiera appreciated her drive, but knew she'd have to nip this mannerless attemp at thievery in the bud. The humanish gently grabbed Pauline by the collar, pushing her back down to the ground. It would appear that Pauline had chosen her next trick for her.
Fiera 6 Pauline 1.1/1.1 No 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 12:36:40 GMT -6
The humanish brushed the snow off of a nearby stump, curling her tail into her jacket as she sat down on it. Pauline took the opportunity to pull herself into Fiera's lap and sniff at the pocket- but the humanish had already remove all of the remaining treats from it, keeping them carefully balled up in one fist. "Simmer down, Pauline." She said as she palmed one into her other hand, trying to ignore the houluh's high pitched yips and whines. Then, she used her left hand to place one treat on the back of her right hand, sitting stark against her white glove. Pauline looked at it for a moment as Fiera spoke. "Pauline, no." She stated firmly, gesturing at the treat. The houluh completely disregarded her of course, lurching toward the scrap of food, her puppy fangs flashing bright and white as the snow around them. Fiera's hand darted forward, hopefully faster.
Fiera 7 Pauline 1.2/1.2 No 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 12:54:03 GMT -6
Sure enough, she was able to slap her hand down over the treat just in time. "NO!" Fiera said again as she did so, causing Pauline to flinch at the tone. The houluh pup whined and nosed at her owner's hand gently, but soon realized that... perhaps she had done something wrong. Fiera gave it a moment until Pauline seemed to be losing interest, before taking her hand off. "Good job, Pauline! Good no!" She said cheerily, and offered her hand to the pup. Pauline's tail wagged slightly and she leaned forward, sniffing at the treat. A moment later it was gone, having disappeared into Pauline's mouth between blinks. Fiera chuckled slightly as Pauline chewed, taking the opportunity to pass another treat into her left hand. She didn't like shouting at Pauline, but the more effort she put in to disciplining her now, the less trouble she'd have training her later.
Fiera 8 Pauline 1.3/1.3 No 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 13:20:00 GMT -6
She placed the next treat down on her glove, pointing at it as Pauline swallowed the remains of the last one. "No." Fiera said again, using the same assertive tone of voice as last time. Pauline looked at her and back at the treat, clearly hesitating this time. After a moment however, she still leaned forward to try and grab it. Fiera slapped her hand down over it. "No! Bad!" The humanish hissed, and Pauline backed away again, whining slightly. Pauline looked at the hand but didn't move toward it again, waiting. Fiera left it for a bit, the seconds dragging by until even she got tired of waiting, revealing the treat again. "That's it. Good no, Pauline. Here's your treat." She said, offering it to the houluh. She happily accepted the treat, but now eyed Fiera a bit warily, with some sort of gear clearly turning in her mind.
Fiera 9 Pauline 1.4/1.4 No 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 13:24:38 GMT -6
Fiera took the opportunity to ready another treat, placing it in the usual spot. Pauline seemed ready for it this time, chewing her last treat even faster. "No." Fiera stated, pointing at the treat. Pauline stared at it, and tapped her paws on the ground as if physically restraining herself, but didn't move no matter how much she wanted it. Fiera smiled wryly and left it, not rescinding the command. Pauline got even move impatient, whining slightly, her tail wagging, but still not moving toward the treat. Just when Fiera thought that her pet could take no more, she nodded. "Good girl, Pauline! Get the treat!" She said, and the houluh darted forward, snatching her reward. Fiera followed it up with a vigorous petting of the head and shoulders. The houluh yapped happily, leaning into it before rolling over for belly rubs. Pauline was a good girl- she just needed a little encouragement.
