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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 8, 2021 21:42:28 GMT -6
It was a brand new day, and Fiera was training a brand new houluh. Well, not entirely knew. She had known Oasis for quite some time now and had nurtured her as well as she could, but never before had Fiera attempted to train her. She was a clever houluh however, and Fiera knew that she would pick up on things quite quickly. She was obedient as well. The humanish had thought she was going to have some trouble finding a training spot today, but with Oasis sticking so close to her side it didn't take very long at all. Soon they were set up together in the center of a large field under a tall oak tree, giving them plenty of space to move around. First and foremost, Fiera wanted to teach Oasis to react to her name. It was the simplest trick possible, taught to most critters right off the bat. Fiera 6 Oasis 11.1/24.1 Name 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 12, 2021 9:22:56 GMT -6
"Oasis! Look over here, sweetheart!" Fiera called, but the houluh continued to sniff around near the base of the tree. Hm. Alright then. She would have to try a little harder. The humanish took a deeper breath and called even louder. "Oasis!" She said, and the houluh jumped, surprised at the force of the call. "Ah, there you are." Fiera chuckled as the pup looked up at her. "Good girl, Oasis!" Fiera said, tossing the houluh a couple of treats. She quickly trotted over to eat them, her tail wagging madly. "Yes, I figured you'd like that." Fiera said. Oasis definitely seemed to be paying attention now, her ears pricked and her eyes focused. Whatever it was she was sniffing at at the base of the old oak tree, it was forgotten now... Fiera just had to hope that she could hold the immature houluh's attention for long enough to finish teaching her.
Fiera 7 Oasis 11.2/24.2 Name 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 13, 2021 9:01:16 GMT -6
Still, Oasis needed to stop paying attention to a degree for Fiera to try the trick again. While the humanish waited, she checked her pockets. Currently they were stuffed full of meaty treats that she had found out her houluh went nuts for. It looked like Oasis was no different so far, Currie rly licking her chops to get the last crumbs of them off her whiskers. The houluh glanced around as she licked, until her owner was convinced she wasn’t really paying attention anymore. Good- that meant that they could get back to work. “Oasis!” She called sweetly. The pup kept looking the other way. Fiera sighed, and took a deep breath to try again. “Oasis!” She tried once more, speaking clearly so the houluh couldn’t mistake it for anything else. Finally the puppy turned around and looked at Fiera, wagging her tail as if she only just noticed her presence.
Fiera 8 Oasis 11.3/24.3 Name 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 13, 2021 9:21:29 GMT -6
“Yeah, good job, Oasis!” Fiera called, tossing her a couple more treats. Oasis was getting a little bit better, but Fiera still didn’t like the delay between her giving a command and Oasis responding to it. They would have to try a little bit harder. The treats were a perfect distraction though, and the pup seemed ready to try again as soon as she had finished eating them. Fiera gave it a moment, hesitating, before saying Oasis’s name once more. “Oasis!” She called, and felt a bit of disappointment when the houluh didn’t immediately respond. She took another breath, ready to try it again, when Oasis’s head shot up all on her own. Fiera was pleasantly surprised- it looked like it had just taken her a moment to remember! “Oh!” She chuckled pleasantly. “Good job, Oasis!” She said, and threw the orange creature a few more treats.
Fiera 9 Oasis 11.4/24.4 Name 4
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Sept 13, 2021 11:27:56 GMT -6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 13, 2021 11:27:56 GMT -6
By now, Fiera knew Oasis had to be close to getting it perfect. The humanish watched patiently as the houluh snapped up the remainder of the treats, hopping up on her heels impatiently. When it finally looked as if Oasis would be capable of responding, Fiera spoke once more. “Oasis!” She called happy. Sure enough, her pet looked up with no hesitation at all. It was perfect! Fiera skipped the treats this time, opting to get down on her level instead and give her a ton of pettings, flipping her ears around in the process. “Oh, good JOB, Oasis! You’re such a good girl!” Fiera cooed, and was met with a few licks on the chin in turn. She couldn’t help but laugh as Oasis got excited and crawled up into her arms in turn. They had every right to be excited though- this was a perfect first step in the right direction.
