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Post by Obsidion on Aug 26, 2020 19:10:13 GMT -6
[Lay Down – 5]
It was alright, Obsidion knew what they were doing at least, and the man told him again after having him sit down, ”Lay down, Robin.” The little puppy yawned again and laid down, putting his head on his forepaws and looking up at him. He was done, he was so far done it wasn’t even funny, at least to him, but the man chuckled a little and rubbed the puppy’s head, wondering if he was going to be up for things tomorrow or not. He really wished he could give him a bath before taking him home, but that would probably have to wait until tomorrow with the way he was acting. It wouldn’t hurt for him to be a little bigger as well, he knew with a frown, and the man shrugged as he pushed himself to his feet and then picked up the Houluh to carry him to the house. At least he was really little, but that wasn’t going to last too long.
[Obsidion: 10/10 +1] [Robin: 7 5/5; 14 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 26, 2020 19:11:08 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 1]
The next morning they were at his spot bright and early. It looked like Robin had grown overnight, which was weird, but whatever. Obsidion grinned and eyed the grooming supplies he had borrowed again and wondered how Robin would do with it. It was easier to tell on him if he was dirty than it was even on Mabel, and she had a lot of white fur. Robin had more white than she did, however, so it was easy to see some of the mud and dirt and grime on him. This was an issue, the man knew as he filled the basin with warm water, it would make him have to bathe him quite often, which was going to be a pain but it would work out eventually he figured. Canines rolled around in the dirt, or at least if Cookie was any indication they did, so he would just have to get used to giving baths. That was annoying, but he would certainly do it. Obsidion called Robin over and plopped him into the tub.
[Obsidion: 1/10] [Robin: 8 1/5; 16 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 26, 2020 19:11:24 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 2]
Or well, at least he tried. The Houluh pup squirmed in his arms and the man held onto him, shushing him and rocking him a little in order to try and calm him down. Things weren’t looking so well until the pup finally, slowly, started to calm down a bit and then licked him on the face. Obsidion smiled a little and then put him gently into the tub, watching in amusement as he tried to drink some of the water, but he gave him a firm no and then poured some shampoo into his hands. The man rubbed his hands together to later up a bit and then started to rub the soap onto the pup, wrinkling his nose a little as he saw the bubbles in his hands turn brown from the pup’s fur. This was gross, what had he gotten into the night before? Shaking his head, he ran one hand down a foreleg and it was pulled away quickly, Robin just didn’t know if he liked that or not.
[Obsidion: 2/10] [Robin: 8 2/5; 16 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 26, 2020 19:11:41 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 3]
Giving a bit of a sigh, Obsidion pulled the leg back for a moment and patted him on the head until Robin let him hold onto his leg for a little bit, sudsing it up so he could wash it. He then proceeded to do the same with the other four legs, but Robin was standing there trembling a little, not sure what was happening, and it wasn’t just because he was getting a little cold. It was a hot day out though, so Obsidion knew it was his nerves. He reassured the pup for a moment and then sighed again, unsure of what he should be doing differently to get him to calm down. Robin slowly eased up a little and let him scrub him down with his hands and the brush, getting the shampoo down to his skin. The man smiled a little and shook his head at the miserable looking pup and then went for his face. Robin pulled back again and woofed, and the man pulled his head over to him again and held his head in his hands.
[Obsidion: 3/10] [Robin: 8 3/5; 16 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 26, 2020 19:11:57 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 4]
Robin looked at him miserably through the no tears shampoo and then licked at his hand as he pulled away again, the pup calming down a little at this point. This was good, and the man pulled the hose over to him and smiled a little as he turned the water onto the pup. Dirt and grime slid off of him with the bubbles as he scrubbed to make sure all the shampoo was off of him, and he hoped that he wouldn’t have to do this thorough of a job for awhile now after all of this, it would at least be nice, right? Obsidion patted him on the back and rinsed the last of the bubbles and shampoo off of the pup and then covered him with a towel. Robin was starting to shake from being cold from the water now, and he picked him up and held him close to help dry him off and warm him up a bit. His fur was short, so it wouldn’t take long for him to dry at least.
