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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:07:09 GMT -6
[Roll Over – 5]
The trick was going so well she knew the rest of it would be a breeze, she just had to get through it. They were about two thirds of the way through training, which made things even better at this point. Grinning, Jack looked at the pup, ”Roll, Moonbeam!” The little one rolled over and wagged her tail, looking at her expectantly. Giving a chuckle, she reached out and patted her on the head, not quite what the Houluh was wanting, but… oh well, too bad for her, the woman thought for a moment. She knew she wanted a treat, but this was getting a little out of hand, the pup would be fat before the day was over if she kept on giving her treats like this, so she figured cutting her off for a little while wouldn’t be too bad. Moonbeam might disagree, but that wasn’t really the issue here, the woman knew with a grim look on her face.
[Jack: 10/10 +1] [Moonbeam: 11 5/5; 22 5/5 +]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:08:16 GMT -6
[Stack – 1]
This was an interesting one, stand a certain way until she gave the command to stop, or ‘stack’ in place. Jack frowned as she sat next to the Holuh, who’s tail was wagging and wondered what was going to happen. Maybe she should instead teach her to be tolerant of being moved by someone else before this, but… she would wing it, she figured. Jack slowly moved the pup into place, all four paws on the ground with her tail up in the air behind her and her head up as well. Moonbeam fought a little, but calmed whenever she was given a few treats. ”Stack, Moonbeam,” she told her with a little smile at the moment as she wondered what was going to happen. This one would be a little harder for her to do though, and she frowned a little to see if she should have taught her to tolerate being moved again. Well, they would try it out, she figured.
[Jack: 1/10] [Moonbeam: 12 1/5; 24 1/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:08:30 GMT -6
[Stack – 2]
Moonbeam shook her herself off after standing there only a moment or two and then sniffed around a little. Jack called her back and put her into position again, ”Stack!” She fed her some treats and stroked her back until she’d had enough and shook herself off again. At least she was doing it and wasn’t fighting her too badly, the woman thought with a little smile as she watched Moonbeam go exploring for a little while. This was hard enough as it was, she knew, so it wasn’t like anything needed to happen otherwise. All she knew was she was interested in what Moonbeam would look like fully grown, she figured she was going to be just gorgeous and that was going to thrill her. The moon on her cheek was interesting as well, and the woman smiled a little as she thought about how far down she had gotten the moon marking so far.
[Jack: 2/10] [Moonbeam: 12 2/5; 24 2/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:08:44 GMT -6
[Stack – 3]
Calling the Houluh over again, she started to put her in place once more, ”Stack, Moonbeam!” The pup slowly started to put her body in the right position, much to the woman’s delight, though she needed a little help with her tail and her head, but her paws were planted right where they needed to be. ”Very good stack!” Jack told her, thrilled with the progress as she fed her a few treats. Moonbeam slowly relaxed and started to wag her tail, and the woman chuckled a little as she looked at her. Everything was going to be fine, she knew, and that was the best part of it all. Jack pushed her hair back and patted Moonbeam on the back with a little smile on her face. All would be well, this training would be done soon and she knew that things would work out in her favor in the end of all this training.
[Jack: 3/10] [Moonbeam: 12 3/5; 24 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:08:58 GMT -6
[Stack – 4]
She seemed to be getting it pretty well, but they needed to go over it a few more times before they could move on again. ”Stack, Moonbeam!” Jack said again and smiled when the Houluh slowly started to get into position, as though she was thinking about how she was supposed to be standing. Eventually, after a few moments, she was standing the way the woman had shown her, which was perfect and she fed her a treat as she stroked her back. The woman smiled a little and wished she knew what was going on at the moment, but she didn’t need to know anything except for what was happening with her and the Houluh. All would be well, the Kennel was fine and she was living just perfectly at the moment. That didn’t mean much to her right now though, and she sighed a little, she just wished for… something.
