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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 4, 2020 9:00:22 GMT -6
Undoubtedly, Sevyrn had to bring Jupiter back for some more training sooner rather than later - they had a lot more work to do just to appease ths HAA, and even more to do before this little lady was going to be ready for her own debutante show. Especially knowing that Jupi was one of Jack's, Sevyrn really wanted to do good by this little pup - give her the kind of training that Jack herself would be proud of, maybe even give the pup a chance to meet her sister sometimes. It was something that her and Jack had talked about in passing, at least.
The walk down to the park had been a slow amble, Jupiter's first time on the leash. The little lady was so excited to be running around as free as could be! Leash manners would be something that Jupiter would need to learn in time - today was time for a few more basics.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 4, 2020 9:15:01 GMT -6
After settling down in to a small empty area, Sevyrn unclipped the leash from Jupi's collar. The pup took to freedom even more excited than she had the last time they were here! A few more days had made her a little big bigger, a little bit more comfortable with her running legs, and she sure was learning how to use them now. It really was a grand old time to be a puppy, wasn't it?
Sevyrn let the pup do her thing for a little while, setting up a water bowl for her to drink from if she were to find herself thirsty at any point, and then it was time for business. Treat hidden in the palm of her hand, Sevyrn called to Jupiter to catch her attention. "Come here!" She called excitedly, a tone meant to catch the puppy's interest. "Come here Jupiter!"
Jupiter was so excited by her girl that she made her way over only to get rewarded for what seemed like nothing. Hmm...
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 4, 2020 12:02:39 GMT -6
Sevyrn could tell that the pup was simply wanting to be around her rather than working with the command at hand, but that was okay - it would take time before the young thing would be able to make the connection between word and reaction. Take your time, sweet little thing - he still have a lot of time, over three weeks of her month to get started on Jupiter's training was still in front of them and they already had a couple things worked out.
"Come here," the woman called to the pup again, this time her voice much calmer than the time before. Sevyrn was crouched low to the ground and prepared to pull a treat out. She had Jupiter's attention, but the pup didn't seem to understand what was being asked of her. "Come here," Sevryn repeated, and this time she held the treat out for the young one. Yes, that was the motiviation that Jupiter needed.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 4, 2020 15:28:56 GMT -6
From here on it was a matter of repetition - first until Jupiter understood what was being requested of her, and then after that to wean her off treats so that she was simply responding to a command as she was supposed to rather than for the sake of a reward. It would take time until the young pup was ready to move on, but that was okay - she was still very much a baby, out here in a very big world, and Sevyrn would not blame her for being distractable. The little thing truly could not help it right now.
Eventually Jupiter seemed to grow better and better with it - Sevyrn had stopped needing to even goad her forward with the call of a pre-emptive treat, which meant it was time to wean off of the treats entirely. Jupiter seemed to be a smart little thing, and Sevyrn was falling in love with her.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 4, 2020 20:48:23 GMT -6
"You're doing so great, Jupiter," Sevyrn prasied the young one after another successful round as the young one barked towards her in expectation of a treat - no, no, that wouldn't do. Jupiter was going to have to be happy with just sweet words this time around as it was time for treat time to be over. Jupiter was always deserving of a very good pat, though - Sevyrn had naught a pup who wasn't deserving of a pat.
Sevyrn continued to work with the pup, who got better and better with time about coming when called and slowly seemed to stop thinking that she was going to get a snack just for doing what she was supposed to. It was progress in the right direction, so Sevyrn continued to push - it was better to run a little too long than to stop too soon.
Eventually Sevyrn was happy - Jupi was responding excellently to the command, bounding over to her.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 9, 2020 20:04:01 GMT -6
Two more commands, and then the pup was free to play around for the rest of the day - that would be easy enough. For now, though, it was time for a quick break, though, as not to overload the sweet little thing. Sevyrn called the pup over to her and Jupiter immediately went for a big drink. Once she had finished the pup climbed up on to her lap and reached up to try to put her paws on Sevyrn's chest - the woman fell back dramatically, acting like the small little creature had such strength that she was able to knock a full grown person down.
"Look at how strong you are!" Sevyrn giggled as she reached over to give the pup a good pet, and the young houlou excitedly stomped about on top of Sevyrn to try to lick at her chin. Despite her size, it almost knocked the air out of Sevyrn.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 9, 2020 20:09:49 GMT -6
Jupiter was so proud of herself! She'd knocked the big human down, even left her breathless! She was so big and strong and brave, she was going to grow to be even bigger and stronger and braver. Sev seemed so happy with her, too! It was a good time to be a puppy, that was for sure.
"No, no - not my face," Sevyrn protested, shoving the little lady back with one hand. This was definitely something that she would have to train Jupiter out of as the little thing grew bigger, didn't want a full-grown matronne barreling her over after all, but for now... well, she could let it go on for now. While Jupi was this small, it was adorable more than anything. Sevyrn loved to embrace the innocence and unconditional love that came with caring for the young and she didn't want to tame that out of them too soon.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 9, 2020 20:18:19 GMT -6
Eventuallt Sevyrn pushed her torso back vertical, moving Jupiter off of her before she did so - after that it was time to run off some of that energy. The pup could learn how to catch a ball, right? Sevyrn wasn't going to push for that as a goal, but she could at least get the little one exercising by running after one for a bit.
