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Post by Fanged on Oct 31, 2020 14:30:55 GMT -6
Shy slunk down onto her rear as she anticipated being given the treat. She was really starting to grasp the trick and Fanged hoped that she was building a connection between the word ‘sit’ and the action that she wanted her to perform. The Houluh puppy grabbed the treat once it was offered to her and moved away to eat it by herself. When she was finished, Fanged moved closer to her to try and see if she could perform the trick without the treat incentive.
“Shy, sit!” she commanded her.
It took Shy a second, but she managed to sit down without the extra guidance of a treat. Immediately, Fanged followed up the correctly performed action with another small piece of jerky. Shy accepted it happily, glad to be given a reward.
“Good girl!” Fanged praised her.
She waited for the Houluh to finish eating before testing out the trick again.
(Shy 4, 8)
(Training: Sit 4)
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2020 6:23:03 GMT -6
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Post by Fanged on Nov 9, 2020 19:47:55 GMT -6
November Fanged took a few steps away from Shy. When the Houluh was no longer preoccupied with the treat, she gave her the command to see if she would follow it. “Shy, sit!” Fanged told her firmly. This time the Houluh reacted immediately. She sank down into a sitting position and held it. She waited for Fanged to give her another treat for performing the action correctly. The woman obliged, a little unnerved by how quickly Shy expected a treat. “I guess it’s what you’ve gotten used to,” she remarked. “Alright we’ll try this one more time. Shy, sit!” Fanged gave her the command for the final time. The Houluh responded with urgency, adopting the sitting position in the fastest amount of time yet. Fanged immediately beamed and praised her, this time giving scratches behind the ears instead of an edible treat. Shy didn’t seem disappointed and it was a good way to mark the end of training for the trick. (Shy 4 1/5, 8 1/5) (Training: Sit 5) 1
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Post by Fanged on Nov 9, 2020 22:50:57 GMT -6
Now that she had taught Shy how to sit, now was as good a time as any to teach her how to lay down on command. She moved back onto the path, not really trusting the mansion scenery as it changed with the beginning of a new month. The path felt safest to her. When they were both in a sheltered area, Fanged continued their training. She grabbed a piece of Galabex jerky and held it out for the Houluh puppy to see. She first waited for Shy to sit on her own before she angled the treat down towards the ground in front of her. She moved the treat around in order to keep Shy’s attention focused on it. In an attempt to get closer to the treat, Shy lowered herself down onto the ground. When she was lying down, Fanged rewarded her.
“Good girl!” she praised as she allowed Shy access to the treat.
(Shy 4 2/5, 8 2/5)
(Training: Lay Down 1)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 10, 2020 21:33:31 GMT -6
Shy greedily ate the treat, happy to have been rewarded. Fanged would need to repeat those exact motions a few times to get the Houluh comfortable with lying down for reward. She got out another piece of Galabex jerky, making sure that Shy had eyes on her as she did so. She then inched closer to Shy. Fanged placed the piece of jerky into the palm of her hand and closed her fingers into a fist. She then moved her hand down to the ground in front of Shy. The Houluh inched closer, sniffing at her hand and licking her lips once she smelled the treat. Soon, Shy naturally lay down and licked at Fanged’s hand as she tried to get to the treat. Once Shy was lying down, Fanged released the treat to her.
“Good job!” she praised the Houluh. Shy eagerly snapped up the treat, pleased with her reward.
(Shy 4 3/5, 8 3/5)
(Training: Lay Down 2)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 11, 2020 16:37:13 GMT -6
Now that Shy had performed the trick a few times, the next step in their training would be to introduce the command word. She started this by getting out another treat and holding it into Shy’s view. The Houluh was immediately attentive of the treat, eager to acquire another tasty morsel. This time, Fanged gave her a new word to obey.
“Shy, lay down!” she told her firmly.
The Houluh didn’t know what the word meant, but when Fanged moved the treat down to the ground in front of her, she automatically lay down in order to follow it. With her in the correct position, she was given the reward. Shy eagerly grabbed the treat when Fanged revealed it to her. She ate noisily and licked her lips when she was finished. After she was finished, she looked at Fanged expectantly for more.
“If you want more, you’ll have to work first!” Fanged laughed.
(Shy 4 4/5, 8 4/5)
(Training: Lay Down 3)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 11, 2020 23:36:42 GMT -6
It was a good sign that Shy was still interested in obtaining more treats. She got another treat out of the package and the sound caught Shy’s attention. She wagged her tail as she eyed the treat with hunger. Fanged moved closer to her and patted the ground in front of Shy with the treat.
“Shy, lay down!” She gave the command word again.
Shy lay down quickly, wanting to access the treat. Fanged had her hold the lay down position for some extra time before she allowed the Houluh to have the treat. Shy scooted forward and took the treat from her fingers. While she was eating, Fanged patted her on the top of her head. When she had finished, she had her repeat the trick. This time, she wouldn’t use the extra guidance of the treat to help her.
“Lay down, girl!” she told her in a commanding tone.
(Shy 5, 10)
(Training: Lay Down 4)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 11, 2020 23:49:40 GMT -6
The Houluh took a moment to respond, but she did slink down into a lie down position without the additional prompting of a treat. Once she had performed the trick correctly, only then did Fanged pull out another piece of jerky and gave it to her. She waited for Shy to finish eating before continuing.
“Lay down!” She repeated the command word.
Shy performed the trick without hesitation this time. She lay down nicely, keeping her attention focused on Fanged as she did so. The woman had her hold the position for longer than she would have liked, but she obeyed the command. Fanged then released her with praise.
“Good girl, Shy!” She beamed down at her Houluh as she spoke. She didn’t give her a treat this time, but she did make sure to give her a thorough scratch behind the ears. Now she was ready to move onto the next trick.