[Jack: 4/10] [Moonbeam: 12 4/5; 24 4/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:09:13 GMT -6
[Stack – 5]
Something had to happen to her sooner or later, right? She frowned and patted Moonbeam’s back for a moment before telling her once more, ”Stack!” The Houluh went into position and whined a little, eyes glancing over at the woman who smiled and nodded, letting her go again. Moonbeam barked and ran around the area for a little bit, ready to be done with this trick and move on to something new. Maybe she actually liked learning, it had to be that way, she knew with a little smile on her face. Jack laid back on the grass again and stared at the sky, hopefully she could get all this done, there were a few things she wanted to teach her that she hadn’t taught before, so hopefully everything would end well and all that. It had to though, didn’t it? Shaking her head, she realized it didn’t really matter as long as it ended and she had learned everything, but that was the good ending, huh?
[Jack: 5/10] [Moonbeam: 12 5/5; 24 5/5 +]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:09:55 GMT -6
[Leap – 1]
She was starting to venture into the realm of tricks she hadn’t taught before, and leaping into the air was one of them. The woman frowned and called Moonbeam over before holding a treat up high above the Houluh. Moonbeam’s tail wagged furiously and she stood up as Jack held it, saying, ”Leap!” The pup wiggled there for a moment before finally giving a little hop and getting the treat. ”Very good leap!” she told her happily, patting her on the head as she munched on the treat. Jack rubbed her head a little and wondered what she was going to do with her right now, things were going to be fine in the long run of course, but that didn’t mean things wouldn’t be giving her issues for awhile no matter what. As she pushed a hand through her hair, she hoped that she knew what she was doing, it wouldn’t do to have to do it twice.
[Jack: 6/10] [Moonbeam: 13 1/5; 26 1/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:10:09 GMT -6
[Leap – 2]
Jack held another treat up high for the Houluh to try and reach and smiled, ”Leap!” The Houluh jumped up to get it, knowing she couldn’t just prop herself up a little in order to get to it, and the woman lowered the treat a little in order for her to be able to get it. ”Good leap, Moonbeam!” she praised with a smile and rubbing her back a little. The pup crooned softly to herself as she was rubbed on her back, and the woman smiled a bit as she did so. Everything was going well, she just needed to make sure they had time to do things themselves and not hire someone to train her like she had with Red. Of course that had been out of necessity at the time, but now she had a lot of time to deal with her own animals, so that was a good thing no matter how she looked at it. Smiling happily, she patted Moonbeam on the back one last time and then got ready again.
[Jack: 7/10] [Moonbeam: 13 2/5; 26 2/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:10:23 GMT -6
[Leap – 3]
With everything going so well, she was afraid she might jinx herself. That would be the case for herself, she knew, and she sighed a little. Something had to end up going wrong, though she wasn’t sure what it might be at this point. Scratching the back of her head, she frowned and then held a treat up high for Moonbeam to try and get at. ”Leap!” she told her with a little smile on her face, not quite as big as the other smiles had been up to this point. Something was missing, she just didn’t know what. The Houluh jumped up to get the treat and the woman chuckled, patting her on the back and feeding her the treat. A couple more times and then they could move on again, which was definitely a good thing when it came to training. She wondered what she was going to do in order to get this done, did they really have time before sunset? They had to, she had to kick this training into gear and get it done.
[Jack: 8/10] [Moonbeam: 13 3/5; 26 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:10:39 GMT -6
[Leap – 4]
Life was weird right now for the woman, something was missing and she couldn’t tell what it was. That was alright though, she supposed with a high, and then held her hand up high, the treat in the palm of her hand. She bet the Houluh could smell it, but still, she couldn’t see it and that was the point. ”Leap, Moonbeam,” Jack said again, a little lighter this time. The pup jumped up with a bark and touched her hand with her nose, making the woman chuckle a little. Well then, that was enthusiasm, she expected. Giving the pup the treat, she reached down to pat her on the head again, hoping they were almost done and knowing it was going to happen like that. All she had to do was keep going, keep training, and then everything would be fine in the long run, right? It just made sense, at least to her.
