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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2020 16:26:18 GMT -6
[Arvest: Bite – 3]
She had to admit, Arvest was pretty cute, and she seemed to like his coloring more than that of his father, Kanellos. That was fine, she still adored his father, but she was curious to see how this one would grow up, and she couldn’t wait to see Ladybird all grown up as well. She still didn’t know what to train her, but… that would come later on, she supposed. Jack untangled a few curls and then shoved the stick at Arvest again, ”Bite!”. He snapped down on it and broke the stick in half, making the woman grin and toss him a treat. Great! That was great! She couldn’t wait to see what he could do when he was so much bigger, and the woman grinned as she thought of it all. They were almost finished and then they could both go bathe and do his show. Hopefully he would grow up perfectly, but stranger things had happened, she knew.
[68 Jack: 3/20 Arvest: 13 3/5; 26 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2020 16:26:34 GMT -6
[Arvest: Bite – 4]
This was big for him, she knew, learning how to fight a little, and she pointed at a nearby bit of driftwood, ”Bite!” He looked at her, then looked at the wood, then trotted over and bit down on it enough to put teeth marks into it. Jack whooped happily and tossed him another treat before getting down and giving him a small hug. She was so happy for him for learning quickly, and she knew they had to do it at least once more before everything was good, but that was fine she knew with a smile. Jack pushed her curly hair back again and settled a hat on her head. She wasn’t sure how to tame her hair, but she knew she needed a haircut, which was fine all the same. Rubbing her neck, she eyed Arvest for a moment and hoped that everything would work out for him in the long run, but didn’t know if it would or not.
[69 Jack: 4/20 Arvest: 13 4/5; 26 4/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2020 16:26:49 GMT -6
[Arvest: Bite – 5]
Everything seemed to be lining up for her, for which she was pretty grateful, she knew. Jack rubbed her hair and smiled a little before pointing at the driftwood again, ”Arvest, bite!” The pup lunged forward and took a small chunk out of the log, barking at her when he spit it out afterwards. He was pleased with himself too, she could tell, and she grinned a little as she patted him on the back and fed him a little treat. Everything was fine, but she wished she knew a little more about what was going on than she did. Things were weird right now and she didn’t know why, maybe she needed more friends or something, that could be it. Sighing, she sat down next to the driftwood and put her head in her hands, wondering where she went wrong with everything. Was everything her fault? Or was it someone else? Shaking her head, she managed a laugh, she supposed it didn’t really matter.
[70 Jack: 5/20 Arvest: 13 5/5; 26 5/5 +]
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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2020 16:27:55 GMT -6
[Arvest: Claw – 1]
Jack had a good feeling this would be the last of it before they could do his show, and that was fine by her! She took Arvest’s paw and ran his claws lightly over the piece of driftwood, ”Claw, Arvest.” The pup stared at her as he pulled his paw away, and he wondered what was going on at the moment to deserve this. Chuckling, the woman gave him a treat, always the indication he was training, and then did it again, ”Claw!” Of course eventually she wanted him to do it with a great deal more power behind it, but that was going to have to wait a little while, she knew. This way at least things were working out for them, he was getting a feel for it, and he wouldn’t have to worry about what the other Houluh would think of him. At least he wasn’t the only one who knew how to do this, she figured with a smile.
[71 Jack: 6/20 Arvest: 14 1/5; 28 1/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2020 16:28:09 GMT -6
[Arvest: Claw – 2]
Clawing wasn’t necessarily difficult for Houluh to learn, but they definitely didn’t have an attack like that naturally. They didn’t do it on purpose, so it made it a little harder than learning how to bite on command. The woman smiled a little and took his paw again before raking his claws over the log, ”Claw, Arvest!” Arvest pulled his paw back and looked at it for a moment before licking some of the wood from his claws. This was a little irritating, but there wasn’t much he could do about it. Jack tossed him a treat, and it finally clicked a little in his mind as to what he was supposed to do. He could definitely do that, he figured with a little smile on his face, tongue sticking out as he panted. The rain was coming down a little harder now instead of just a sprinkle, and Jack knew that they were going to have to finish up pretty quickly.
[72 Jack: 7/20 Arvest: 14 2/5; 28 2/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2020 16:28:26 GMT -6
[Arvest: Claw – 3]
At least he got the gist of it, she figured with a little nod toward the Houluh pup. Arvest barked at her and then wiggled a little, wondering what to do with things as of right now. She knew he still needed the training, they weren’t done just yet, and that was fine, using a little time with him she knew that everything would go well. Jack smiled a bit and looked at him, ”Claw, Arvest.” He looked at his paw when she pointed at the log and said that, and then lightly scratched the surface of the log. She clapped happily and tossed him a treat, ”Very good!” Things were going so well she wished they could finish now, but that wasn’t possible at the moment now was it? They needed to go over it a few more times, and he definitely needed more power behind it and all that. That would come with time though, she just needed to test him a little more.
[73 Jack: 8/20 Arvest: 14 3/5; 28 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2020 16:28:58 GMT -6
[Arvest: Claw – 4]
This was getting easier for him though, he knew that when she pointed at something she wanted him to do what he was doing to that object, not just whatever he found laying around. This definitely helped with the training, she thought with a little smile when he told her as much. Jack patted him on the head and wondered if she should get a Houluh an intelligence charm one of these days, but she didn’t know who to give it to. ”Claw, Arvest!” she told him with a smile, and he clawed harder at the log than he had done before. She was sure things would work for him no matter what, and the woman tossed him a treat for the moment to show he had done a good job. She couldn’t wait to see him all grown up, but didn’t know what to make of that at the moment. They were all growing so fast...
