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Rockie's Babies Updated 9-12-12

So, I had a thread similar to this one, but I deleted everything since it was a total, unorganized mess.<br><br>Name: Jacoby Duke<br>Species & Breed: Dog, Walker Coonhound x Lab<br>Age & Birthday: 2 Years Old. June 9 2010<br>A Little about him: One day I was looking through local online classifieds and came across an ad that said something like "6 or 8 month old Walker Coonhound pup for free. His name is Bob, but he doesn't really know it. Desperately need to get rid of him." So after hours of begging my mom for a third (at the time we had two other dogs) dog, she caved and said I could have the pup. I called the owner, and we arranged for him to bring "Bob" to our house. When the guy arrived we were shocked! At the end of the leash was a thin puppy, who was clearly fearful of the man that brought him. The man proceeded to tell us that the only reason he no longer wanted the pup was simply because "he ain't cute no more" >.< The man was also allowing the pup to be outside, at that young, in the middle of winter (we have harsh winters here) all day, then he'd bring himinside to feed him, and put him in a two sizes too small crate. He had also never brought him to a vet, so he was filled with worms when we got him.<br>I'm very glad that we were able to get Jacoby before something bad happened to him. He's not the brightest dog in the world, but I still love me brat.<br>Pics:<br><a href="http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a>; - How can he be comfortable? lol<br><a href="http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a>; <br><a href="http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><br><span style="color:#4000FF">Update</span><br>Mr Coby has calmed down a lot recently, and I'm certainly -not- complaining! He still has his overly hyper moments, but for the most part he's mellow. He's so goofy, but the ultimate cuddlebug. He's also a pillow/bed hog, to the point of pushing me off of my bed and onto the floor at times >.< lol<br><br>New Pics:<br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/zCOM8.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/zCOM8.jpg</a><br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/GahFe.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/GahFe.jpg</a><br><br>Name:Stormy Skies<br>Species & Breed: Dog, Boston Terrier x Min Pin x Shih-tzu<br>Age: Almost 3 Years old. Febuary 2 2009.<br>A little about him: Ah where to begin with this crazy, craaaaazy dog? My mom's friend called us and told us that we -had- to go see this litter of "the cutest puppies EVER!". So we headed out the next day, not expecting to pick one out. The lady that had the litter had no idea how to take care of the pups, sadly. She was feeding them bits of hot dogs, instead of puppy chow o.o All of the puppies were spoken for except little Stormy. He was the run of the litter, and the only one with long-ish hair. Nobody wanted him because the owner thought he was having seizures (It turned out he was just shivering from being cold...). <br>Stormy is by far the weirdest dog we've ever owned,lol We think he looks like a Gremlin, and he has this rather interesting noise that sounds like a 100 pound junkyard dog.<br>Pics:<br><a href="http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a>; - 6 Weeks<br><a href="http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a>; - 10 Weeks...I think<br><a href="http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a>; - If you look close, his nails are painted :)<br><a href="http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a>; - Ol' Scruffy needs a haircut<br><br><span style="color:#4000FF">Update</span><br>There's really not much to update on here. I've been wanting to work with Stormy on his aggressive side, but my mother has decided to coddle him and doesn't want me to train her dog. <br><br>New Pics:<br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/MskaD.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/MskaD.jpg</a><br><br>Name: Boss Man<br>Species & Breed: Dog, Lab x Pit Mix<br>Age & Birthday: Almost 8 months. January 20 2012.<br>A little about him: My mom randomly asked the landlord one day if we could have a third dog, and suprisingly he said yes! So I went on a quest to find a pup, and found a litter of 12 puppies that had just been born. The owner of the litter helped me choose one through multiple emails and phone calls.<br><span style="color:#FF0000">Update:</span><br>Boss came home on March 4th, when he was only 5 weeks old. His momma rejected the entire litter, and from there the people that had the pups put them on cheeeap adult dog food. In the process they also broke the law by selling puppies under 8 weeks old. Yea, they're getting reported...Anyways Mr. Boss Man is -quite- the character! He enjoys waking me up at the crack of dawn, after I go to sleep at 3-ish a.m. He also loves to sound tougher than he is, and tries to take Jacoby on :roll: . Stormy is scared to death of Boss, which suprises me. Overall he's doing well with his training, except for biting (Any tips guys?). He's 95% trained to go "potty" on the newspaper, and once he gets his shots on March 20th, I'll start housebreaking him. At 7 weeks, he weighs 9 pounds. So ya guys want some pictures??<br>Pics:<br><span style="font-size:85">5 Weeks Old</span><br><a href="http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8479/339719186d3bf70m3.jpg</a>; - Coby looks soo impressed huh?