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Post by Fanged on Sept 5, 2020 16:24:37 GMT -6
She gripped the ball in her hand, reminiscing for a moment that it felt similar to her youthful days when she played sport. She wound up her arm and released the ball, watching as it flew out of her hand and into the distance.
“Fetch!” she commanded Dream again.
At the sound of the command word, Dream took off running after the ball. He avoided the long grass that would serve to slow him down and instead followed a path where the grass had been trampled by previous park inhabitants. He cut the ball off after it bounced once against the ground. He managed to throw his body into the way to block it and picked it up quickly with his mouth. Again, his tail wagged happily as he retrieved the ball and trotted back over to Fanged. He dropped the ball at her feet and looked up happily at her.
“Good boy, Dream! I think you’ve gotten the hang of that one,” she praised him.
(Dream 11, 22)
(Training: Fetch 5)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 14:56:55 GMT -6
Now that Dream had learned how to fetch, next she wanted to teach him how to catch. She had gotten some toys as a reward for a quest that she thought would be very effective to teach him. Additionally, she had some treats she could start him off with as well. It seemed like a no brainer that Dream would be willing to catch any treat that she threw at him, or at least attempt to. She pulled out the Galabex jerky, aware that Dream was already fond of it. She tossed it in the air, aiming for Dream’s mouth.
“Catch!” she introduced the new command word to him.
He didn’t pay much attention to what Fanged said, instead he tried to grab the treat straight out of the air. Unfortunately, he missed but he was quick to snap up the treat once it landed on the ground in front of him.
(Dream 11 1/5, 22 1/5)
(Training: Catch 1)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 15:17:40 GMT -6
He ate the treat quickly and then looked up at Fanged expectantly for more. The woman backed up, prepared to try and teach him to catch the treat once again. This was the sort of thing where practice made perfect. She placed her body close to where he was and then grabbed another treat from her package of treats. She aimed for him mouth as she tossed the treat towards him.
“Catch!” she commanded again.
Dream tried his best to leap up and grab the treat, but he missed once again. The treat landed in the grass a few feet away from him and Dream quickly scrambled after it. He grabbed the treat and ate it happily. When he was finished her returned to Fanged’s feet and waited patiently for her to through another one. She wasted no time in preparing another treat for him. The jerky was at least easy to throw.
(Dream 11 2/5, 22 2/5)
(Training: Catch 2)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 16:46:03 GMT -6
She tossed it in the air, aiming for him to grab the treat.
“Catch!” she told him again.
This time Dream was a little more coordinated in his movements. With a little bit of lucky, he managed to catch the treat while it was still in the air. He wagged his tail happily as he caught the treat.
“Good boy, Dream! That was perfect!” she praised him.
Dream ate this treat quickly, licking his lips when he was finished. Fanged backed up a little this time, seeing if Dream would be able to catch another treat. She placed one in the palm of her hand and got ready to throw it. She tossed it underhand, which theoretically should be possible for Dream to catch just as he had the last one. He took a step forward and managed to catch the treat with less difficulty this time.
“Great job, Dream!” she told him.
(Dream 11 3/5, 22 3/5)
(Training: Catch 3)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 16:58:55 GMT -6
Dream wagged his tail again at the sound of her praise. He enjoyed this training a lot. He got to get treats and catching them in the air was a lot of fun! Now Fanged put a bit of extra distance between the two of them. The distance would make the trick a bit harder for Dream to perform correctly. She grabbed another treat and showed it to the Houluh. He stood up attentively, his posture switching as he prepared for her to throw the treat.
“Alright Dream catch!” she said as she tossed the treat in Dream’s direction.
The Houluh leaned back as he judged the distance between the treat and himself. He positioned himself to intercept the treat and managed to grab it before it sunk to low in the air. The catch was clean and looked quite impressive.
“Nicely done, boy!” she told him once again. Dream enjoyed his treat happily.
(Dream 11 4/5, 22 4/5)
(Training: Catch 4)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 17:07:20 GMT -6
She would test Dream’s catching ability once more with treats before switching to see if he’d be able to catch other objects as well. She would make this test a little trickier by increasing the distance even further. She then made a show of getting out the treat and making sure that Dream saw it tucked away between her fingers. She then backed up further from him. Dream got into position and waited for her to toss the treat into the air. When she did so, he raced forward so that he was in the optimal position to catch it in his mouth. He caught it without much issue and Fanged praised him for a job well done.
“Perfect catch! You’re doing awesome!”
Now that Dream was a pro at catching treats out of the air, she needed to test to see if he would be willing to catch some toys out of the air too.
(Dream 12, 24)
(Training: Catch 5)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 17:41:56 GMT -6
She went and grabbed the ball that she had taught Dream how to fetch with. The familiar object would hopefully help Dream transition in their training. She moved closer to him, not wanting to make this time too difficult. “Dream, catch!” she commanded him as she tossed the ball up into the air. Dream scrambled to get himself into the correct position to catch the ball. Unfortunately, he couldn’t quite manage to grab the ball in his mouth. The ball ended up bouncing off of his teeth and landing onto the ground. Fanged still praised him for the attempt and went to retrieve the ball. She then put herself back into position and had Dream try and catch the ball again. “Dream, catch!” she told him. She then waited for him to get into position before tossing up the ball into the air. This time, Dream managed to barely catch the ball. (Dream 12 1/5, 24 1/5) (Training: Catch 6)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 17:57:21 GMT -6
“Great job, boy!” she praised him. He dropped the ball by her feet and she gave him a treat in exchange. He ate the treat happily and soon was ready to get back to work. She picked up the ball again and moved back a couple of feet. She would get Dream to practice catching the ball until he could do it without struggling.
