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Post by Sevyrn on Sept 26, 2020 18:45:34 GMT -6
To Learn: Name, Come, Stay, No, Follow, Tolerance + 1 TP by October 26th Well... Spot was done training, Sevyrn was in the middle of planning to breed Sweetie, and she had gone and picked herself up a brand new puppy from the HAA - one from a new found friend's litter, at that. Sevyrn had fell in over the moment that she had laid eyes on the sweet little thing, multi-hued spots on a soft white base... Oh, she was perfect! She was still little thing but it was best to start bonding with the little lady soon - within a month Sev had to report back to the agency about the work that she had done with Jupiter otherwise the pup would be taken back and she just... couldn't do that. Her heart was set on loving the little thing as much as she possibly could, and she wouldn't have adopted the houlou pup if she didn't think that she would be able to meet the requirements. 106
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Post by Sevyrn on Sept 26, 2020 19:00:47 GMT -6
Oh, sweet little Jupiter - still so sma she had that sweet soft baby fur and bright eyes. Sevyrn never wanted to see her grow, not when she was so small like this... barely the size of her hand, just toddler around on legs that she still wasn't quite used to.
... Sevyrn loved babies - baby creatures at least, people not so much. She held the pup close to her chest, wrapped securely in a blanket and both arms with her little spotted head poking out. The houlou didn't seem to know what to think of this adventure, but she knew that the liked the girl holding her close.
Where to settle today? With a baby so small she wasn't going to need the same kind of space as she would need with a juvenile, excited and wanting to run around. This little one wouldn't be wandering far away from Sevyrn any time soon.
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Post by Sevyrn on Sept 27, 2020 8:21:53 GMT -6
"Hey Jupi," Sevyrn said to the young pup as she toddled around, checking out the near vicinity with wide, excited eyes - she had never seen a place like this! She had been out in the yard at the adoption agency before, sure, but not in a big field like this! Jupiter felt so small in world so big, and she looked towards her new girl with curiosity in her eyes. What was this place? Was she going to get to be here a lot? She liked it, and she liked the houlou who were her new friends. Spot was a little bit rough, not used to playing with a wee one like her, but she could take it! She was going to grow up to be big and strong just like her new big brother!
The pup wagged her tail as Sevyrn spoke to her, and made her way back to the girl on stubby legs. "You like this place, huh Jupiter?"
Sevyrn's heart was absolutely melting for her newest baby.
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Post by Sevyrn on Sept 27, 2020 8:29:50 GMT -6
The first thing to do - probably the only thing to do today when working with such a young one - was teach Jupiter her own name. The choice in named had been easy with Sevyrn, who had it picked out before they had even walked out of the adoption agency together - her show name was going to be 'Drops of Jupiter'. Though Sevyrn knew that the little pup was a matronne, and she had hoped to pick out a female, the name choice would have worked well for either sex. Jupi here was going to be trained to eventually go for an agility trial, focusing on dexterity and speed - her later training would probably include moves like dash, jumping over hurdles, and working on her endurance. Those were things that could wait until the little thing was much bigger, though.
Sevyrn let the little pup climb on to her lap, where Jupiter proceeded to curl up with her and watch her with big round eyes. All the while Sevyrn simply got acquainted with the little one, repeating her name what felt like way too much through out the one-sided conversation. Jupiter seemed at peace in her girl's hold.
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Post by Sevyrn on Sept 27, 2020 8:38:21 GMT -6
"You're going to have a good life with me Jupiter, I promise." Hell - how was she supposed to do anything else? This little girl was from one of Jack's litters and Sevyrn was going to undoubtably be back down at the breeding center with that woman again sometime soon. Jack already knew that Sevyrn had been looking in to getting a puppy, and Sev had already known that all the pups there were from Jack's litters, so the conversation was going to come up at some point - which puppy had she brought home. Sevyrn prided herself in her ability to care for her creatures so she didn't need someone else to hold her accountable, but there definitely would be someone else wanting to see Jupiter here shine to her true potential.
