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Post by Jack on Mar 7, 2020 23:58:08 GMT -6
[Stay - 5]
Once more Jack made the signal with her hand, palm out toward the Houluh, and then smiled as she backed away from him. Cocoa finally simply sat down and wagged his tail from side to side as he watched her, making her grin with happiness at this point. She was pleased he had gotten something so quickly, and she tossed him a treat happily as she thought about it. She wasn't sure what all she was going to train him still, but this was certainly a start, which was a good thing no matter what. Chewing on her lip a little, she pulled the list of tricks out of her pocket. It was worn at this point, but that was fine, she could still make things out. It was a comprehensive list of tricks she wanted to train all of her Houluh, so what would she go with for this training session anyway?
[Jack: 10/10 +1] [Cocoa: 10 5/5; 20 5/5 +]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:24:51 GMT -6
[No - 1]
The woman had to bat him away from her bag when she went back over to it to refill her treat pouch, "No, Cocoa!" The Houluh pup whined a little and sniffed at her, but then lunged again like a bad pup. Jack frowned and pushed him back by the chest and pointed at him, "No!" He whined again and licked his paw before slumping down a little and walking away in a pout. He didn't know what he was doing wrong, but it got to him a little bit. Jack sighed a little, she hated training this part, but it was the most useful thing sometimes, she knew, so it had to be done. Not to mention it was relatively easy at the same time. She shook her head and turned to refill her pouch again as Cocoa started to creep up behind her a little bit, wondering if he could snag one.
[Jack: 1/10] [Cocoa: 11 1/5; 22 1/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:26:57 GMT -6
[No - 2]
"No, Cocoa!" she snapped again as he lunged forward toward the treats. He whimpered a little but sulked off again, wondering what he had done wrong. Jack shook her head and turned away from him again before putting the treats back into her bag. She wasn't sure what to do about things, but this was irritating no matter how you looked at it. This was the worst, she hated being the bad guy, but she would be if she had to, she knew that much. Whatever, it all worked out in the end, she knew, and the woman smiled a little as she thought about it. Hopefully once this training was done he would be even better at obeying her, it would work out rather well for both of them, she figured with a low chuckle. Cocoa stared at her for a little while, trying to decide if he should go for the treats on her hip.
[Jack: 2/10] [Cocoa: 11 2/5; 22 2/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:31:29 GMT -6
[No - 3]
It would all work out in the end, she knew, but she had to point at him again and tell him when he started for the treats on her hip, "No, Cocoa!" He slunk away with a scowl on his muzzle as he tried to figure out what to do. He was doing something bad, he knew he was, but that didn't mean she had to be mean about it, she could just give him what he wanted and he would be alright with that! Still though, it didn't seem to be taking as long for him to register what she had said in the middle of it all, and he was starting to learn. He was a bit of a quick learner, and she hoped that would work out throughout the whole training session they had together. Chewing on her lip, she watched him like a hawk for a little while.
[Jack: 3/10] [Cocoa: 11 3/5; 22 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:34:20 GMT -6
[No - 4]
"Cocoa, no..." Jack said when she saw him sneaking toward her out of the corner of her eye. Cocoa slumped a little bit in the shoulders and woofed at her before trotting off across the area again, wondering if he should try just once more and then be done with it. The word made sense, and he knew that everything would be fine in the end, but he didn't want to deal with it anymore either. Jack smiled at him and tossed him a treat for doing so well thus far, and then she moved away again, wondering what he would do if she waved one in his face. No, she wouldn't be that mean she knew, but at the same time, it wouldn't hurt, would it? Yes, yes it would, and she needed him to try just once more, just one more time and she knew he would have it down.
[Jack: 4/10] [Cocoa: 11 4/5; 22 4/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:36:21 GMT -6
[No - 5]
It all worked out whenever he ran over to her, but he skidded to a stop whenever she said it again, pointing at him at the same time, "No!" Cocoa froze in his tracks and muttered to himself a little, and the woman didn't realize he knew such words at this point, but she would have to keep an eye on her own mouth, it looked like. It was the sailor in her, she knew, but the woman chuckled a little and patted him on the head before tossing him a treat. The solid brown pup was gorgeous and she couldn't wait to see him grown up, but they had to get through the training first, and she didn't know if they would be able to do that yet, they may need to take a few breaks from time to time in order to get it done and over with.
[Jack: 5/10] [Cocoa: 11 5/5; 22 5/5 +]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:40:24 GMT -6
[Sit - 1]
Jack patted him on the head again before pushing down on his backside a little, "Sit." She pointed down at the same time to emphasize the word and fed him a treat when he finally sat, half forced at that point. Smiling, she wondered what was going through his mind, sure she had the ring for the species, but that didn't mean he would understand it any more if she tried walking him through it. Repetition was key, and she had a breeding waiting for her whenever he was grown. She really needed to step up her game, that was the only thing she knew at this point. Cocoa stared at her for a moment and then shrugged and wandered off when she didn't tell him to stay in one place. It was training, he knew that he was supposed to learn something new, but didn't know what it was just yet.
[Jack: 6/10] [Cocoa: 12 1/5; 24 1/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:44:05 GMT -6
[Sit - 2]
Jack called him over to her and pointed down again with one hand, pushing on his rump with the other, "Sit." He resisted for a moment before woofing and sat down, wondering what was going to happen at the moment if he thought too much about things. As he ate the treat she gave him for sitting down, it slowly started to click a little in his head, doing this, meant getting that, and that was the good thing right now. He perked up a little and then wandered off again, figuring he would test this theory no matter what happened. Hey, maybe she would teach him how to swim or something, that would be nice enough for him. He liked the water, certainly, and he had gotten a little sick at the river earlier in the day, but he was fine now. Jack smiled at him and shook her head, he was getting it, just stubborn.
