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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:45:41 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 5]
She’d had quite enough of this, and tried to jump out, but Obsidion caught her in a towel and held her to him, even though she squirmed a bit. Eventually she accepted it and was held for awhile as he dried her off as best as he could, and he glanced around for a bit to see where he could put her where she wouldn’t get dirty again. The man walked over to a picnic table and finished drying her off as best as he could. She was soft and fluffy and adorable, and he grinned at her as he set the towel to the side and then patted her on the head. Mabel glowered at him a little, but didn’t fight him anymore, though he knew the next thing he was going to do was going to end badly. He needed to trim her claws though, just in case, they were pretty sharp, and she had gouged a little chunk out of his arm with them already when he had caught her jumping out of the bath.
[Obsidion: 5/10] [Mabel: 8 5/5; 16 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:45:55 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 6]
Obsidion took a deep breath and picked up a pair of nail clippers he had borrowed. They would work for a Houluh, he’d been guaranteed it. He reached out and picked up one of Mabel’s paws, but she pulled it back with a yip. Frowning, he took it again and held fast to it while feeding her a few treats from his other hand. Finally she gave up and let him hold her paw, and he started to clip her claws. He was a little nervous, to be truthful to himself, he didn’t want to cut them too close to the quick or else she would bleed and he would have to give her another bath, but he didn’t want to leave them too long or else what was the whole point of it? By clipping off the very tip of it and then working his way down a little, he seemed to get the point of it all and then finished up with the very first paw.
[Obsidion: 6/10] [Mabel: 9 1/5; 18 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:46:10 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 7]
This would take a little while, he figured as he took her other forepaw and she yanked it back. Obsidion growled a little and gave her a treat as he took her paw again and began to clip those claws. It worked out rather well for him, doing it this way, at least he had something to go on whenever they were done with it all. He was just happy she wouldn’t be able to claw any of Nadia’s furniture, that wouldn’t do at all, and he would probably be blamed for it. ”You’re doing good Mabel, just two more paws to go,” the man told her happily, patting her on the head as he had been doing while training her. She barked a little at him and wagged her tail lightly, she still wasn’t sure of this whole thing, but she was getting used to it. Whether or not she like that she was getting used to it, well, no one could really know.
[Obsidion: 7/10] [Mabel: 9 2/5; 18 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:46:25 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 8]
Two more paws to go, and he figured these would be a little harder for him to work on considering they were the back paws. He sighed a little and took the first paw, which she tried to get out of his hand but he fed her a treat to calm her down and then she stopped fighting as she ate it. Quickly, he cut the claws on that paw and then patted her down a little with the towel again. Some of the water had soaked through to her skin and was starting to drip again, and he didn’t want that at all. She shook herself off, ears flapping against her neck, and she barked happily when he glowered at her. The Houluh had sprayed him with water and he wasn’t all that happy about it, but oh well, this was for Nadia after all, and that was the main thing he had to remind himself about at this point.
[Obsidion: 8/10] [Mabel: 9 3/5; 18 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:46:39 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 9]
One last paw, then a few final touches, and he could take her home to Nadia. He grinned and took her last paw, which Mabel twitched for a moment before sighing a little and letting it happen. Obsidion looked to the sky for a moment, thanking the spirits before clipping those claws, not forgetting the dew claws, of course, and then let her go again. She almost hopped off of the table, but he caught her before she could get too far off. He really didn’t want to have to give her another bath, and now the ground was all muddy from the previous one, that would make it worse. ”Still have a few things left to do, Mabel, and then we’ll be ready,” the man told her soothingly as he stroked her fur back to where it needed to lay down on her. She woofed contentedly and leaned into his hands as he then brushed her with a borrowed brush.