"Yeah - it'll be you and me, rocking the stage of an agility show, Jupiter. Maybe you'll be able to win one day? I'd like that. Would you like that Jupiter?" The pup had no idea what the girl was saying, but she sounded so peaceful and she said that word Jupiter a lot while looking right at her... It had to mean something.
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Post by Sevyrn on Sept 27, 2020 8:50:25 GMT -6
The pup curled up closer to Sevyrn, and the woman could do nothing but simply stroke her soft baby fur for a moment - what a sweet little thing, tired more often than not but in the moments where she was filled with energy she was doing everything that she could to get some more strength in to those little legs of hers. She was going to grow in to such a happy puppy, and hopefully she would do good in the field that Sevyrn had chosen for her - though if it did not suit her, then the woman was happy to reconsider. The pup's strong points mattered more than her own desires, after all - she just really wanted to train her to be well suited for an agility trial, as that was the discipline that interested her personally more than anything.
"Are you looking for a nap, Jupiter? I can let you rest." The pup hadn't closed her eyes, though - she simply looked towards her girl with that same look of curiosity. Was Jupiter her?
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Post by Sevyrn on Sept 27, 2020 8:54:09 GMT -6
The houlou was coming to understand bit by bit... it was hard, her brain was still trying to make so many connections between everything in the world. But 'Jupiter' kept getting adressed straight to her so perhaps the connection to be made there was that she was Jupiter? The little thing had never had a name before - people had talked to her, even come and played with her a little bit while she was in the agency - but none of them had ever talked to her like this, addressed her as something. (Only Sevyrn knew that the Agency did not like to name the pups beforehand, that was the new owner's decision to make and something that would be hard to unlearn if the pup were to have to learn a new name.)
"Yeah, that's you! You're starting to learn that, aren't you Jupiter? What a good girl - you're so smart." The pup barked at her - the first that Sevyrn had heard from the sweet little thing. Perhaps she was right to say that the puppy knew she was being addressed here.
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Post by Sevyrn on Sept 27, 2020 8:59:04 GMT -6
The pup seemed to want to nap now, and that was okay - she had done a very good job for a pup so young. Those sweet little eyes of hers closed as she stretched out her front legs and let out a yawn. "Go to sleep, Jupiter," Sevyrn encouraged. With the way that Jupiter was positioned on her lap, Sev still had a free knee - it was a good time to make Puppy's First Picture. She carefully worked to keep the pup stilled and content as she dug through her backpack to find her sketchbook, and after that pulled out the pack of coloring pencils that she had brought along with her as well - there was no doing this young one's caramel and brown spots justice with simply the greyscale tones of pencil lead.
She'd never drawn a houlou this small before, but her experience with older pups meant that the wouldn't struggle.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 2, 2020 10:01:03 GMT -6
When the pup woke up, there was more work to be done! Sevyrn needed to cover quite a decent bit of training with the pup before the HAA would be happy with her work, and if they weren't happy with the work that she had done then the pup would be taken back. That just couldn't happen! She wasn't going to rush the pup in to being properly awake, though, and she was happy to let the little thing bound around to her heart's content for a moment. As Jupiter ran off to relieve herself, Sevyrn prepared a bowl of water for the pup to be able to drink from if she was to find herself feeling thirsty. She would have but a food bowl down, but really... there was no point. Jupi would be getting so many treats today that she would be able to wait until they got home for a full meal.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 2, 2020 10:15:24 GMT -6
Jupiter came back to her, and Sevyrn played around with her a little bit - first a little bit of peek a boo, and then she pulled out a little ball. She wasn't about to throw it and expect such a young pup to fetch just yet, but she could most definitely roll it around! Jupiter went nuts trying to chase after it as it rolled a few feet through the grass, and when she tried to nibble down on it, the ball was too big for her mouth!
