10 months old

Time is flying... Jesse was already 10 months old last Friday, 26th October. I can't believe he will soon be 1 year old already!

He is growing into a lovely little chap and he is great to have around. He goes through phases which come and go, but we are still nicely on track and certainly can't complain.

His obedience training is coming along nicely. I have decided to not take him to classes anymore in Thornton Heath as I need to build him up my way... that way it's going to work and I won't have set backs. He will still come to my own Tuesday session though, he enjoys that and it's good for him.

A big day for Jesse

Yesterday morning, I took Jesse out together with Dylan and Flash. They had a great time, and Jesse found a little playmate that he played and ran with until he was all tired out.

In the afternoon, we went to visit my parents-in-law. Jesse didn't move from my mother-in-law's side.. she was cooking and he knew that he usually gets something eventually. Sure enough, he got his very own Sunday dinner... he loved it.

When we got back, they all got a raw marrow bone (except for Flash who is allergic to animal protein and had his own kinds of vegan chews). Jesse loved his and really got stuck into it. Well, it'll keep his teeth nice and clean. It's quite funny to see this little dog with the giant bone.





By the end of the day, Jesse was knackered out and was a very happy puppy

9 months old!

Wow, time really is flying... Jesse is 9 months old today! His coat is a bit in a mess at the moment, I think this is due to his adult coat coming through... he looks ever so fluffy! LOL

Retrieve

Jesse is getting really good with his retrieve. He now picks up and comes back nice and close (with me still sitting in chair), and he holds it for quite a while too. Have started to extend the hold period and will now start clicking for steady hold rather than chewy hold... LOL

Jesse is doing really well in obedience. His heelwork is coming along nicely and the sits in heel are getting straighter all the time too!

At this rate, we should be ok to start shows next year.

Things are improving and new pictures

Jesse has not had any further accidents in the house until last night because he couldn't go out in the garden as cement between the tiles was drying that Cornel had done earlier in the day. So Jesse did a poo indoors... But I am sure that's just one off.

Over the last few weeks, Jesse had been obsessively humping all the dogs he came across. However, he tried it on Troy once, and Troy of course told him off by barking into his face. That did the trick... LOL
On Thursday I brought him to obedience training which was excellent for him as most of the dogs growled at him and showed their teeth... That seems to have put him back on track and he has stopped the obsessive humping. Yesterday when I took him out for a walk he played really nicely with a couple of dogs without trying to hump them! Excellent.

Due to this, his recall around dogs is getting much better again too; this and giving him treats when he comes back. He is by no means perfect yet, but will not take off anymore now as soon as he sees a dog... so we are getting there.

I have taken some pictures on walks yesterday (Jesse on his own) and today (all three)

Yesterday, 9th September







Does my bum look big in this...?
Knackered after a good walk


Today, 10th September

House training back on track

Only one poo last night from Jesse... other than that, back on track...

I think something had spooked him in the garden, that's why he avoided going out there! We have gone back to giving him a treat every time we see him going. And it seems to work.

8 month old

Jesse was 8 months old yesterday! Time flies!

Here's a few new pictures.

Just looking beautiful after being clipped on Sunday





Some portraits





What a long tongue Jesse has got

And some cute ones




And last but not least, some pictures with his brothers Dylan and Flash

Jesse is naughty: house training

Jesse has reverted in house training. I found a few wees on the carpet over the last couple of weeks, though these seem to have stopped again. But he is also pooing indoors again, always behind the sitting room table... I am not sure why. Is it because I changed the food? That's very possible. Is it because I have been away for a couple of days with Flash? But he started it before that, though it probably wouldn't have helped as it was the first time he was away from me AND from Flash! Or is it just another phase as they do sometimes go through that... That's the most likely explanation, particularly as he even does it when the back door is OPEN! So I am just going back to praising and treating for going outdoors and ignoring when indoors...

I took him training on Tuesday together with Dylan, the first time in weeks (I used the Tuesdays recently for Flash's TV training). He loved it and is making good progress. His heelwork is coming along very nicely (he'll look stunning once we got that all right!), the present position is fab, the retrieve is at a stage now where he picks up and brings back; yesterday he started sitting in the present with the dumbell (though not close yet). Even the stays and waits are coming along nicely. These are the hardest exercises for him as he is very lively and impatient! But he is making progress. He is still only 8 months old, so we have got plenty of time.

Fun day out

I was invited by Flash's agility trainer to join their club funday. I decided to bring Jesse along as it would be good socialisation for him with both people and dogs! And he loved it! There were about 30 dogs and he had a great time with them. It was very hot, but there was plenty of shade and water available!

Jesse did a home check

Last night, I had to do a home check for someone that wanted to adopt a Lhasa Apso. So I thought that Jesse would be the most suitable dog to bring along. He did very well, went to explore the whole house and garden and then settled down. He quite enjoyed exploring someone else's house.