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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:20:27 GMT -6
When Bubbles didn’t move, Fiera knew that she had stay down pat. That was another trick that she could cross off of the list. That left just one of Fiera’s ‘basics’, and she had the feeling that Bubbles would enjoy it immensely. This whole training session had proved more fun than she was expecting, now that she thought of it. Sometimes training was like pulling teeth, if the pet in question was stubborn or aggressive. But when she had a bright, fun, playful pet like Bubbles, it made the day just rush by. Fiera was excited to see how much they could do together today- maybe they could even train enough enough for Bubbles’s debutante show! Wouldn’t that be a lot of tricks to get done in one day! They’d have to work hard though- and that meant teaching Bubbles ‘come’. “One foot in front of the other.” Fiera said under her breath.
Fiera 1 Bubbles 8.1/16.1 Come 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:20:40 GMT -6
She whistled to Bubbles, getting her attention. The houluh had wandered quite far by this point by chasing a dragonfly across the field. Fiera could still see her though, based on the grey head and colorful collar that bobbed above the flowing grass every so often. Now that she had whistled for her, Fiera could see a small nose poking above the blades to scent where Fiera was. That was good- if Bubbles could smell Fiera, then she could definitely smell the treats that she was going to give her for completing this trick, too. And she had plenty of those- it was her best hope to motivate her to come over to her. Fiera cupped her hands around her mouth, getting ready to give the command. “Okay.” She said to herself, breathing out and then taking a deep breath so Bubbles could hear her. “Bubbles! Come!” She said, her voice echoing across the field.
Fiera 2 Bubbles 8.2/16.2 Come 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:20:54 GMT -6
Then, she rifled through her pocket and got out a treat, holding it in the wind that was blowing down toward Bubbles. The juvenile houluh didn’t move at the original command, but she was off like a shot when she smelled the treat. Fiera’s lip quirked upward- she had the feeling that that would be the case. Within a few seconds, Bubbles had burst into the clearing that Fiera was standing in, wagging her tail and barking. “Ok, ok! Good come, Bubbles!” Fiera said, handing her the treat. Bubbles ate it like she had been starving, to the point where Fiera was a little worried that she’d choke on it. When she was done though, Fiera decided to keep the momentum up. “Ok Bubbles, stay!” She said, holding up her hands. Then she started backing away. She kept going upwind though, so the houluh would still be able to smell her and know where she was.
Fiera 3 Bubbles 8.3/16.3 Come 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:21:08 GMT -6
When she was about twenty feet away, Fiera stopped. She could still just barely see Bubbles over the grass, though she doubted that the houluh’s view of her was nearly as good. At least that meant that she was following the ‘stay’ command properly. She could probably still smell Fiera, too. The humanish cupped her hands around her mouth again. “Bubbles, come!” She called, and the houluh started moving. Fiera was pleased at first, as she was doing with without the scent of a treat to motivate her… but then she started getting more and more off course, and Fiera realized that she had started meandering in a completely random direction, following her own interests. She huffed loudly and pulled out another treat. “Bubbles! Come!” She said, a sharper tone in her voice. Bubbles came right away at that, though Fiera was a little miffed at giving her a treat for that.
Fiera 4 Bubbles 8.4/16.4 Come 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:21:26 GMT -6
Still, she didn’t want to discourage the houluh and so gave it to her anyway. Still, she definitely wasn’t giving Bubbles a treat next time- she needed to be able to complete the trick without it for Fiera to really consider it a success. While Bubbles ate, Fiera gave a quick ‘stay’ and backed away, practically jogging up the slight incline to set up for the trick again. She took a deep breath, and shouted one more time for Bubbles to come. Her hands were at her side, treat free. Then, she saw a rustling in the grass, making a bee line for her. Fiera tried not to be surprised as Bubbles’s head popped out of the grass in front of her, but her sudden appearance still made her jump a bit. Still, the tension was quick to slide off of her as she leaned down to praise Bubbles- she had figured out the trick!
