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Posted on March 24, 2010 - by Guro

Bicycle Trip with the Doxies

Here’s a short version of one of our bicycle trips last summer. The trip took place on the mountain roads near Fagerli. The full documentary version of the trip is coming very soon to this blog! Stay tuned!

Posted on March 2, 2010 - by Guro

On the search for a Hot Dog!

It is due time to update the blog! The winter is really not the favorite season for obedience training; the doxies simply think it’s too cold to lie down in the snow when it’s -10 C, the paws get really cold too!
Instead we try to do some alternative training like skiing, following tracks from deer or rabbit and snuggling in front of the fireplace! Searching for pieces of Hot Dogs in the snow is also a popular activity!
Here a couple of studies of Aurora and Frøya on the quest for Hot Dogs in the backyard!

Aurora on the search

An excellent nose for Hot Dogs!

Posted on November 8, 2009 - by Guro

Hvordan slå av denne dachsen?

Er det noen der ute i den store Internet verden som vet hvordan man får slått av denne forferdelige lyden? Hvor er AV-KNAPPEN??
Finnes det piller eller dråper eller snop som gjør at hun ikke lager slik LYD?
Gode råd mottas med takk!

Frøya på rusletur i fjellet

Posted on November 1, 2009 - by Guro

Bevegelig blodsporprøve

1. november 2009.
I dag gikk Aurora og jeg vår første bevegelige blodsporprøve, og jammen klarte den lille tulla vår å gå inn til en 1. premie!!!
Vi har riktignok prøvd oss pÃ¥ en ordinær prøve tidligere i høst, men da sporet vi helt av før vi var halvveis i løypa…
Denne gangen var konsentrasjonen pÃ¥ topp hos oss begge, og vi lot oss ikke lure av opphold i vinkel, selv om vi mÃ¥tte jobbe litt ekstra der! Det var smÃ¥kaldt og vÃ¥tt i sporet, men er man ivrig sÃ¥ er man ivrig…
Den viktigste grunnen til fremgangen vår er nok at jeg har sluttet å vise henne retningen med armen når hun mister sporet, nå peker jeg i stedet ned i bakken for å få henne til å søke videre. Det fungerer mye bedre (siden jeg ikke vet retningen når vi går prøve)!

Veldig fornøyd med innsatsen i dag!

Viser stolt frem premien!

Posted on October 19, 2009 - by Guro

Leash Training

Here’s Frøya trying to learn how to walk on a leash. Leash training is pretty basic; still it is not that easy to learn! First of all it’s essential that the doxie pays attention to you - and not all the others that may be all around you! Treats or toys are usually good ways to get attention! Once you have the doxies attention you give the command for walking, e.g. “foot”, and then start walking - left leg first. You always start with the left leg when you want the dog to follow you, and remember to reward often! Changing the tempo between normal walk, fast walk and slow walk also help keeping the dogs attention on you. The same goes for right and left turns, or even a full turn. You should not give any commands when making turns, only when you change the tempo. When you stop, the dog shall sit down without any command - use treats when practicing this!