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Post by Obsidion on Aug 17, 2020 20:24:09 GMT -6
Move - 5
Just once more and then they would move on to something else, though he still hadn't quite decided on what yet. That would be fine, it would probably be something pretty simple when it all came down to it. He stretched out his back and shoulders and looked down at the tiny little puppy. She was doing really well and he knew he was going to spoil her a little when it was all said and done, which he supposed would be fine by her, and by Nadia as well. He chuckled and then moved toward her again, "Move it, Mabel!" She hopped out of the way and barked at him happily, earning her a little treat. Obsidion patted her on the head as she ate, and he hoped that she wasn't getting too terribly chunky or anything. What would Nadia say if he gave her a fat little Houluh anyway?
[Obsidion: 10/10 +1] [Mabel: 5 5/5; 10 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:41:09 GMT -6
[Sit – 1]
Just a few more things and then he would hand her over to Nadia. He smiled at the little puppy and patted her on the head, hoping that things would work out for her in the future. He had no doubts about it that he would see her fully grown soon, that things would be alright for her no matter what. Rubbing the back of his head, he smiled and then lightly pushed down on her backside, ”Sit, Mabel.” The pup resisted for a moment or two before sitting down, relenting to the pressure and stared at him, tilting her head a little to see if she could understand what was going on. He smiled and handed over a treat, which she munched on for a little bit, confused. If this meant anything, then he wanted her to do this? But what was the point of that at this point, anyway? Shaking a little, fluffing out her fur, she stood up again and pawed at him.
[Obsidion: 1/10] [Mabel: 6 1/5; 12 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:41:24 GMT -6
[Sit – 2]
She had made wonderful progress since he’d gotten her, and he couldn’t wait to see what Nadia would do with her whenever he handed her over. It would be a little bittersweet, of course, he’d gotten slightly attached to her, but that was alright, he would still see her from time to time of course. Smiling, he looked at her again, ”Sit, Mabel.” She stared at him and then sniffed at the treat bag before he pushed down on her backside a little. Yipping, she frowned and finally sat down, getting a treat for doing it well. It didn’t make much sense for her to do this, but he must have some idea of what he was doing, she figured. She was getting bigger and bigger, and Obsidion knew she would be a juvenile soon enough, which would be fine for him. He rubbed his head and smiled at her, ”Good sit, Mabel!”
[Obsidion: 2/10] [Mabel: 6 2/5; 12 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:41:40 GMT -6
[Sit – 3]
Just two more things after he taught her to sit on command, he wanted her to lay down on command and to tolerate being moved so that Nadia could groom her easily whenever it came time for that. Lay down didn’t seem like it would take too long, but tolerating being moved? That might be a different story, he figured. Shaking his head, he looked at her again, ”Sit, Mabel.” The puppy frowned for a moment, but before he could touch her, even though he was reaching out to push her down just a little, she sat gingerly and tilted her head at him. What was going to happen at the moment anyway? Was this right? Getting a treat seemed to solidify it in her mind that this was supposed to happen, and she yipped before chewing the treat up as best as she could, swallowing the masticated treat quickly so she could get another soon.
[Obsidion: 3/10] [Mabel: 6 3/5; 12 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:41:54 GMT -6
[Sit – 4]
Maybe after he finished working with Mabel he should start working with Cookie, but he didn’t know if that should be a thing or not. Shrugging, he looked at the Houluh again, ”Sit, Mabel.” The little puppy hesitated for a moment before gingerly sitting down and staring at him, sniffing at the air a little to see if she was going to get a treat. It was going to be great, she figured as she munched on the one he quickly gave her, she was doing things and getting treats for them, it all worked out in the end, right? Of course it didn’t occur to her that she was being conditioned and now those words almost acted like spells for her, but that didn’t matter at the moment. Obsidion smiled a little and patted her on the head, she really was a good girl, he could see why Nadia had originally adopted her after all.
