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Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #400 on: 24 February, 2016, 09:43:53 pm »
Chasing his tail, the big divvy.
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #401 on: 25 February, 2016, 11:12:58 am »
'ere Wow, how's Morphy doing with his practice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xshp5C2foBU

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #402 on: 25 February, 2016, 08:36:09 pm »
'ere Wow, how's Morphy doing with his practice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xshp5C2foBU

Excellent! Thank god Morphy never learned that pressing the piano keys made that noise.
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #403 on: 26 February, 2016, 03:05:45 pm »
We are having scaffolding erected - the scaffs are noisily chucking stuff in the back of their truck.
Pumpkin is noseying out of the window at them.
Ninkasi is perched on my lap looking like she'd like to disappear up her own fundament.
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #404 on: 26 February, 2016, 06:00:22 pm »
Chewing away madly on her new bone and wagging like it is going to fall off when we ask if it is good :)
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #405 on: 27 February, 2016, 11:05:51 am »
Clawing my sofa despite having been trained to claw the scathing post.

Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #406 on: 28 February, 2016, 07:35:32 pm »
Well, he's spent the last hour following me around meowing because he wanted me to sit down so he could sit on me for a cuddle, but now I've sat down, he's gone to lie in his bed.
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #407 on: 06 March, 2016, 04:46:58 pm »
Tilly is in disgrace. This week she has been ignoring recall and this afternoon I let her off the lead in the field as normal to begin our walk and she ran back to the lane and down a track to my neighbours house. I think my lovely puppy has become a teenager. Tough love time I think.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #408 on: 06 March, 2016, 05:01:08 pm »
Positive reinforcement time. No negativity at all or you might push her into further naughtiness. Try doing the "treat jackpot" (a handful of treats in quick succession rather than the odd one) every now and then when she recalls nicely. High value treats, too. It's an important phase of her training. :)

Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #409 on: 07 March, 2016, 03:12:19 am »
Thanks Peli. We only do positive reinforcement. I need to get some higher value treats as the ones we have been using don't cut it any more.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #410 on: 07 March, 2016, 09:15:59 am »
And remember to stick to you rules*, she will try to push her boundaries. If you are lucky if will only last a few weeks :)

* remember they are very much creatures of habit/comfort. So get up, walk, shopping, eat, work etc at the same time everyday. That will help with getting her to settle/calm down and get over her teenage moods faster.
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #411 on: 07 March, 2016, 10:56:31 am »
Little minx was very good on the walk this morning, came back every time I called etc. Then as we came up the field to go home she bolted !
She tried to go in someones house as the door was ajar while they warmed teh car up. Luckily I knew them and they just grabbed her for me.
I'm making her sit for everything today and will keep it up, even to be allowed in the garden to do her business and before she gets a fuss.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #412 on: 07 March, 2016, 12:55:19 pm »
This is a great article about solid recall training http://www.clickertraining.com/node/309

We're not quite there yet with our Tilley, so we just don't let her off the lead apart from in very secure locations as the sighthound in her could disappear after a small fluffy/bird at any moment and we can't guarantee to keep her safe. It's a long road!

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #413 on: 07 March, 2016, 04:54:21 pm »
Tiggy's in the vets. With a saline drip. Thinking is she has severe Hyperthyroidism, and we'll just have to see how she goes and responds to the vet's help, but she's nearly sixteen. I know nowadays that isn't necessarily an old age for a cat, and her weight loss has been rapid. Oh well.
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #414 on: 07 March, 2016, 05:01:34 pm »
Poor Tiggy. Hope the vet is able to help, Riggers.
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #415 on: 07 March, 2016, 08:27:51 pm »
Tiggy's in the vets. With a saline drip. Thinking is she has severe Hyperthyroidism, and we'll just have to see how she goes and responds to the vet's help, but she's nearly sixteen. I know nowadays that isn't necessarily an old age for a cat, and her weight loss has been rapid. Oh well.

Fingers crossed it's just her thyroid (and her heart is ok)- at least there's the possibility of treatment or even cure with that. It's better than a diagnosis of renal failure, diabetes ofrcancer if you had to pick one.
Sending good luck vibes to Tiggy.

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« Reply #416 on: 07 March, 2016, 08:50:12 pm »
Our Ginge was diagnosed with a thyroid problem nearly 18 months ago. He was a bit younger than Tiggy, but with daily medication he still seems to be enjoying life.
We thought we were going to lose him when it started though.

Best wishes for Tiggy.
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Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #417 on: 07 March, 2016, 09:35:47 pm »
Sitting on my knee, watching The Hunt for Red October.
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #418 on: 07 March, 2016, 09:39:25 pm »
Sitting on my knee, watching The Hunt for Red October.

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #419 on: 09 March, 2016, 09:00:38 am »
Judging by the niff coming into my office, out dogs are doing what they do best.  The Inlaw Paw loves to give them bits of his evening meal and it's usually full of carbs.  It's OK for him, his sense of smell left the building before Elvis.

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #420 on: 10 March, 2016, 02:02:53 pm »
Oui, le petomane!

Morphy is currently trying to extract a tennis ball from a rolled up towel. He seems to like that challenge, judging by the excited barking that took place as he saw what I was about to do (ie roll a tennis ball up in a towel).
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #421 on: 11 March, 2016, 04:58:23 pm »
No idea she's gone to the kennels for a few days while we have house guests one of whom is scared of dogs.
I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #422 on: 11 March, 2016, 06:29:10 pm »
No idea she's gone to the kennels for a few days while we have house guests one of whom is scared of dogs.

You've got that all the wrong way around I think!
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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #423 on: 11 March, 2016, 06:32:18 pm »
No idea she's gone to the kennels for a few days while we have house guests one of whom is scared of dogs.

You've got that all the wrong way around I think!

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #424 on: 11 March, 2016, 09:26:08 pm »
+1.