[Jack: 7/10] [Cocoa: 12 2/5; 24 2/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:46:54 GMT -6
[Sit - 3]
He listened for her and walked over to her when she called him. The woman pointed down with one hand and lightly touched his rump with the other, "Sit, Cocoa." The pup took a moment, tilted his head, but before she could say it again he sat down and wagged his tail from side to side, mouth open and tongue lolling out a little bit. Jack grinned and shook her head a little, unsure of what to do for him at the moment, but she figured it was going to be better than nothing, certainly. She gave him another treat and a pat on the head and wondered when they could be done with this. A little more repetition and it would all be fine no matter what, she knew, and the woman sighed a little in response to her own thoughts. It didn't matter what happened as long as this all got done.
[Jack: 8/10] [Cocoa: 12 3/5; 24 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:49:46 GMT -6
[Sit - 4]
Giving him another treat when he came when called a short time later, she pointed to the ground and smiled when he sat down after a moment of sniffing. She passed him a treat and patted him on the head again as she watched him sit there, tail wagging from side to side, and smiled a little at the same time. It was alright she knew, and the woman pushed her hair back before jamming her hat back on top of her head, hoping that things would work out in the end of it all. There was still quite a list of things to teach him, but that was fine she knew, it wouldn't matter after a little while anymore, she figured with a chuckle. She needed to get him finished, and that was all she knew at the moment. Things were being put into motion without her, and she needed to catch up.
[Jack: 9/10] [Cocoa: 12 4/5; 24 4/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 20:53:26 GMT -6
[Sit - 5]
It was all alright, but then when she pointed to the ground after getting his attention again, she smiled when he sat almost instantly. That was great, he was making such progress and just in one day! She praised him and gave him a treat for doing such a good job and then turned him loose for a little while. It would be time to teach him how to lay down on command later, she knew, but for now she just needed to let him be a puppy from time to time she knew, and the woman smiled a little at the thought. It was one thing to do nothing but train, but she wouldn't do that to him, not right now, maybe when he was older, of course, but that would come a long time from now. After all was said and done, at least he was done with this much.
[Jack: 10/10 +1] [Cocoa: 12 5/5; 24 5/5 +]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 21:06:28 GMT -6
[Danger Sense - 1]
Jack had been so sure she knew what to train the pup, but at this point, she wasn't sure anymore and figured she would change it up. Learning how to sense danger was essential for all animals, and she smiled a little as she picked up a few foam balls and threw one at the Houluh as hard as she could. It hit him on the side, startling him and making him bark at her a little for doing such a thing. She didn't know what else to do for him though, and just smiled at him before throwing another one, not bothering to warn him at all. That one hit him square on the face and he barked again, starting to growl a little which she quickly shut down as fast as she could. The woman wasn't sure what to do with him, but this wouldn't be acceptable under any circumstance.
[Jack: 1/10] [Cocoa: 13 1/5; 26 1/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 21:09:05 GMT -6
[Danger Sense - 2]
It would be alright, it would all work out in the end, she knew as she threw another ball at the little Houluh. While she didn't know what to expect from him, she hadn't really expected it to hit him square on again. Frowning, she threw another and this time he actually tried to move out of the way a little, though it still hit him on the haunch. Well, that was a relief, maybe he was trainable in this after all. Jack chuckled and tossed him a treat, hoping that would get him to keep going at this point. Just knowing that things would work out between them was good enough, but needing to train him what she could train him was different. She threw another ball at him and it hit him on the ear as he tried to scramble away. At least she wasn't using rocks this time.
[Jack: 2/10] [Cocoa: 13 2/5; 26 2/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 21:11:04 GMT -6
[Danger Sense - 3]
Eventually she would graduate him to rocks when she thought he got this down enough for her to be happy with. The woman smiled and threw another ball at the pup before moving to the side as he charged her. "No!" she snapped and smacked him on the nose lightly for doing that, this had a point to it, she wasn't doing it solely because it made her happy to do it. Not like the pup would understand that or anything... Jack sighed and threw another ball at him, hitting him on the leg as he tried to get out of the way, this was one of the hardest things to teach an animal, and he would get it before the show if it killed her. It wouldn't, of course, and he wasn't big enough to really damage her or anything, but he could still try, even though he was loyal enough to her right now.
[Jack: 3/10] [Cocoa: 13 3/5; 26 3/5]
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Post by Jack on Mar 8, 2020 21:12:55 GMT -6
[Danger Sense - 4]
Jack settled her hat on her head again after moving her hair around a little and then threw another soft ball at the pup. He whimpered but scrambled out of the way as fast as he could, getting hit on one of his back paws and earning a treat for his quickness. It was great she knew, and the woman smiled a little at the same time. Everything would be fine in the end, she was sure of it, and she threw another ball at him, actually missing this time since he was doing such a great job. She would move on to rocks soon, they flew a little differently, but for now she would stick with the foam balls she had in her bag, hoping that would be enough for the moment. It was worth it to train him this much, she knew, and the woman smiled a little as time went on.
[Jack: 4/10] [Cocoa: 13 4/5; 26 4/5]
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