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Blooie said:
Well of course. First is Ken, then son Kenny, grandsons Jamie, Evan, brothers Ronnie, Russ, Steve, great-grand Landyn, then you. See how that worked?
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Phew! I feel better now :hugs
(She's fast on her feet isn't she folks?!)

Blooie said:
Yep, our little Fiona is growing up! She's 5 months old now.
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Won't be long before you'll get your kisses without even bending over!

Blooie said:
Right now we’re working on “watch”.
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As in "Hold my beer and 'watch this'"? ;)
 
I've been working on watch with Libby too, if it's the same thing I'm thinking of. Making eye contact with you? I call it "watch me" though and I've seen some people just say "focus" or even "eyes"/"gimme eyes" which I though was kinda cute. All the same and works the same though. That is, if we're even talking about the same thing. It is very useful though. For instance, on walks when she's getting a little bit crazy (she's normally very very good and now heels majority of time and doesn't pull, walking on loose leash but still a puppy and LOVES people and dogs and prey drive, chipmunks, squirrels, birds, etc.) or if I see she's a little scared of something new, we sit and "watch me" until she calms down. She's still getting treats because we haven't been working on it long but eventually we'll phase them out or do it randomly. She actually works for kibble though, I figured out she responds the exact same so why give her fattening treats. And we also sometimes just walk right oast the distractions, especially prey animals, but I do like to practice sitting near people because she thinks she can say hi to every single one so I'm trying to show her we don't necessarily get to say hi to every one.

The watch is also useful for getting her to heel too, both on walks and more formal practicing turns and sits and stuff. She's very focused and gives eye contact randomly a lot now. Which I think is good. Sometimes I just randomly reward so she offers it more. But of course does not get a treat every single time.

She's getting really good with wait and her automatic sits too. I make her sit before I hook her leash up then "wait" while the door's are opened and then i release her and she "waits" on the step now top so I can shut it, she used to pull you down it. And they make her sit and wait for dinner too. And I've been implementing and auto sit whenever I stop walking. She's a very fast learner.

In fact, she knows a bunch of tricks now too
 

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