[Obsidion: 9/10] [Mabel: 9 4/5; 18 4/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 18, 2020 16:46:55 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 10]
Looking her over, Mabel looked absolutely adorable, but he had one last thing to do to her before they were done and he could give her over to Nadia. Reaching in his pocket, he pulled out a couple of big red bows and eyed her, ”Now be patient, I don’t think I’ve done this before.” Obsidion stared at her for a moment to get his point across and then nodded and tied the bows to both of her ears at their bases, so that one was on each ear. They looked pretty cute, and she flopped her head from side to side to feel the extra weight move around for a little bit. Mabel barked at him and jumped to him, and he caught her easily, stroking her fur. ”There you go hun, Nadia’s going to love you, I promise,” Obsidion told her with a smile, and then headed off, ready to do this.
[Obsidion: 10/10 +1] [Mabel: 9 5/5; 18 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 20, 2020 18:53:10 GMT -6
[Name - 1]
Another Houluh, huh? This time, however, it was his, and he knew things would be alright. It would work out, he would keep him and all that, but... what did he need to do? Obsidion frowned at the little pup and shook his head, he didn't know what to think of at the moment, but he would do what he had done with Mabel, he supposed. Sighing a little, he set the pup down in his training area and looked at him, "Hey there Robin." He fed the pup a treat when he looked over at him sleepily, which perked him up a little. The little needle toothed puppy took the treat down pretty quickly, and the man wondered what was going on at the moment with him. Hmm, he would go through quite a few treats in the future if this was how he was going to be, right? Shaking his head, he smiled, this would work.
[Obsidion: 1/10] [Robin: 1/5; 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 21, 2020 16:59:13 GMT -6
[Name – 2]
So he had to work a little harder with the puppy than he had with Mabel, it seemed, Robin was a bit sleepier than she had been when he had worked with her. It made sense to him at least, though maybe not to anyone else. Shaking his head, he held out another treat, ”Robin!” Startled by the sudden voice, the puppy looked over at him and got the treat for doing a good job. Obsidion was pleased with his performance so far, even though they had just started. He wasn’t sure what to expect from him and that was the hardest part of the whole thing. Whatever, he would get him trained up and he would get to keep him and all would be well! All he had to do was put in the work, and that was… hard right now, it seemed, considering he had just done the same stuff with another Houluh just a few days ago.
[Obsidion: 2/10] [Robin: 2/5; 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 21, 2020 16:59:28 GMT -6
[Name – 3]
It wasn’t like this was very hard, even, it was just repetitive and he found he didn’t like that too much. Oh well, it would be worth it whenever Robin grew up, he knew, and he smiled a little as the puppy yawned and started to explore the area he had corded off for his own uses. ”Robin!” Obsidion called with a smile and the puppy stopped sniffing what he was sniffing at and glanced over at him, earning himself a treat before they moved on. He knew what he was going to train him, of course, but for now it was a little odd to be doing the same things as what he had trained Mabel. This would work though, and he would learn a few attacks as well as these tricks, but for now he knew that these needed to be done first while he was so little. Robin was doing well though, and he munched on the treat as he thought about things a little.
[Obsidion: 3/10] [Robin: 3/5; 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 21, 2020 17:00:03 GMT -6
[Name – 4]
Obsidion knew that this training was part of growing the Houluh, and for keeping him really, and he hoped he would do it well again. This was the issue with things right now, he figured, getting done what needed to be done without getting tired of it. Smiling, he looked at Robin and then called him again, ”Robin!” The little pup stumbled over to him and pawed at his leg a little, and the man rewarded him with a little treat, smaller than the others had been so far. Robin frowned a little and whined, pawing for another one, but the man just shook his head, ”Not happening Robin.” The little puppy looked at him again and the man sighed, giving him another little treat as a reward. Best get this done and over with so they could work on some bigger stuff soon though, he knew. What was going to happen with him anyway?
