Category: Puppy A Journey

Well …I knew KAT had not learned the lesson yet…Not to chase horses… This afternoon we were watching the horses as they ate their evening meal… I had picked up the empty coffee can and had it ready… Sure enough she went after the horses…(not as hard as yesterday) I tossed the empty can in […]

A Puppy that was interested in chasing my horses… Well NOW …I do! KAT went into the field with the horses and took a good hard run at them …At the last minute she decided they were way to big to do anything with…Turned and sat down and watched them…Then came when I called her. […]

We are working on basic obedience and teaching sit at the gate or door while the other dogs go thru or out …KAT has to wait. Then wait untill I say “come”. She is actually doing quite well at this, I will look and she will be sitting quietly waiting 70 % of the time […]

KAT did not mind me today… I told her to stay at the gate while Drover and I went to check on a lamb. She waited till I was out of site and then scaled the gate and came running! I told her to go back . She did. When our work with the sheep […]

KAT and I went on a hike yesterday. She had a ball.. It was one on one time. We went to the creek. She sat and waited at the gates till released. I allowed her to run free and enjoy the hike. She stayed close at first. Once we arrived at the creek she had […]

PUPPY!!!!!! I so forget about the stages young puppies go thru! KAT is currently in her second puppy stage…Tear up things…Can’t hear me…Does not mind well… What happened to my perfect pup? Well this evening she had a few lessons in manners, and sit and stay! KAT is 7 months of age… Puppy License ended […]

With pups you hit a phase where all seems fine and not much to talk about… Well now… KAT has out growing that stage… We are working again on not biting me…I tell her no and patiently without emotion roll her lip in on her teeth…As all ways it works she just needs to be […]

KAT Ballou has been normal in her growth for a 6 month old female English Shepherd. She has been a normal pup too. Going through the stages of being mouthy and a bit sassy to me and the dogs…Learning her place for the most part…I have been fair and firm but had fun too. I […]

Sit! Stay! Puppies have a short attention span! One must know this and take your time and do not get upset with a pup (or grown dog either) I have been working on sit at the gate and wait till I tell her to come thru. This is a lesson in calmness for ME too! […]

KATBallou is 5 months old… And into testing me… Did I really mean no? or Get out of that? etc… She is very biddable…I say no …she listens…but then goes right back and tries it again… I do not preach! I say No! and then correct if necessary..so far it is working well… This evening […]