[Obsidion: 4/10] [Robin: 8 4/5; 16 4/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 27, 2020 16:46:10 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 5]
The pup was starting to do much better, he knew, and he eventually stopped shaking. Frowning a little, Obsidion put the pup on the picnic table and started to dry him off with the towel. Everything would go well for this, and he smiled a little as he thought about it. Things would go well, and he would be fine when the end of it happened. The man watched him slowly stop shivering again as he dried him off and soon the pup was sunning himself to get the last of the water off of him for now. There were quite a few things he needed to get done today and they were all going to take a little while in order for Robin to learn them. He just hoped this would be worth it after it was all said and done, but there was no real way to be sure until he actually knew them.
[Obsidion: 5/10] [Robin: 8 5/5; 16 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 27, 2020 16:46:27 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 6]
As soon as he was dry, the man took the nail trimmers and took one of Robin’s forepaws. Robin pulled it back again before sighing as the man took it again and started to clip down his claws. He really should have done this the day before, but he hadn’t thought much about that when it came to Nadia’s house. Luckily Robin had only slept the night before and hadn’t gone exploring or anything, which was definitely good when it all came down to it. Stretching out, he finished up the first paw and then took a little break so the pup could get used to things. He didn’t much care for his paws being messed with, but it would just take some practice and all that, and that was good for him. Obsidion popped his neck a little and sighed again, wondering how soon this would be done, if ever at this point.
[Obsidion: 6/10] [Robin: 9 1/5; 18 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 27, 2020 16:46:45 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 7]
Even though things were going well, he knew that things were going to be complicated pretty soon. Doing those attacks was going to be difficult, but he knew that things would be okay in the long run. Sighing, he took the other forepaw of the Houluh and started trimming when he stopped squirming. It wasn’t good that his claws were so long, though maybe he should have waited until teaching him how to claw before trimming them… Oh well, it didn’t really matter right now, and he smiled a little, patting Robin on the head after he was done with that paw. What was he going to do at the moment anyway? This was getting boring, but good care for an animal was important, he didn’t want to be negligent in his duties to his animals, one of the reasons he didn’t want very many of them. Some people had huge kennels, he didn’t necessarily want that for himself.
[Obsidion: 7/10] [Robin: 9 2/5; 18 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 27, 2020 16:47:00 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 8]
If things would go well, then he wouldn’t need to train his animals, of course, but for now he knew that things happened the way they happened. He moved to the back of the Houluh and instructed him to stay there as he took a back paw and smiled before clipping his claws a bit at the same time. Robin was certainly getting used to being handled like that, and he knew this was going to be something important later on, though with what he didn’t know. Obsidion patted the pup’s head for a moment and then stretched out again, hoping that things would work for him right now. Things just had to work out for him, they just had to, but he didn’t know what to do for himself as he moved around the table to the other side of the pup at this point. All he knew was that Robin was definitely becoming less nervous.
[Obsidion: 8/10] [Robin: 9 3/5; 18 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 27, 2020 16:47:17 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 9]
Everything going on was starting to stress him out a little. Sure he could now keep the pup, but what was he going to do with everything else now? Obsidion rubbed his eyes before taking Robin’s last paw and starting to clip the claws there, hoping he wasn’t getting it too close to the quick, but Robin hadn’t squealed or anything yet out of pain, so that was certainly good. He just hoped that things would work out in the long run, that was the worst part of it all, he knew. What was he going to do with Robin whenever he grew up though? That was a hard thing to understand, was he going to show him? Breed him? What? Maybe he would just train him up and not do anything with him, which would be sad, he needed to do at least something with him in the end of all of this. Maybe things wouldn’t be so bad if he bred him, but that meant training another Houluh.