[Obsidion: 4/10] [Mabel: 6 4/5; 12 4/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:42:29 GMT -6
[Sit – 5]
Proud of the little puppy, he patted her on the head before telling her again, ”Mabel, sit.” The little Houluh pup sat down and wagged her tail, staring up at him with a pleased look on her face. Obsidion chuckled and scratched her between the ears before smoothing down the fur on her back. Getting bigger and bigger, he figured she would be grown again by the time he taught her to tolerate being moved around or something. Yawning, he wished he could take a bit of a break, but that wasn’t something that needed to happen, if he took a break, he figured he wouldn’t be able to finish in time and that would ruin his plan for Nadia. Frowning, he wished he could though, it only made sense right now, but at the same time… what else could he really do? Obsidion shook his head, he had to power through no matter what, it was for Nadia!
[Obsidion: 5/10] [Mabel: 6 5/5; 12 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:42:44 GMT -6
[Lay Down – 1]
There were only two things left, lay down and tolerate being moved. It would help in a number of ways, he knew, or at least he hoped, the least of which was grooming when it came to it. Obsidion yawned again and stretched out, ready to be done with all of this already. Of course it was interesting to work with the little puppy, but he wanted to get her to Nadia before nightfall, which was getting closer and closer. He had to keep going. ”Sit,” he told her, and she sat in front of him, tail wagging from side to side. Smiling, Obsidion then held a treat down to the ground under her nose, ”Lay down, Mabel.” She craned her neck a little until she finally laid down for a moment and got the treat for a job well done right before she popped back up. It didn’t occur to her that she was supposed to do exactly that, but the man figured she would get it eventually.
[Obsidion: 6/10] [Mabel: 7 1/5; 14 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:43:07 GMT -6
[Lay Down – 2]
He had a good feeling about this training, it would go well and then they would be done! Maybe he would adopt another one for himself, though would that be a little selfish of him? There was a cute white one there with a brown head and blue eyes who was pretty cute, it might be good for him to get into it, right? Shaking his head a little, he looked at her again and had her sit before holding a treat at the ground, ”Lay down, Mabel.” He eyed her for a moment as she craned her neck down and then finally laid down in order to get the treat. This time she stayed down so she could eat, but then popped back into a sit when she was finished. Hey, he would certainly call it a win, he figured with a little smile as he scratched between her ears. Obsidion was just happy that things were going his way for once, really.
[Obsidion: 7/10] [Mabel: 7 2/5; 14 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:43:39 GMT -6
[Lay Down – 3]
Getting experience with all of this would never be a bad thing, he knew as he held another treat under the pup and told her, ”Mabel, lay down.” She sniffed for a moment and then laid down, laying there for a little while so she could eat the treat he had given her. He smiled at her and patted her on the head, knowing she was growing every minute he was with her, and that certainly made him happy. While he didn’t know why, he thought he might get into these animals a little more or something, that might work out well for him, he thought. He knew there was showings for them every now and then, and that might be interesting as well… Maybe not, he didn’t really know, but he patted Mabel on the head as she ate her treat for doing a job well done. Luckily for him it looked like she was getting it pretty easily, they wouldn’t have to dwell on this one for much longer.
[Obsidion: 8/10] [Mabel: 7 3/5; 14 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:43:57 GMT -6
[Lay Down – 4]
At least everything was going well, he knew with a smile, and he told her to lay down again as she sat there looking at him. ”Mabel, lay down!” Obsidion said with a smile on his face. She looked at him, disappointed he didn’t hold a treat in his hand, but laid down slowly while looking at him anyway. The man praised her and handed over a treat he had palmed for her, and then chuckled a little as she sat there chewing on it. It was a little smaller, so she seemed to be savoring it at this point. Patting her on the head, he wondered if she was really getting tired or not, a few indications stated she was, but with only one more thing to learn after he was sure she had this one down, there was no way he was going to stop right now. Besides, one more trick and he could adopt his own Houluh sometime soon, when he had enough energy to train one for himself at least.