Fiera 10 Oasis 12.0/26.0 Name 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 13, 2021 16:25:01 GMT -6
Fiera wanted the next trick for Oasis to be a little bit more active. Knowing her name was a fantastic start, but she would definitely need more than that if she was to get through her debutante show. One of the things the judges always wanted to see however, was the stride of a houluh. That would indicate if it had a limp or any neurological issues, and aside from that showed off the cost quality and muscle tone of the creature. Being able to lead a houluh around the show arena let the audience see it as well, and thus introduced it to potential breeders. And if there was one thing Fiera liked, it was showing off her houluh and getting more. Not to mention, houluh puppies had a tendency to follow you around eagerly anyway- it wouldn’t be too hard to extend that into a fully trained trick.
Fiera 1 Oasis 12.1/26.1 Follow 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 13, 2021 16:31:35 GMT -6
Oasis was quite an obedient houluh as well. Fiera hadn’t had any problems with her in the “get to know you” stage, and ever since then she had had a smooth, mellow personality. She was nothing like some of the forgetful terrors that Fiera had had before. So if she was lucky, this would go as smooth as butter on toast. First and foremost, she checked her treats. There were plenty left- a very good sign. She pulled one out. “Oasis, look what I have here girl!” She said, encouraging her pup to come over with some sweet words. Sure enough, Oasis trotted over, detecting a familiar scent in the humanish’s hand. When Oasis started getting close however, Fiera backed away, glancing over her shoulder to make sure she wasn’t about to trip over anything. The houluh juvie tried to close the distance, but Fiera kept moving just fast enough to keep the treat from her jaws.
Fiera 2 Oasis 12.2/26.2 Follow 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 14, 2021 6:40:50 GMT -6
The pair kept moving like that, slowly drawing a large circle around the perimeter of the oak tree. “Follow, Oasis! Follow!” Fiera kept repeating, trying to get the command word set in the houluh’s mind. She only had to hope it was sinking in, as Oasis’s whole focus seemed to be on the treat before her. After a few minutes of that, Fiera finally let them rest. “Good follow, Oasis!” She said, tossing the treat to her. The pup caught it in midair, stepping up to grab it. Hopefully they could finish the trick in such a way that Fiera wouldn’t need to use treats anymore, but this was a good start to it. Oasis didn’t seem too bothered by it either- her natural font of patience made her well suited to this trick, considering it wasn’t one that involved instant gratification. She’d need that for others too.
Fiera 3 Oasis 12.3/26.3 Follow 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 14, 2021 6:46:27 GMT -6
Once Oasis was done devouring her existing treat however, Fiera was ready to get right back on the horse and keep hammering in the point she was trying to make. Like before, she held up a treat and gave the command. “Oasis, follow!” She said with a nod. The houluh immediately started toward her, but this time Fiera closed her fist and walked away, turning her back, instead of carefully leading her with it. Oasis took to this adjusted method readily. She still knew that Fiera HAD the treat, it was just hidden, so she decided to follow along anyway. Fiera turned one of her fluffy black ears to listen and sure enough, she could hear the pup trotting along behind her through the tall grass. They made a couple of loops around the tree like that, back and forth, before Fiera decided she was satisfied with Oasis’s progress.
Fiera 4 Oasis 12.4/26.4 Follow 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 14, 2021 6:50:50 GMT -6
“Good job, Oasis!” Fiera said when they had finally slowed to a stop in front of her bags. “Good follow!” She said, and tossed the pup the treat. As Oasis ate, she didn’t bother getting another one out. Instead, she was going to give Oasis a final test of sorts- to see if she could do it without the offer of a treat at all. She knew it was a bit risky… but they had to try it out at some point. “Ready, Oasis?” She said, with her pup looking at her quizzically. “Follow!” She commanded, with no treat in hand, and began waking away once more. She didn’t hear anything at first… and then to the he humanish’s relief Oasis began trotting after her, panting happily. It had worked! Fiera led them around a couple more times before stopping in front of her bags once more. Oasis had learned another trick, and now had one more feather in her cap.