"You want the ball?" Sevyrn asked in that excited 'let's get the puppy worked up'tone that she had as soon as she had dug through her backpack and pulled out a little red ball. Jupiter barked towards her, a rather quiet little noise still as the young thing hadn't quite developed her voice yet. She would get there, though - soon enough she would be boofing at full volume along with Sweetie and Spot.
"You do, don't you?" And then Sevyrn tossed the ball gently, letting it land a few feet away from the pup.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 9, 2020 20:31:21 GMT -6
The pup took off! She didn't have far to go, but she had very little legs and it took quite the effort. She slowed as she reached the ball but didn't stop in time - she ran straight in to it. The ball rolled and Jupiter toppled over it, but she was back in her feet quick as a whip with her tail going a mile a minute. Sevyrn got a chuckle out of the little thing's resiliency, especially when Jupiter proceeded to try to pick up the ball. It was bigger than her head!
After a few moments the young houlou stepped way from her adversary, and growled at the ball for being too big for her to pick up. How dare it do such a thing to her! This was a catastrophe, it was blasphemy!
And then Sevyrn picked the ball up and threw it again - Jupiter suddenly felt like all was well again.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 9, 2020 20:40:31 GMT -6
The ball flew this time - and Jupiter's little legs moved in a flurry beneath her as she took chase. The young one missed where her target had landed, though, and overshot where she was going - after passing it by a few feet she stopped dead in her tracks and looked around in confusion. Where was her ball? She didn't understand, she thought that it was over here. The houlou pup brought her nose to the ground and started sniffing about in hopes of finding her lost toy.
Meanwhile Sevyrn started to slowly amble towards where she had watched it land with her hands in the pockets of her jacket. She hoped that Jupiter would reach it first, but if not she would show the little thing where she wanted to be.
"Hey Jupi!" Sevyrn called as she found it. She crouched down and picked it up to show the pup. "Over here!"
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 9, 2020 22:05:22 GMT -6
Alright - thy had some playtime, now it was time to get some work done. They work on getting the sweet little thing to stay when told to before moving on to following on command, and then they would be done for the day. By that point they would pribably be getting pretty close to the HAA's adoption obligation, but only about half-way through Jupiter's desired training.
"Alright, little girl - back to work." Sevyrn worked to quell the excited pup, and only once Jupiter had calmed down did Sevyrn start with her. The pup was staying still when she first held her hand up, palm open and fingers spread in a typical 'stop' fashion.
"Stay there," Sevyrn said, and repeated it as she started to move backwards. She popped a treat towards the pup after a few steps when Jupiter was still where Sevyrn had left her. Sevyrn stilled at that point, and when the pup seemed ready to move she repeated the command.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 9, 2020 22:21:23 GMT -6
No, no, no - the young one wanted to move towards her. Sevyrn repeated the command and held her hand towards the pup once again. Jupiter paused mid-step and cocked her head towards the woman but she did stop and stay still.
"Good girl," Sevyrn cooed to the young one, inviting Jupiter to come towards her with a treat as a reward for stopping what she was doing. The pup loved the praise, the snack, and the good pats that she got as a reward for doing what Sevyrn had wanted. That wasn't so hard, was it?
From here on it was a matter of repetition- teaching Jupiter exactly what she was responding to, and how exactly Sevyrn wanted her to react. Progress would come with time, and Sevyrn had no problem with taking her time here. Jupiter deserved the best, and that including taking her age and short attention span in to account.
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 9, 2020 22:57:00 GMT -6
The pup did pretty good - houlou had a tendency towards obedience and that meant that they tended to be pretty smart as well. Sevyrn worked slowly with a pup so young, with frequent breaks and plenty of loving to go around, and Jupiter was slowly getting the hang of it. After a while Sevyrn started working with travelling farther than a few feet, and once that was going pretty decently it would be time to start weaning off of repeated commands and frequent treats.
Weaning off the treats seemed to be a good first bet, so that was where she began. Keeping the verbal command in play would cement it in the pup's mind. Sevyrn continued to direct the pup, now offering a treat every few times. Jupiter seemed to respond well to the change. Sevyrn just wanted her to stay right where she was, right? That was easy enough!
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 10, 2020 0:32:34 GMT -6
The little pup seemed to be getting tired, so it was a good thing that the last command of the day seemed to be nearing the completion of its basic training. Jupiter was doing wonderfully listening when she was told to stay where she was, and Sevyrn had weaned away the treats now - all that was left was to get the young pup working with only one call, and perhaps build up her patience a bit more.
"Alright Jupiter, stay there," Sevyrn said to the pup after a few more successful tries. She had a plan in mind - the same final plan she used every time she felt like she had finished up teaching a creature to stay where they were. She walked off and stood facing away from the pup for a few moments before turning back. Once she did, Sevyrn saw that Jupiter was right where she had been left. Great job!
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Post by Sevyrn on Oct 10, 2020 0:36:35 GMT -6
Did she want to teach the pup to follow o command now or save that for later? Sevyrn wasn't sure just yet but that was okay - she would have time to figure that out. For now the pup had earned a good break.
"Come here," Sevyrn called to Jupiter, who barked before bursting in to a run towards her human. The pup stopped at her feet with her tail wagging so hard her whole rear end was moving with her, and Sevyrn crouched down to give her a good, loving pet and a little treat as a reward for being such a well behaved little houlou. There were no words for how much Sevyrn loved being around these little guys, they were such a treat to work with - and now she had another pup back home. Sweetie had her first litter, and now her son was in line to be trained up next.
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