Fiera 5 BUbbles 9.0/18.0 Come 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:21:41 GMT -6
After teaching Bubbles ‘Come’, Fiera had lead the young houluh back to the clearing where her training bag was. The humanish didn’t want to get too far from it after all, as anyone (or anything) could come along and go through it. To Fiera’s delight, it was perfectly fine, sitting exactly where she left it. Bubbles sat down behind her, clearly eager to learn about whatever would come next. There were certainly a lot of options out there for her- what to teach next? Fiera had wrapped up the basic tricks, so they were pretty much free to do whatever they wanted, now that Bubbles had a good base to build off off. Fiera couldn’t really think of anything specific to teach her. SHe didn’t seem particularly suited for any field of houluh tricks. So perhaps they could take a short break from intensive training just to do something fun.
Fiera 6 Bubbles 9.1/18.1 Leap 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:21:57 GMT -6
Fiera checked her pocket, making sure that she was still good on treats. She had a few more treat packets in her bag, but she didn’t want Bubbles to get distracted if she went to get another packet halfway through training a trick, after all. She scrunched the packet up, and could feel that it was still about half full of treats, meaning she would be good for a few more tricks so long as they were short. The sound of the treat packet moving excited Bubbles though, who ran over to Fiera, expecting a treat. “Oh, no, I’m not…” Fiera started, surprised. But then… she wondered if she could turn this excitement into something productive. It would be a shame to waste good attention, after all. She took out a treat, and Bubbles’s tail began wagging even harder, her whole body practically shaking from the effort.
Fiera 7 Bubbles 9.2/18.2 Leap 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:22:18 GMT -6
“You want this? Then… leap!” Fiera said, holding it over her. Bubbles stretched her head up as far as possible to grab at it, even rising up onto her back legs to get it, but it was still out of reach. Fiera was just too tall. “Go on Bubbles, leap!” Fiera said, holding it still. Bubbles whined and stretched up higher, but still couldn’t reach. Finally, she stretched so far that she did a little hop off of the ground. It was nowhere near where Fiera was holding the treat, but it was still a ‘leap’ regardless. “Good leap!” Fiera said happily, and dropped the treat down to her. She cringed a bit when it landed on her face and not in her mouth like she was expecting, but Bubbles didn’t seem to mind either way. As she chewed, Fiera got out another treat, ready to try again. This time, she held it a little higher.
Fiera 8 Bubbles 9.3/18.3 Leap 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:22:34 GMT -6
“Bubbles, leap!” She commanded again. Once again, Bubbles leaned up to try and get the treat, but she was a lot more proactive about it now. It didn’t take long at all for her to start hopping. Each time she did, Fiera repeated the command, trying to link the action to the word. Finally, Bubbles launched herself upward, snapping at the treat. Fiera dropped it, not because Bubbles actually grabbed it, but out of surprise. Still, Bubbles was able to nab it on the way back down and sat on the ground after that, happily chewing. Well, that hadn’t been the most orthodox success, but Fiera supposed that that’s what she got for teasing her like that. Besides, she had jumped higher than ever before like that- she could easily write that off as a success! Her only hope now was that Bubbles would do it without the promise of a treat literally hanging above her head.
Fiera 9 Bubbles 9.4/18.4 Leap 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 27, 2020 15:22:47 GMT -6
When Bubbles was done eating, Fiera left her hands by her sides, no matter how acclimated she was to holding them over Bubbles’s head for this trick. She took a deep breath, and gave the command. “Ok Bubbles… leap!” She said, looking the houluh in the eye. Bubbles tilted her head for a second, gazing back, and then stood up again. “Yes, yes!” Fiera quietly said under her breath, and then Bubbles bunched her legs up under her and launched herself into the air, managing to get high enough to even be on Fiera’s eye level at the height of her leap. When she landed on the ground again, Fiera couldn’t help but fall upon her, giving her much appreciated head rubs and praise. She had done so well! Though she supposed that was to be expected when you let your pet pick the trick that they were going to learn next.