“Alright Dream, catch!” she gave him the command again as she tossed the ball towards him.
He positioned himself underneath it and managed to catch it more easily this time. He wagged his tail happily as he brought the ball over towards her.
“Great catch!” she praised him and traded him another treat for the ball.
He accepted the treat with enthusiasm and gobbled it up without hesitation. She would try and see if he could catch the ball one more time before moving onto a new object.
(Dream 12 2/5, 24 2/5)
(Training: Catch 7)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 18:06:05 GMT -6
She moved further away from Dream, placing enough distance between them so she would be able to get a good toss on the ball. When she was in position, she gave Dream the catch command before throwing the ball towards him. “Catch!” she said firmly. She threw the ball and Dream positioned himself so that it was easy for him to catch it. He reared up and managed to catch the ball without issue. He trotted back over to Fanged and gave her the ball in exchange for another treat. “Great job! Why don’t we try something a bit more difficult?” she told him. She turned back to her box of toys and brought out a frisbee. This toy was foreign to Dream and it would take him a little bit to understand how it was different from a ball. She crouched down and showed the object to Dream so he could get a feel for it. (Dream 12 3/5, 24 3/5) (Training: Catch 8)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 18:14:26 GMT -6
He sniffed tentatively at the frisbee and then began to wag his tail. Fanged backed up from Dream and then got ready to throw the frisbee. This would travel a lot farther than any of the other toys. She wound up her arm and let the frisbee fly.
“Dream, catch!” she commanded him.
Dream took off running after the frisbee. It was too high for him to catch it at the moment, so he was going to have to chase after it for a bit. He followed it until it was low enough for him to reach. When it was, he fumbled for a moment before managing to catch the frisbee before it could hit the ground.
“Nicely done, Dream!” she called out towards him.
Dream wagged his tail happily as he stared back at Fanged. He then began the trek back over towards her. When he reached her, she gave him another treat.
(Dream 12 4/5, 24 4/5)
(Training: Catch 9)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 18:24:39 GMT -6
When he had finished eating, Fanged picked up the frisbee and moved to an open clearing. This would ensure that she could toss the frisbee even farther for Dream to catch. She wound up her arm and released the frisbee.
“Dream catch!” she told him and watched as he took off running after the frisbee.
This time, the frisbee went further than she expected. Dream managed to keep pace with the frisbee. However, it was still too high for him to catch. He continued running, managing to sink his teeth into the plastic once it had dropped a little lower.
“Perfect work!” she called out after him. Dream shook his head back and forth as he played with the frisbee before slowly making his way back over to her. When he returned to her, he dropped the frisbee and she gave him one last treat for completing the trick. She was confident that he had learned it.
(Dream 13, 26)
(Training: Catch 10)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 19:10:38 GMT -6
For the next trick, Fanged decided that she would teach Dream how to shake a paw. She didn’t quite know how to teach this trick, so it would be a learning experience for the both of them. First, she had him sit down so that he would be easier to work with. When he was sitting, Fanged started by lightly touching his paw. When he naturally lifted it away from her, she gave him a treat. She had cut up the Galabex jerky into smaller pieces so that she could give him lots of small treats when he was on the right track. He gobbled the treat down quickly and she touched his paw again, tickling it lightly until he lifted it up once again. When he lifted his paw, she was quick to reward him with another treat. Dream was now starting to make the connection between lifting his paw and receiving a treat.
(Dream 13 1/5, 26 1/5)
(Training: Shake 1)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 19:23:54 GMT -6
She touched his paw again and waited for him to lift it. When he did, she was quick to give him another treat. She then decided to change things up. She caught his attention with the treat and lifted it up until Dream naturally lifted a paw up as he followed the path of the treat. He was rewarded with the treat once his paw was off the ground. He ate quickly and then looked up at her as he anticipated more treats. She grabbed another one and showed it to him, moving the treat so that he was forced to lift a paw up as he raised his body to follow the treat.
“Nicely done!” she told him as she handed him the treat.
Now she would need to introduce the command word to him so that she could get him to shake when she asked him to do so.
(Dream 13 2/5, 26 2/5)
(Training: Shake 2)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 3, 2020 20:56:21 GMT -6
She got another treat out and showed it to Dream.
“Shake!” she stated clearly as she introduced him to the new command word.
Dream paused for a moment, considered the new word. When Fanged touched his paw again, he raised it and was given another treat. She was now trying to get him to associate this new word with the command he was already performing.
“Shake!” she exclaimed again while she touched his paw again. Dream lifted his paw quicker this time and leaned forward to accept the treat that Fanged gave him.
Now that the groundwork for the command word was in place, she would test out the command without giving him any extra gestures as guidance. She had him sit again and then got ready to tell him to shake.
“Dream, shake!” she told him in a clear, firm tone.
It took Dream a moment, but he soon raised his paw.
(Dream 13 3/5, 26 3/5)
(Training: Shake 3)
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Post by Fanged on Oct 26, 2020 18:33:03 GMT -6
When Dream had his paw raised, she reached closer and took it in her hand. She then moved his paw briefly up and down before releasing him.
“Good job, Dream!” she praised him as she gave him another treat.
Dream wagged his tail happily as he accepted the treat from her. He was starting to really get the hang of this. He watched her intently as he prepared for her to continue their training. Fanged waited a few more seconds before repeating the command.
“Shake!” she said in a clear, firm tone.
Dream immediately sat up and raised his paw. Fanged grabbed his paw lightly and then maneuvered it into an up and down motion to mimic shaking hands. She then released his paw and immediately followed the action with a reward. Dream took the piece of jerky from her and ate it up quickly. He then wagged his tail happily.
(Dream 13 4/5, 26 4/5)
(Training: Shake 4)
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