Sheltie Forum Pups Spring/Summer 2014

I did puppy class with Bacca

I opted out for Callan. He gets socialized at my store. That being said puppy class taught a lot of puppy 101. E. G Leave it, sit down stay, off,

And yes I found it stressful.....I wanted Bacca to be best in class. There was a boston terrier that was ON. I gave up and chilled eventually


I decided that good enough was good enough. No I he never learned to spin or rollover. But he did learn to sit, stay off
and come. Good enough!
 
We are also skipping puppy class, but I do plan to do some competing with Baker so we need a structured class - best place to practice things with major distractions! It's just the 2 of us & the two dogs and we both work full time, so Baker doesn't really get much socialization.

Hopefully he will do well. I have a hard time working on some things with him at home because 1) he's so small and 2) I'm cautious of hurting his delicate Sheltie feelings. His recall basically sucks - and that's one of the most important things I want him to be good at - in or out of the ring.

Trace was awesome in classes - except for one time I was probably a little too stern with him. We were up next to do the distance recall (which he always rocked) and when I called him he stood up, looked in my direction & slowly walked over to say hello to the dog next to him...:gaah
 
I didn't do puppy class. We went to Monterey & Morro Bay. We have a couple charity walks coming too. My basic is confirmed to be started Oct. 1 at 25 weeks of age.

We need to get back practicing again. I want my boy to be a star, not a spaz. Sigh.
 
A new milestone!

Callan put himself to bed when the sunset tonight. I had to call him out to go for a final pee. Brought him out and he would not pee. Brought him back in and he went right back to his pen.

AWESOME! this tells me that he has matured enough to hold himself for longer periods.

Now if we can get past chewing......I could get rid of pen entirely.
 
Yikes! Just had a eureka moment.

Callan is an intact male. 7 months almost cc My groomers puppy is about 4 months and female. These two dogs love to rassle together. But suddenly I realized that we have to watch these two.

I wanted to hold off neutering Callan until about 10 months. But because I often have him at my store I have to be careful here. So far, he's not showing any signs......when do male dogs "wake". ?
 
BarbV said:
I wanted to hold off neutering Callan until about 10 months. But because I often have him at my store I have to be careful here. So far, he's not showing any signs......when do male dogs "wake". ?
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I'm interested in this answer, too. Enzo is only 5 months, and I'm going to try to hold off on neutering for as close to a year old as possible. I guess we'll see how his attitude changes once he gets hormones!
 
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