Fiera 10 Bubbles 10.0/20.0 Leap 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 29, 2020 15:52:05 GMT -6
When Fiera was done with leap, she pondered on what trick to teach next. As of right now, all of the tricks that she had trained Bubbles in had been relatively hands off on her part. Bubbles usually initiated all of the actions and activity as opposed to Fiera forcing her into any particular position. She didn’t think that she could keep that up forever, though. Sooner or later she’d have to actually touch Bubbles to teach her a trick, and she wasn’t sure about how well that would go. Bubbles definitely wasn’t the sort of pet to bite you for touching her in a way she wasn’t used to, but she was… energetic. Fiera wasn’t sure if she could get her to hold still for long enough for Fiera to put her into a specific position. She’d likely just wiggle away and go back to chasing butterflies or whatever else it was that she did.
Fiera 1 Bubbles 10.1/20.1 Tolerance 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 29, 2020 15:52:46 GMT -6
So perhaps it would be a good idea to get Bubbles used to physical touch before Fiera continued training her. The houluh was already pretty friendly, but getting her to accept more unusual sensations was always a good thing. “Bubbles!” Fiera called, waving the houluh over. She looked up from the patch of grass she was investigating and trotted over to Fiera, panting happily. Fiera smiled- the better a mood she was in, the easier this would go. Fiera still had plenty of treats in her pocket. So long as she kept feeding Bubbles a steady stream of them, she was sure that everything would go smoothly and Fiera would be able to get her used to her touches. She started out by petting Bubbles’s head as she usually would, but then gently gripped her ears to check the interior and touched the sensitive and awkward spots around her eyes.
Fiera 2 Bubbles 10.2/20.2 Tolerance 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 29, 2020 15:53:00 GMT -6
Bubbles moved to lean away, but Fiera offered a treat to her instead. She hesitantly took it, and Fiera continued her touches. When Bubbles was done with the treat, Fiera moved to lift her lips and check her teeth. Fiera didn’t know what to look for in dental health, but she was sure that the action would prove useful at the vet’s office. With that out of the way, Fiera let Bubbles have another treat and moved on. This time she looked at Bubbles’s paws, spreading the toes and gently touching the claws. Each foot required at least two treats to get through as Bubbles tried to pull her foot away, but Fiera was still able to do it. Frequent breaks allowed Bubbles to get her energy out while still holding still during the actual touching process. As a result, Bubbles getting used to Fiera touching her body in odd ways was a slow but steady process.
Fiera 3 Bubbles 10.3/20.3 Tolerance 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 29, 2020 15:53:28 GMT -6
When Fiera set down the last foot, she didn’t hesitate to move on to other parts of the body. She gently moved Bubbles’s tail up, down, and around, and repeated the process until the houluh stopped trying to yank it away from her. When that was done (and Fiera realized that she was going to run out of treats at this rate), she gently lifted the houluh up. She didn’t think she’d really NEED to lift Bubbles in the future, but it was good to have the pup know what it felt like and what to expect so she wouldn’t panic if someone did it to her in the future. When she set the houluh back down, Fiera was quick to toss her a few more treats for her trouble. After that, Fiera decided to test her posing some. She grabbed one of Bubbles’s feet, which she was already okay with Fiera touching.
Fiera 4 Bubbles 10.4/20.4 Tolerance 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Mar 29, 2020 15:53:47 GMT -6
Then she moved it forward a bit and ordered Bubbles to stay. Then she moved the other forward and ordered her to stay. Bubbles obeyed the command, quivering with the effort it took for her to not get distracted. In that way, Fiera was able to pose Bubbles into a perfect stack- something that she hoped the people who ran the debutante shows would be able to appreciate. Even her tail was in the correct position, straight up like a flag. To Fiera, that was evidence enough that Bubbles was used to Fiera touching her, as if she had passed a final test. She had moved pretty much every part of her body to get her into this position, after all. She didn’t think they’d have any problems with it in the future… but just to be sure, Fiera called her a good girl and gave her just one more treat for good behavior.
Fiera 5 Bubbles 11.1/22.0 Tolerance 5
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