[Obsidion: 4/10] [Robin: 4/5; 4/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 21, 2020 17:00:19 GMT -6
[Name – 5]
At least he was doing alright, he had to give himself a little due credit. Nadia was happy with his work with Mabel at least, so he had to do the same with Robin, his own little Houluh. Maybe he would be able to breed him at some point? That would be interesting, though he wasn’t sure of the process of that just yet. Sighing, he looked at the puppy who was starting to wander off again and said his name, ”Robin!” Looking back at him, Robin barked and sniffed the air before growling a little and pouncing on his shoe. Obsidion picked him up and bopped him lightly on the nose, ”Don’t even think about it, we’re not there yet, buddy.” Robin barked again and nuzzled up to his arm a little, pleased that he’d done something well so far. Hopefully he could continue to get treats for doing things right!
[Obsidion: 5/10] [Robin: 5/5; 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 21, 2020 17:00:34 GMT -6
[Come – 1]
Putting him down again, Obsidion stretched out a little with a small smile on his face. One down, a lot to go it seemed. Oh well, it only made sense to keep going, it wasn’t too dark out yet and he could definitely see Robin, seeing as how only his head was darker than the rest of him. Reaching out, he patted the little puppy on the head and then stood up again before backing away, ”Come here, Robin!” The little puppy sniffed at the air and smelled a treat before he saw it in the man’s hand. When he finally saw it, he bounded over and snatched it from his hand as he held it out, making Obsidion laugh a little at that. Well, at least he was enthusiastic. He ruffled the pup’s fur between his ears and then scratched his chin a little, ”Good job, Robin, good come.” Now if he could just… get him to do it easily, they would be golden.
[Obsidion: 6/10] [Robin: 1 1/5; 2 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 21, 2020 17:00:50 GMT -6
[Come – 2]
”Come here, Robin!” he said again after backing up once more. Smiling, he watched as Robin stumbled over his big paws as he went after the treat he held. At least he was coming toward him, it would just take a little while for him to associate the word with the action, like any other training that might happen in the future. Obsidion let him have the treat and rubbed his back a little, smoothing down the white fur that covered most of his body. He was pleased with things at the moment, and he knew that it was going to be easy enough to get this done, but he wondered what he needed to do in order to get things done. He wished it could go faster, but… that didn’t matter much at the moment, he just needed to finish it up before he thought about making it go much more quickly.
[Obsidion: 7/10] [Robin: 1 2/5; 2 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 21, 2020 17:01:09 GMT -6
[Come – 3]
At least the puppy seemed to learn quickly, he had to give him that. It wasn’t instant, but hey, everyone needed a little room for error, right? He smiled and backed up again, holding out a treat but not showing it to him just in case, ”Come here, Robin!” The little puppy sniffed at the air a bit and then wandered over to him, starting to associate the word and the action, but not quite, which was fine by the man at this point. He just hoped that this would progress nicely and not worry him too much. All he needed to do was to get him trained up enough to where he could keep him and not have to send him back to the HAA, that would be the worst. While he knew how Nadia had felt giving Mabel back, he wondered if that would be the same as what he would feel if he had to give Robin back? It was cruel, of course, from his eyes, but it made sense in the long run, he supposed. At least people couldn’t hoard Houluh this way.
[Obsidion: 8/10] [Robin: 1 3/5; 2 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 21, 2020 17:01:26 GMT -6
[Come – 4]
As he backed up again, Robin chewed quickly on the treat and swallowed before staring him down a little. He knew the man was the source of the treats, but he also knew not to do something already without being told to. This was an interesting development for the man, and he wondered if all animals did that or not. Maybe if he could save up enough money sometime he would get one of those rings or something, maybe just a ribbon of telepathy he’d heard about. They allowed a person and an animal to think to each other and understand each other, that might be kind of cool, he figured. Shaking his head, he said it again, ”Robin, come here.” The puppy trotted over and sniffed at Obsidion’s shoes, wondering where his treat was and whining at the man a little bit. Giving a chuckle, he dug out a small treat and fed it to him, patting him on the head and ruffling his fur a little bit.
[Obsidion: 9/10] [Robin: 1 4/5; 2 4/5]
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