Fiera 5 Oasis 13.0/28.0 Follow 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 14, 2021 8:00:50 GMT -6
The next trick Fiera had planned was also a pretty standard, but thankfully easy for Fiera to teach. If there was one thing the judges liked at debutantes, it was being able to examine the houluh while it was holding still. The best way of doing this was to get it to sit first, a simple command. Of course, despite its simplicity it was still one that Oasis didn’t know yet, so Fiera had her work cut out for her. She gave the pup a few minutes after teaching her “follow” to make sure she was well rested before starting on this one. It was usually a trick that tried creatures’ patiences, so she needed Oasis to be in a tip top mood before attempting to teach it. When Oasis stood up and stretched, her rest apparently over, Fiera stood up as well. “Ready to try another one?” She said to her houluh.
Fiera 6 Oasis 13.1/28.1 Sit 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 14, 2021 8:34:04 GMT -6
Oasis couldn’t reply, but she certainly wasn’t running away. Fiera took that as encouragement and squatted down, getting on the houluh’s level. Oasis wagged her tail hesitantly and Fiera gave her pet a few reassuring strokes on the forehead. “That’s right, this is going to be fun!” Fiera lied as she sidled around to the side of her pet. She held her hands above Oasis’s back and hips in preparation. “Ok Oasis- sit!” She said cheerily, and placed her hands down on her soft fur. She pressed downward, applying gentle pressure to her hips in order to obligate her to sit. Unfortunately for her however, Oasis had no clue what was going on. Instead she just stared at Fiera awkwardly, even as her owner repeated the command to try and get her to obey. Eventually Fiera saw her legs begin to tremble with the effort of staying standing.
Fiera 7 Oasis 13.2/28.2 Sit 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 14, 2021 10:41:25 GMT -6
That only made her up the pressure however, while reiterating the command. “Oasis, sit!” She said again, and eventually the young houluh could hold up no longer and sunk to the ground. Her hind legs folded up beneath her like an accordion, and Fiera immediately released the hand that was on her shoulders to keep her from walking away. With it, she fiddled around in her back pocket, looking for the packet of treats. Finding one, she offered it to the houluh. “Good sit, Oasis! Good job!” She said. Oasis seemed confused at first, but with the sight of the treat she lit up. The orange houluh stood up again to grab it, eating it right out of Fiera’s hand while conveniently resetting herself for the humanish to try again. When she was done, Fiera replaced her hand on Oasis’s hips and got ready to apply the pressure once more.
Fiera 8 Oasis 13.3/28.3 Sit 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 14, 2021 12:32:08 GMT -6
She began to press down, and gave the command. “Oasis, sit!” She said, hoping that her pet would respond to it before she had to shove her roughly to the ground again. It looked like she wasn’t going to so far. Oasis wasn’t obeying her command yet, but she wasn’t running away either. More than anything, she just seemed baffled. Fiera was surprised then when she sat down after applying only half the pressure she did last time, sending her haunches to the ground without any further effort needed. It looked like she just needed a bit of extra time to figure it out. The humanish blinked for a second before moving to give Oasis her well earned treat. “Oh, good job! Good sit!” She stammered, shoving her hand in her back pocket and quickly pulling out a reward for her houluh. She was figuring this out faster than she thought!
Fiera 9 Oasis 13.4/28.4 Sit 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Sept 14, 2021 12:38:31 GMT -6
Fiera was excited now, and decided to cut to the chase. Normally she wouldn’t give Oasis her final test until later, but with how quickly she had been picking this trick up, Fiera figured she might as well get right to it. “Okay Oasis- sit!” She commanded. This time her hands were off of her houluh entirely, hanging at her sides (though she was still on her knees- it was harder than it used to be for Fiera to stand up again.) Oasis looked at her for a moment as if processing what she said… before sitting down again, looking at Fiera expectantly. The humanish laughed and fell forward, praising her pup and giving her little kisses on the head. That pretty much proved it. Oasis was smarter than she looked, despite her youth. Fiera needed to give her more credit when it came to teaching her new things.
Fiera 10 Oasis 14.0/30.0 Sit 5
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