[NAGDU] New Puppy, was unfamiliar places

Wed Apr 3 12:17:35 UTC 2019

RoxE,

Congratulations on your new pup!  Many years to both of you!

Susan

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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rox Homstad via NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 9:57 PM
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Cc: Rox Homstad
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] New Puppy, was unfamiliar places

Hi,
Her name is Phoenix, ok actually its Rebelfire's Reborn Spirit but thats just for the fancy CKC paperwork.  She is from a natural rearing breeder in Canada with field goldens.  this was her first litter.  Phoenix was one of 10 puppies. On the ultrasound there were only 9 and while they were being born the breeder was texting with me and surprise! There was a tenth puppy and I said, thats my dog!  Well the breeder did temperament tests with them at 7 weeks so we didn't actually know that for sure til after they were done.  She was born on 14 January and will make three months soon!  Today I actually had to go buy her a bigger collar because she outgrew her tiny baby collar.  We are working on house behaviors like appropriate toileting and how not to be a bratt when I eat.  I'm also teaching her her name and a hand target.  She is either on a leash or in a crate and doesn't really have much freedom because even on the leash she can get up to trouble in a hot minute!  She has gone on a couple of outings with me in her in training jacket although I'm very careful because she is not fully vaccinated yet.  she went to school with me last week and Rowan was working.  Phoenix had never done the steps before and I went to carry her down them but she watched Rowan do them and then you could just see her making up her mind to do them and she did and it was no big deal after that.  Whatever Rowan does, she has to do... This is not always the best as Rowan frequently shows poor judgement and firmly believes at time that the crime is worth the punishment, as it were.
Phoenix will get her final vaccines in a couple of weeks and then can start actually walking in public places where other dogs go.   I am a teacher and have June off and plan on taking her all kinds of places.  It will be a lot of fun.  My previous golden, Shouty Mildred died last February and my house has been very empty without a golden in it.  Phoenix is pretty shouty herself so I  feel right at home with her.
soleil just wishes we could take her back and wait for her to grow up before she came to live with us.  Phoenix barked and howled in the buffalo airport and if Soleil could have left us both there, I think she would have, lol.  Flying with one working dog and one "under the seat pet" takes quite a bit of nerve and a hip flask full of single malt scotch... lol!
Anyway, its been fun, but I really can't wait til she can make it through the night without having to go out at 4 a.m. 

Rox'E and the Kitchen Bitches
Soleil, Rowan, Phoenix
pawpower4me at gmail.com

> On Apr 2, 2019, at 8:30 PM, Patricia Homan via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Rox:
> Please tell us about your new Puppy and the raer (spell) 
> My husband and I would like very much to get a golden puppy.
> Thanks
> Warmly
> Patty
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Rox Homstad via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 8:46 PM
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> Cc: Rox Homstad <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] unfamiliar places
> 
> Hi,
> I'm a Deafblind owner trainer, and my current situation is I have Soleil, my lab who just made 8 and Rowan my amstaff mix who just made 2.  I find that I'm a lot less adventurous with my younger dog because she's not as well traveled, but the only way to make her well traveled is to have adventures together. 
> I do go anywhere with Soleil, my older dog.  I went to Manhattan this February to see the WCK dog show because it was something I had always wanted to do and I was tired of waiting for someone to do it with me, so I went on my own and it is a lot scarier for some reason now I'm older but we did it.  I feel like going can be scary but I never regret having gone, even if things don't turn out like I had planned exactly.
> 
> 
> Rox'E and the Kitchen Bitches
> Soleil, Rowan, Phoenix
> pawpower4me at gmail.com
> 
>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 6:16 PM, Jean Menzies via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I know this will greatly vary, and there is no right or wrong answer. I am curious to know how adventurous people are about working their dog into unknown areas. For example, when I was younger, I seem to recall being a lot more adventurous in figuring out a bus route and dealing with whatever I encountered after getting off the bus, and then hopefully finding whatever the destination was. Now, though, not so much. Perhaps things are just crazier out there or I am more cautious now. Who knows. 
>> 
>> But I am wondering how people feel about working through unknowns such as whether or not there are sidewalks, if there might or might not be grass to walk on, encountering light endustrial areas, service roads, parking lots, unfamiliar intersections, etc. 
>> 
>> Of course, every person, dog, and situation is different, but I’m looking for general discussion on being one’s own trail blazer so to speak. And, no, I can’t afford AIRA. lol. 
>> 
>> But I do think my new pup is going to do well, and I want to get out and learn more about the city I live in. We are relatively new here, so my depth of knowledge is still growing. But I also feel the nudge to not just wait for someone to show me rutes first, but then there is the nagging feeling of getting myself into trouble. hahaha. 
>> 
>> It’s likely too soon to throw a new dog team into unfamiliar situations like that, and we will master things I know first. But I do want to spread my wings more. 
>> 
>> Thoughts?
>> 
>> Jean and Boomer
>> 
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