Some new pictures

I took some pictures today (29th July) at home and on our walk with Dylan (Flash was not with us as he had an agility session this afternoon and was shattered).





And some taken during the walk with Dylan

7 months old!

Wow, Jesse was already 7 months old yesterday! And as mentioned before, adolescence has finally hit him too!

He is still a cuddle monster and gets on great with the other three! There is the odd tense situation with toys and food now, but hey, it's all part of the deal. It is actually an important time as Flash and Jesse are battling out their hyerarchy at the moment... Dylan and Troy are keeping out of it and Jesse doesn't really challenge them! There is the occasional snap at Dylan around food and toys, but Dylan can't be bothered and just walks off. That's the way to do it!

Didn't take any pictures yesterday, but I shall take my camera with me on our walk tonight and can take some pictures then.

Adolescence!

Well, here we go; adolescence has finally caught up with our Jesse monkey!

Apart from the marking and cocking leg, his recall is suffering a little now, particularly when other dogs are around. He sometimes looks at me now and goes "Why? Can't see the point of that..." - naughty pup. He has also started chewing again - in particular my shoes... arghhh... Never mind, that'll teach me to put them away!

Oh, and he is becoming a bit food possessive... he had two stand offs with Flash last night, once when Flash had a piece of carrot (and Jesse backed off in the end) and once Jesse had the piece of carrot and Jesse stared him away... (with a bit of help from me calling Flash away from it before anything happened). He also snapped at Flash when a piece of food fell on the floor and Flash tried to pick it up... Had to tell Jesse off for that! I have no problem with the dogs defending their own treats and chews, but we do not snap and growl about just a potential treat!
So we are going to have to be fairly strict on this... He is also snatching treats at times which is also not acceptable, so he won't get any unless he sits and takes them gently!

I am fully aware that Jesse is bound to go through all these phases just like any other pup! And overall he is still no problem at all... if this is the intensitiy of adolescence we get, then it's going to be a fairly easy ride!

Here's some pictures taken last Wednesday... (three days before his grooming session):

Aren't I beautiful




Typical Jesse pose


No, mum, my teeth don't need brushing... see?

Cocking his leg

Last night, Jesse cocked his leg properly for the first time... definitely growing up now.

Jesse's grandmother

I have found a picture of Jesse's grandmothers.

Here is Khia's mum. She is called Freya, or the posh name "Afterglow Dragonfly".

Picture taken from Kementari website.

And this is Bex's mum. She is called "Saldawn Strike a Pose" and is the one in front in this picture.

Picture taken from Merikee website.

The opposite sex

Jesse has started showing a keen interest in the opposite sex now... LOL. His recall is still excellent even then, but he will definitely follow the girls around now given the chance...

Filming for Top Dog

Flash and I have been accepted for the Top Dog TV show. This morning, we did some filming. It was of course mainly Flash, but there were a few shots of little Jesse too. I am really excited to find out what they are going to do with the material taken today.

6 months old

Time is flying. Jesse is growing up and already he was six months old yesterday on 26th!

Here are some pictures taken today!

1st Obedience Show for Jesse

As I drove for the very first time on my own in my car, and my car is now fitted out with the crates, I was able to take all three dogs (Dylan, Flash and Jesse) with me to the SATS Obedience Show yesterday, 24th June.

It was Jesse's very first obedience show. Of course, we weren't working yet (he would have been too young to even enter anyway), but he enjoyed walking about and meeting all the dogs. He wasn't worried at all and I had no problem getting his attention.

Unfortunately we had an unpleasant incident when Jesse got bitten on the nose by another dog. That dog walked past very close and as Jesse went to sniff (Jesse and I were stationery) the other dog went for him. Jesse screamed, but settled and I didn't see any injuries. The other person just walked off without appology or anything, but because I didn't see any injuries, I didn't pull her up on it. But a few minutes later, I saw that Jesse' had two or three scraches/marks on his nose which started going red and bleeding... So the dog caught him after all...

I walked Jesse around the show a couple of times to make sure he was not too affected by that bite, and he was fine after a couple of growl initially...

Well, I am looking forward to the next show when Jesse can come along again (and I will probably enter him to just train a bit in the ring and get him used to it). Now that I am confident to drive on my own and I therefore don't rely on anyone anymore, the sky is the limit and I can go to any show I want... LOL It's a good feeling.

Vera

Cocker Meeting

Jesse and I went to a Cocker Spaniel meeting today organised by a member of the Zim Cocker Spaniel forum.

There were three American Cocker Spaniels. It was lovely to see them as I have never seen any other than Pauline and Leigh's Khia and Bentley. All the others (probably about 12 or so) were English Cockers.

Jesse had a fantastic time, he played lots and enjoyed the company of so many dogs.

He was also great on the train and loved sitting on my lap watching the scenery through the window.

He is now totally knackered! What a good boy he was today.

Here's some pictures taken by various people (Lucy, Holly, Louise, Grace) attending at the meeting (unfortunately I forgot my own camera, so don't have my own pictures...).

Jesse in all his glory



Jesse playing with Jakey


And some pictures of Jesse and me... (and I noticed that we both have the same hair colour...LOL)






And some group shot...