(Shy 5 1/5, 10 1/5)
(Training: Lay Down 5)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 12, 2020 0:42:12 GMT -6
Fanged decided that she would teach Shy to follow her on command now. For this trick, she would break out the treats once again. Small treats worked as good incentive to keep pets interested in training. Frequent rewards were optimal for pet training. At least, that’s what the books she had read told her. This time she decided to give Shy the command word at the beginning of their training.
“Shy, follow!” She told her as she grabbed out a treat for the Houluh to see.
Shy immediately perked up once she caught sight of the treat. She moved closer to Fanged, her tail wagging as she walked. When she reached Fanged, the woman took a step away from her. Shy tilted her head as she was a bit confused why Fanged was moving away. She followed her, keeping her attention focused on the treat. Fanged took another step back.
(Shy 5 2/5, 10 2/5)
(Training: Follow 1)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 12, 2020 0:55:10 GMT -6
She saw a fallen branch next to the path that made a good marker. Fanged took steps closer towards it, keeping the treat lowered so that Shy’s attention remained focused on it. When Fanged reached the branch, she checked to make sure Shy was still following her before she stopped.
“Good girl, Shy!” she praised as she gave the Houluh the treat. Shy accepted it and took a step away so that she could eat in peace. Once she was done, Fanged allowed her to have a brief break. The Houluh lay down for a moment and licked her paws clean. The woman grabbed another treat for her to use and the sound of the package opening caught Shy’s attention.
“Shy, follow!” she gave Shy the command word once more.
The Houluh perked up at the sound of her voice and the temptation of the treat got her to take a step closer to Fanged.
(Shy 5 3/5, 10 3/5)
(Training: Follow 2)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 12, 2020 1:12:58 GMT -6
With her attention once again on the treat in Fanged’s hand, the woman took a step away from her. Shy took a step as well, eager to get to the treat. Once Shy was catching on to what she wanted her to do, Fanged began to move quicker. She took a few steps in quick succession, creating distance between her and her Houluh. Shy followed her as determination set in for the treat. She was going to follow Fanged and get her reward! Fanged chose another marker on the pathway that she would stop at. She went with a strange looking bush that was a few feet away from her. She continued walking until she reached it, giving encouragement to Shy while she walked. It didn’t take them long to end up at the bush.
“Good job girl!” she praised the Houluh as she allowed her to reach the treat in her hand.
(Shy 5 4/5, 10 4/5)
(Training: Follow 3)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 12, 2020 1:36:21 GMT -6
Shy snapped the treat up quickly, turning back to lick Fanged’s hand for crumbs once she had finished eating. The woman smiled down at her and returned the unintentional affection with a quick pat on the head. She gave Shy another break. This time, she discreetly took out the treat from its package, trying her best not to make any noise.
“Shy follow!” she called out to her Houluh.
Shy didn’t need to see the treat this time to be motivated. She suspected that the woman still had one to offer her. This time, Fanged pretended to pay little attention to her creature companion. She marked a colourful flower as their marker and she began to make her way over towards it. Shy was still following her, still motivated by the prospect of a reward. When she reached the flower, Fanged stopped to praise her.
“Awesome job, Shy!” she exclaimed as she gave her a treat.
(Shy 6, 12)
(Training: Follow 4)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 12, 2020 1:56:48 GMT -6
Shy ate the treat immediately, not giving any time at all to taste it. She licked her chops when she was finished, taking a brief moment to sniff the air to see if she could scent additional treats. Fanged decided to test her one final time, just to ensure that she had gotten the trick down.
“Follow girl!” she commanded the Houluh.
Shy perked up, now knowing what the command word meant. She didn’t need the extra incentive of a treat when this was a trick that she knew. Fanged moved quickly, not giving Shy much of a chance to catch up to her. The Houluh puppy was quick though and managed to match her pace even with her tiny legs. Fanged decided that a rather gnarly looking tree would serve as their marker. When they reached it, Fanged considered their training done.
“Excellent work, Shy,” she told the Houluh.
(Shy 6 1/5, 12 1/5)
(Training: Follow 5)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 12, 2020 3:09:53 GMT -6
Now she wanted to teach Shy how to catch. This would be a bit trickier than the other tricks she had trained the Houluh, but she thought Shy was ready to learn. Being outside was a good place to train this trick though. So now was the best opportunity for this training. She grabbed out the pack of treats, shaking it to grab Shy’s attention. Shy was immediately alert and she padded over towards the woman in order to beg for a treat. Fanged grabbed a treat, but instead of giving it to the Houluh, she took a step back. She angled herself so that she could aim the treat and toss it straight into Shy’s mouth. Of course, that would require some cooperation on the Houluh’s part, but she was confident that wouldn’t be an issue. She threw the treat nicely, but Shy was slow to react and let it drop.
(Shy 6 2/5, 12 2/5)
(Training: Catch 1)
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Post by Fanged on Nov 12, 2020 3:18:40 GMT -6
Shy was excited as the treat landed against the ground. She might not have reacted quickly to it being thrown, but she certainly reacted quickly to it landing. She scooped up the treat eagerly and ate it up without hesitation.
“Hopefully we can get better at that,” she teased the Houluh.
She grabbed another treat out of the bag, eager to try again. She tried standing closer this time. Essentially, she would only have to drop the treat into Shy’s mouth. It was probably better than trying to throw it before the Houluh had an understanding of what she was trying to accomplish. She made sure that Shy’s focus was on the treat as she raised it above her head. When she thought the distance was ideal, she then allowed the treat to drop. This time, Shy managed to catch the treat in her mouth before it hit the ground.
(Shy 6 3/5, 12 3/5)
(Training: Catch 2)
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