Because of that, Sevyrn heard the pup growl for the first time ever - a small, adorable little noise. She had to laugh, and then she played around to draw Jupiter's attention back to her. The pup bounded towards her girl as fast as she could, so excited to play around and spend time with her girl! They were going to be the best of friends.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 2, 2020 10:47:13 GMT -6
Alright... if they worked on getting Jupiter used to being touched, it would make everything else much easier down the line - and as such a young pup, it was a perfect time to get her used to things like being touched, being around other people, animals and more. The best thing that could be done with a young pup is have them socialized to be comfortable with as much as possible, after all.
Sevyrn leaned in to give the pup a kiss on the top of her head, and then started off by simply petting the pup - Jupiter was in heaven being petted by her girl, tail wagging a mile a minute. She didn't even realize that something like this could be considered training! Sevyrn had to wonder how the little girl would reach to being manipulated in other ways, though - she had observed that the tail, ears and paws tended to be questionable spots.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 2, 2020 11:29:55 GMT -6
Sevyrn moved slowly, quelling the pup if she started to get worked up - as nice as it was that Jupiter understood that Sevrn was not trying to bring her arm, the pup also needed to understand that touching her did not mean trying to play with her. "Calm down," Sevyrn said to the pup as she started to get hyped up, pulling her hands away until the little thing had calmed herself down a little. How was she supposed to be calm when she was so small and everything was so exciting, anyways?
Sevyrn would reward her when she behaved well, though the pup wasn't getting the connection just yet - if she waited patiently while Sevyrn handled her, there would be a reward for being a good girl at the end. She would get more used to it with time, though - she was a smart little cookie with a brain built to learn.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 2, 2020 11:45:16 GMT -6
Sev took a hold on the houlou pup's front paws and lifted one and then the other, a gentle start to playing around with her limbs - the pup yipped at her in response and wagged her tail. "Patience, Jupi. All is well," Sevyrn assured, and the pup cocked her head the girl. She wasn't going crazy or anything, but she definitely did feel like Sevyrn was trying to play with her - why didn't she actually want to play?
Luckily Sevyrn had immense patience for creatures compared to other people, and she was happy to sit and work with the pup for as long as needed. She actually figured that they would leave today's training there once they finished with this, and come back tomorrow to work on 'come' and 'stay'.
"You just have to be patient, sweet thing - you're going to be a show dog. People need to be able to touch you without you thinking that they want to play." She was a baby... she was going to want to play. Life was still good.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 2, 2020 12:04:07 GMT -6
Sevyrn continued what she was doing, manipulating various parts of the pup's body and rewarding her for being patient and not trying to nip at her or turn their time together in to play - slowly but surely the pup was getting a little less overwhelmed by just being handled. "What a good girl," Sevyrn cooed as she gave the pup a good rub with her thumb at the base of both ears and then gently pulled her thumb along the length of them to raise her floppy ears to be slightly standing. At that point she pulled them very gemtly outwards to open up the ear canal just a little bit, the kind of positioning that Jupiter would have to be used to if she were to ever need ear drops or to have the insides of her ears checked out. Surprisingly she handled this part incredibly well - she was becoming very well behaved with a little bit of patience.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 2, 2020 12:08:40 GMT -6
Alright, Sevyrn had grown pretty happy with the pup's progress - she was reacting well to having her abdomen palpated, her ears and face played with, and people touching her feet. There was one more concerning thing to have to work with, the tail, but Jupiter was so young that she likely wouldn't have any (unnatural) aversion to having her tail touched just yet. It should make for an easy-breezy last step in the process, but Sevyrn was still prepared for the pup to have an issue with it or just be done with all the touching for a bit... Actually maybe it was time to take a pre-emptive break, if only for a minute - she wanted something to drink. Once she had finished up, she got back to working with the puppy, who initially responded to having her tail touched with confusion, but eventually came around.
Once done she gave the pup's body a thorough workover, making sure that Jupiter would stay patient regardless of what Sevyrn was doing to her. The exception, of course, would be if she accidentally wound up hurting the poor pup, which she prayed she would never do. All was well, and Sevyrn was happy to call it a day here.
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