[74 Jack: 9/20 Arvest: 14 4/5; 28 4/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2020 16:29:12 GMT -6
[Arvest: Claw – 5]
With everything going so well, she couldn’t believe they were practically finished at this point, just once more and then they could do his show, or at least she hoped so. Jack pointed at the log again, ”Claw, Arvest!” The pup clawed at the log as hard as he could, taking a little chunk out of it. It would get more powerful as he grew as well, and she grinned and gave him a little treat, patting him on the head as she did so. She couldn’t wait to him all grown up, he was going to be gorgeous and she knew it. Everything was going to be fine at this point, she knew, and the woman wished there was something else she could do about things right now, right? Jack pushed her hair back as the rain came down and drenched both her and the pup. She gathered up her things and headed out, Arvest in tow.
[75 Jack: 10/20 Arvest: 14 5/5; 28 5/5 +]
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Post by Nadia on Sept 17, 2020 8:30:21 GMT -6
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Post by Jack on Sept 25, 2020 18:36:30 GMT -6
[Ladybird: Name - 1]
Jack breathed in the air for a moment as she stood at the edge of the river. It was nice outside, though dry now, considering it was the dry season. The sun beat down and she sighed a little bit, it was alright though, she had Houluh to work with and fish to catch, this was the best part of doing what she did almost every day. Ladybird was a lovely little Houluh as well, with one of her favorite markings a Houluh could have. She was a lovely marbled red as well, and she was more than pleased with how she had turned out. Jack patted her on the head as she stuck her head out of the woman’s bag with a chuckle in her throat. Ladybird was inclined to be a working dog of some kind, kind of like her father, Red, which would work well enough for her. ”Ladybird!” Jack said with a smile, feeding her a treat.
[1 Jack: 11/20 Ladybird: 1/5; 1/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 25, 2020 18:36:45 GMT -6
[Ladybird: Name – 2]
The pup munched on the treat with a little yawn and shook her head, her big ears flopping this way and that as she did so. Jack laughed a little and set the bag on the ground, patting Ladybird on the head again. She didn’t know what to expect from her, but that was part of the interesting things that happened with Houluh, she thought at least. ”Ladybird!” she called again as the Houluh pup crawled out of her bag. The pup stumbled over her ears and whined as she looked over at the woman. Jack chuckled and patted her on the head, giving her the treat for doing a good job, as well as being adorable. She couldn’t wait to see what she was going to look like all grown up. It would be awhile before they could do that, however, and she knew she needed to figure out what to do at the moment, this was the worst part about training, she figured.
[2 Jack: 12/20 Ladybird: 2/5; 2/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 25, 2020 18:37:01 GMT -6
[Ladybird: Name – 3]
Well, she had better get to fishing as well, though she was just going to have the line in the water for a little while. With the dry season came a bigger shore line, and she noticed her customary boulder was a lot further away from the water than before, she would have to move closer. ”Ladybird!” she called again, and the pup looked away from the little shell fragment she was looking at and barked at the woman. Jack grinned and tossed her the treat she had for her, and then patted her on the head again. She pushed her hair back and then went over to the water line and stuck her rod upright in the sane. While she wasn’t sure this would work, she had to do something at least, she figured. Ladybird stumbled over to her and barked again, pawing at the water a little. At least she wasn’t prim and proper like Kanellos was, that was a good sign.
[3 Jack: 13/20 Ladybird: 3/5; 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 25, 2020 18:37:15 GMT -6
[Ladybird: Name – 4]
This was going well so far, and rather quickly too she figured with a little smile on her face. Ladybird was doing well with her training, though they were only on the first one, and she hadn’t caught a fish yet, but she wasn’t really trying at the same time. It was going to be fine, and she hoped that everything would go well for her today. ”Ladybird!” she called to the pup, and she looked over at her and barked before getting a treat for her trouble. At least this was going well, she would be well and trained pretty quickly after this was all said and done, at least the woman hoped that was going to be the case. Jack rubbed the pup’s back for a moment as she watched the line bob up and down in the low water with a smile, she loved this time of year, even though it wasn’t so great for catching fish.
[4 Jack: 14/20 Ladybird: 4/5; 4/5]
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Post by Jack on Sept 25, 2020 18:37:31 GMT -6
[Ladybird: Name – 5]
Jack didn’t have any lofty goals for her fishing today, as long as she found something she would be happy. That was the rough thing though, she figured with a small chuckle, and the woman pushed her hair back as she watched her bobber with one eye and Ladybird with the other. The little pup was pushing close to the water, dipping a paw in and then splashing about. She didn’t want anything to happen to her, so she was trying to keep a close eye on her no matter what. ”Ladybird!” the woman called again, and the pup stopped splashing and looked over at her, panting lightly from the exertion of the water. Jack chuckled and tossed her a little treat, pleased with her progress. One down, a bunch to go it would seem, but that was fine, she just needed to get this done and over with eventually.
[5 Jack: 15/20 Ladybird: 5/5; 5/5 +]
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Post by Jack on Sept 25, 2020 18:39:26 GMT -6
[Ladybird: Come – 1]
It was interesting seeing her Houluh develop their personalities, though sometimes she couldn’t keep them straight. That was fine, and she smiled a little as she thought about it. Maybe one of these days she would keep a journal about them, but for now it was fine. She walked away from the pup a little ways and then called out to her, a treat visible in her hand, ”Ladybird, come here!” The little pup sniffed at the air and then looked at her, tilting her head to the side before she charged over to her and pawed at her leg. Jack laughed and gave her the treat when she reached her and patted her on the head. She enjoyed training Houluh, and breeding them, and showing them. In fact she loved everything about the species, and hoped eventually to be the best known name around them. It was something she strove for, for whatever reason, and she hoped to be known among the breeders for what she did.
[6 Jack: 16/20 Ladybird: 1 1/5; 2 1/5]
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