[Jack: 9/10] [Moonbeam: 13 4/5; 26 4/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:10:53 GMT -6
[Leap – 5]
Jack had about enough of this, but she needed to make sure Moonbeam had it at the moment, right? Frowning a little, she held her hand up without a treat this time, ”Leap!” The pup jumped up and touched her hand with her nose and then landed almost silently. That was great, and the woman was so proud of her at this point, and she smiled happily at that. ”Very good!” she told her, kneeling down and rubbing the pup’s face in between her hands. Moonbeam squirmed out of her grasp and barked, going down on her front paws to signal she wanted to play. Jack shook her head and explained they weren’t quite done yet though, and she wanted to get done before it was completely dark outside. That would be the worst, training a black and white pup in the dark, so she really wanted to get it done earlier than that.
[Jack: 10/10 +1] [Moonbeam: 13 5/5; 26 5/5 +]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:12:02 GMT -6
[Kiss – 1]
The fun ones were done now, she figured with a little smile on her face. Kiss, bow, and shake, which weren’t too bad if she said so herself. Maybe she would teach all of her Houluh how to bow so they could end their shows with a flourish. That might work, but she doubted she would want to train that to every single Houluh who came through her Kennel. With a little frown on her face, she sat down next to the pup and gave her a treat when she licked at her cheek, ”Good kiss!” Moonbeam crunched on the treat for a little while with a thoughtful look on her face. Treats meant training, but she couldn’t figure out what she had done well. Usually she was pushed away when she licked, but now she got a treat? It just didn’t make much sense to the pup, which wasn’t too surprising when she told the woman as much. Jack tried to explain it to her, but she was met with blank eyes for now.
[Jack: 1/10] [Moonbeam: 14 1/5; 28 1/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:12:16 GMT -6
[Kiss – 2]
This might take some convincing, but Jack knew the pup could get it. She’d gotten down much harder things than this, after all. She tapped her cheek with a smile, ”Kiss!” Moonbeam stared at her for a moment and then slowly licked at her cheek, wondering what was going on right now. The explanation the woman had given her had made a bit of sense at least, but it didn’t make sense in that she usually got in trouble for this kind of thing. Jack beamed and gave her a treat, however, much to her confusion. She munched on it, however, not one to turn down treats and all that and stared at the woman for a little while. So only when the word was said and never anytime else… that didn’t make sense to her, but whatever, she would try, she supposed. Thanks to the ring the woman wore, they could understand each other, and so there was never any need to get them a Ribbon unless she really wanted to.
[Jack: 2/10] [Moonbeam: 14 2/5; 28 2/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:12:29 GMT -6
[Kiss – 3]
It was working out pretty well, or at least she thought and hoped it was. Jack smiled a little and shook her head before tapping her cheek again, ”Kiss!” Moonbeam licked at her cheek again before giving a short bark and the woman laughed as she hugged her and gave her a treat. Things were working out fine right now, and she knew it was only a matter of time before they were finished with training altogether. At least for now she knew that everything was going well, she just still felt like she was missing something and couldn’t understand what it was. Had she forgotten something? Had she lost something? Shaking her head, she realized it didn’t really matter if she had forgotten, at least things were going to go well for her. Jack just hoped that her animals, including Moonbeam, would fill whatever void she had at the moment, it was the best hope and course of action right now.
[Jack: 3/10] [Moonbeam: 14 3/5; 28 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2020 19:12:43 GMT -6
[Kiss – 4]
Jack figured she could do this with just a hand signal now, and wondered if Moonbeam would understand it without explaining it to her. She had done the hand signal the whole time whenever she said it, after all, she should be associating both to the action, right? The woman smiled and caught the Houluh’s attention before tapping her cheek, and the pup hesitated for a moment or two before licking at her cheek again. The woman was delighted and gave her another, smaller, treat for doing a job well done, and hoped that things would work out for them in the future. She just wished she was going to be a good, lovely Houluh when she grew up, but of course she would, the woman figured with a little chuckle. What would they work on after this anyway? It was a mystery to the woman, who knew two more tricks to teach her but didn’t know what order to teach them in.
[Jack: 4/10] [Moonbeam: 14 4/5; 28 4/5]
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