Fiera 10 Pauline 2.0/2.0 No 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 15:05:59 GMT -6
Fiera gave Pauline a bit of a break after that, watching her tear around in the snow. She seemed just as enthusiastic as usual, but her energy levels only seemed to be increasing over time. Her zooming pace only brought her further and further away from her owner, to the point where Fiera realized that if she kept going, there was a good chance of the houluh pup getting lost. Fiera cringed at the thought- what sort of owner would she be if she lost her pet mere hours after getting it? "Pauline!" She called. "Pauline, c-" Ah, crap. She hadn't taught Pauline the command 'come' yet. Well, she supposed there was no time like the present. The humanish waited until the houluh started coming back around, barreling full speed ahead toward Fiera, likely intending on rushing past her in the opposite direction. Fiera crouched down in the snow, ready for it.
Fiera 1 Pauline 2.1/2.1 Come 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 15:39:48 GMT -6
Pauline nearly knocked the wind out of her as the humanish caught her, but was safely flipped over and set back down. The houluh stood there for a minute, confused about what just happened to her. Fiera took that opportunity to get set up, scrambling for the treats in her pocket. Then, as Pauline looked around, the humanish backed away, toward the tree stump that she had taught her houluh her last trick on. Hopefully she would be able to smell a treat from there. Fiera stood next to it, then whistled. "Pauline! Come!" The houluh turned to look at her, but only tilted her head in confusion. Fiera sighed slightly, creating a puff of vapor in front of her face, then held up the treat. "Come on! You can do it!" She tried again, and could tell from where she was that Pauline was sniffing the air, no doubt picking up on the treat Fiera was holding.
Fiera 2 Pauline 2.2/2.2 Come 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 16:27:25 GMT -6
"That's it, come!" Fiera called, and Pauline immediately raced over to her owner, full tilt. Fiera braced herself as the pup practically slammed into her legs, before jumping up on her, pressing her little paws into her thighs. "Ok yes, good come." Fiera chuckled, and dropped the treat toward her. Pauline leapt with joy as it hit the ground, and Fiera allowed her to celebrate as she walked away again, going back in the other direction. Pauline dug the treat out of the snow, quickly snapping it up and swallowing it. By the time she looked around for her owner, Fiera was about fifteen feet in the other direction. "Ready, Pauline?" The humanish said, and her tail immediately began to wag. "Come!" She said. Pauline took a few tentative steps forward... and stopped, tilting her head. Ah. Fiera supposed that was fair- she had only tried the trick once, after all. She'd need a bit more encouragement.
Fiera 3 Pauline 2.3/2.3 Come 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 17:55:42 GMT -6
She held up another treat in the air, and that was all it took. "Come, Pauline!" Pauline took one look at it (or perhaps, just the hand gesture needed to lift it up) and came trotting right over to her owner, leaving neat little pawprints in the snow behind her. When the brown and white pup was about two feet away, Fiera smiled and tossed her the treat. The houluh near instantly leapt up on her hind legs, happily snatching it right out of the air. "Atta girl!" Fiera said cheerfully, giving the houluh's back a rubdown. "Good come! Ready to try again?" She cooed, and started backing up again. Pauline tapped her feet on the ground excitedly, seeing this back and forth as a game of sorts by this point. Well, it was one that Fiera was more than happy to play, if it meant that Pauline was learning.
Fiera 4 Pauline 2.4/2.4 Come 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Jan 20, 2020 19:17:24 GMT -6
When Fiera reached a suitable point away from her pet she stopped again, and turned to find Pauline already standing at attention. Whatever was coming next, this houluh was clearly prepared for it. "Ready, Pauline?" She called, and her houluh started wagging her tail in response, the rest of her body coiled with tension. "Come!" She cried, and Pauline was off like a shot, a white streak across the snow, leaving deep gouges in the fluffy white material. She skidded to a stop in front of her owner, her breath puffing into the air and her tongue lolling out. Fiera didn't even have a treat that time- apparently the 'game' was good enough for Pauline. "Atta girl!" She said and crouched down. Pauline took the opportunity to lick her face, tail wagging maniacally. It was sticky and gross, and felt cold and frozen almost instantly. All things considered however, Fiera couldn't really bring herself to care.
Fiera 5 Pauline 3.0/3.0 Come 5
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