[Obsidion: 9/10] [Mabel: 7 4/5; 14 4/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:44:12 GMT -6
[Lay Down – 5]
Things were really starting to look up for him, he knew something he wanted at the moment and he was doing it. It didn’t matter if it wasn’t technically for him, things would work out in the long run anyway. As he rubbed the back of his head, he stretched out his other arm and yawned, this was getting to be a long day, but they were almost finished. ”Lay down, Mabel!” he told her, and nodded happily when she laid down and looked at him expectantly. Mabel got her head scratched for that, and she leaned into his hand a little with the top of her head, wanting better scratches behind her ears a little bit. They were pretty itchy, but at least she didn’t have fleas, Obsidion knew better than to let that happen to an animal, but he was sure it had happened before. Maybe he would give her a bath before handing her over to Nadia...
[Obsidion: 10/10 +1] [Mabel: 7 5/5; 14 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:44:27 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 1]
That wasn’t a bad idea, he thought as he watched the much bigger puppy run around in the area he had corded off for himself. Smiling, he borrowed a few supplies from a shed and brought them over to the area, having had her stay put while he was gone for a moment or two, but still within view. He didn’t want someone to snag her. Obsidion poured water into a bucket and called Mabel over to him. She leaned forward and sniffed at the water before drinking just a bit of it, and then he picked her up. Mabel struggled against him, but he kept her firmly against his chest until she quieted down and calmed down a bit, he didn’t want her fighting him OR Nadia when they had to do this in the future, he hoped Nadia might ask for help, but if not, he wanted to make sure Mabel would act right.
[Obsidion: 1/10] [Mabel: 8 1/5; 16 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:44:53 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 2]
When she calmed down to an acceptable level, he gave her a treat and rubbed her back before gently putting her into the warm water. Mabel splashed about a little bit and barked happily as she rolled in the water. It wasn’t deep enough that she had to swim or float, but it was enough to get her clean, which was the point. Since she was brown at the front of her, it would be hard to tell if that part of her was dirty, but the white part of her certainly was, and that just wouldn’t do for giving her to Nadia. Smiling, he got some of the puppy shampoo onto his hands and lathered them up before reaching out gently and rubbing her back. Mabel yipped in surprise and tried to struggle backward, but he caught her front legs where they met her body and held her firm. This might be harder than it looked.
[Obsidion: 2/10] [Mabel: 8 2/5; 16 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:45:08 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 3]
Mabel slowly calmed down a little, enough to where he could scrub down all four of her legs, even though she tried to pull them from him every now and then, but she was slowly getting used to it. Still though, she glowered at him a little from the soapy water, this was NOT what she had wanted to do today. Whatever, she would, hopefully, get over it eventually, and he chuckled a little as he thought about what Nadia might do. It was definitely nice to think of at least, and he smiled a little as he scrubbed the pup’s tail and watched dirt slide down her into the water. It was gross, maybe he should have trained her on the concrete or something, but that wouldn’t have been very comfortable for either of them, so a bath it was. Now if he could just get her used to being moved around and touched, then everything would be fine.
[Obsidion: 3/10] [Mabel: 8 3/5; 16 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:45:25 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 4]
She nipped at him a little when he went for her face, and he growled a no back to her. Mabel whined and licked him, then, as an apology, and he scrubbed her face as well. It didn’t bother him that she had nipped him, for some reason it felt like it had happened before, but she needed to learn not to do things like that. As the soap covered the pup and it had turned almost brown from all the dirt that had caked onto her, he smiled and then hauled the hose over and turned it on. Instead of warm water, like the water in the tub, this was going to be colder, so he wanted to make sure he didn’t use too much of it and did it quickly. He ran the hose over her and she stood there, shivering a little as the cold water soaked into her fur. At least she wasn’t fighting as much, though she hated the hose going over her face, which he couldn’t necessarily blame her for.
[Obsidion: 4/10] [Mabel: 8 4/5; 16 4/5]
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