[Obsidion: 9/10] [Robin: 9 4/5; 18 4/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 27, 2020 16:47:35 GMT -6
[Tolerance – 10]
Robin stood there for a little bit before licking his paw a little. He wasn’t sure what all had just happened to him, but it hadn’t been bad. The man stood in front of him with a smile on his face before reaching out and ruffling his ears. All would be well, and he nuzzled into the hand that was patting him. What was he going to do right now anyway? After all was said and done, was this the extent of what he was going to do? Tilting his head, he looked at the man warily, wondering what was going to happen for now. He had a feeling they weren’t finished, but what was it they were going to do? A quick bark escaped him and he pawed at Obsidion, who just chuckled a little and eyed their surroundings. There was a log in the area, like this place was built for him, and he knew that was what they were going to do with. He just hoped it would go well.
[Obsidion: 10/10 +1] [Robin: 9 5/5; 18 5/5 +]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 27, 2020 16:49:49 GMT -6
[Bite – 1]
This would be interesting, he wasn’t used to training this kind of thing yet, in fact he’d never done it. Obsidion glanced at the pup and put him on the ground, leading him over to the log and staring at it for a few moments. There were a few limbs sticking out, more like sticks really, and he figured they could use those for training. Giving a sigh, he palmed a treat and glanced over at the pup again, ”Bite, Robin!” The Houluh stared at him, tilting his head as though unsure of what to do. Of course he wouldn’t, but that wasn’t the point. The man took the Houluh’s head and opened his jaws before making him bite down on the stick lightly. ”Bite, Robin,” he said again, this time giving him a treat for doing what he was supposed to be doing, even though the man was the one who’d done it.
[Obsidion: 1/10] [Robin: 10 1/5; 20 1/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 27, 2020 16:50:06 GMT -6
[Bite – 2]
This was going to be a disaster, but at least he might learn from it, the man figured as he stared at Robin. The Houluh pup was sniffing the log a little and shrugging a bit, trying to figure out what exactly he was supposed to be doing. ”Bite, Robin!” he said again, this time bringing a stick to the pup and messing with his mouth until he opened it a little, pulling his head back. Obsidion stuck the stick in his mouth sideways and the Houluh bit down on it, getting a treat after the man pulled it back out. It was pretty wimpy still, they would probably have to work on the power behind it for a bit, but that was going to be alright in the end. Giving a little smile, the man patted the pup on the head and then looked around a little. What had he gotten himself into.
[Obsidion: 2/10] [Robin: 10 2/5; 20 2/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 28, 2020 17:32:53 GMT -6
[Bite – 3]
They could get through this, Obsidion had every bit of faith in the Houluh. It was just going to take awhile, which was going to be the worst. Oh well, he was used to things like this, it took time to get what you wanted after all. He smiled and jabbed the stick at the Houluh’s mouth again, ”Bite, Robin!” The Houluh backed up a bit and barked before nipping at it, getting a treat for a job well done. Of course it wasn’t as strong as he wished he had done it, but that would come later, at least he was nipping and that was all he cared about at the moment. Rubbing the back of his head, he wondered how far he should go with this, it didn’t make much sense to do it the wrong way and not have it ready by the time his show came around or something, right?
[Obsidion: 3/10] [Robin: 10 3/5; 20 3/5]
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Post by Obsidion on Aug 28, 2020 17:33:10 GMT -6
[Bite – 4]
It was alright for the moment, though it didn’t have the power he wanted for the pup. Frowning a little, he poked at the Houluh’s mouth again, ”Bite!” Obsidion watched as the pup bit down on the stick, enough to snap it just a little but not break it off completely. Weak enough to be a nibble or a nip, but not a full fledged bite. He knew some animals could crunch down and break bones, but he didn’t feel as though a Houluh could be quite that strong. Either way, he didn’t know how to increase the power of the pup’s bite, so he settled back on the ground with a frown as he tried to think of what to do. This was the hardest part of training, he suspected, trying to figure out how to increase the power of an animal in order to get the attack just right, wasn’t it?
[Obsidion: 4/10] [Robin: 10 4/5; 20 4/5]
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