<br><a href="http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/7371/3452522d9d55b00m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/7371/3452522d9d55b00m3.jpg</a><br><span style="font-size:85">6 Weeks Old</span><br><a href="http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7371/3452522d9d55b00m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7371/3452522d9d55b00m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/7371/3452522d9d55b00m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/7371/3452522d9d55b00m3.jpg</a><br><span style="font-size:85">7 Weeks Old</span><br><a href="http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><br><span style="color:#4000FF">Update</span><br>Holy crap has Boss grown! He's now almost 8 months old, and weighs about 75 pounds! I've been working a lot with my boy lately on new commands, right now he knows: Sit, stay, "get it" (fetch), lay down, give me paw, speak, jump (onto or over things), kisses, hugs, "pick it up" (walk faster), "easy" (slow down), and I think thats it right now. I'd really like to compete him in some type of event, maybe weight pulling. I also plan on getting him to do a Canine Good Citizen test, then possibly bring him into hospitals and/or nursing homes. He's getting neutered in October (just don't tell him that...lol).<br><br>New pics:<br>7 Months<br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/bhFqo.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/bhFqo.jpg</a>; <br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/hlAUk.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/hlAUk.jpg</a>; - Ah I love this pic ^.^<br><br>Name: Mishka Lynn (Meesh-kah) <br>Species & Breed: Black Hooded Rat<br>Age & Birthday: 1 year old. Unsure of birthdate<br>A little about her: Mishka is my little wild child. I've had her for atleast 7 months now, yet she's still skittish (gotta love animals bred for quantity >.>). I'm slowly working with her, as I don't want to overwhelm her. My other rat, Twilight, died and Mishka has been depressed =/. I explained to my mom that rats should be kept in groups of atleast two, so she has agreed to let me get a new ratty friend. Hopefully Mishka and the new rat will bond as much as Mishka and Twilight were bonded.<br>Pics:<br><a href="http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a>; - Wow, Mishka sure was small!<br><a href="http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a>; - Sorry for the crappy quality<br><br><span style="color:#4000FF">Update</span><br>This rat freaking hates me. And everybody else. I love her, but good Lord is she a handful (teaches me for buying a Petco pet). I've been trying to tame her atleast a little, the farthest I've really gotten is so that she'll eat out of my hand and proceed to bite me...what a sweetheart eh? lol<br><br>New pics: Coming soon<br><br>Name: Dulce (Dull-chay) <br>Species & Breed: Champagne Berkshire w/ a headspot, rat<br>Age & Birthday: About 6 months old. Unsure of birthdate.<br>A little about her: Dulce is a sweetheart! Total opposite of her "sister",lol. I bought Dulce from a breeder who was going to sell her as snake food >.> She's completely hand tame, I just need to work with her a little so that she'll stay on my shoulder while I walk around. She's kind of a prissy rat at times (a total princess complex).<br><br>Pics:<br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/JlRE6.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/JlRE6.jpg</a>; - Sorry, reeeeally crappy quality<br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/Zto8l.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/Zto8l.jpg</a><br><br>Name: Patches<br>Species & Breed: American Satin Guinea Pig<br>Age & Birthday: Almost 4 years old. September 21 2008.<br>A little about him: Well, I went to a friends house one day and she had just rescued a female guinea pig, Princess. She offered Princess to me, and I brought her home, not knowing that I was in for a suprise! About three weeks later, I looked in her cage and there were three little babies! My mom allowed me to keep one, and I chose Patches. He's so funny at times! I'll ask him "Patches, want a carrot?" and he'll start doing his high pitched squeak! ^_^ I bred Patches once to a silver agouti, named Bella, and they had 5 beautiful babies! <br>Pics:<br><a href="http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3163/2785992ea73f0abm3b.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3163/2785992ea73f0abm3b.jpg</a>; - 2 days old<br><a href="http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3628/2785992ea73f0abm3v.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3628/2785992ea73f0abm3v.jpg</a>; - 1 Year old<br><a href="http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8585/2785992ea73f0abm3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><br><span style="color:#4000FF">Update</span><br>Well, Mr. PatchyPig is a father again (Pictures of the baby below, in its own section). I don't think I own Patches...he owns me. He seems to think that he's the king of the entire household (Maybe I spoil him a bit much? lol).<br><br>New Pics:<br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/MO9uz.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/MO9uz.jpg</a><br><br>Name: Pixie<br>Species & Breed: American Satin Guinea Pig<br>Age & Birthday: 6 months old. Unsure of birthdate<br>A little about her: I bought Pixie to keep Patches company. I let them play together and 63 days later out pops a litter O.O When I bought Pixie we had a very interesting ride home. She was in one of the flimsy boxes from the pet store (I usually bring a cage for transport, but I had forgotten it on the countertop at home) and she figured out how to open the top of the box. So, while I was driving, my mom was holding the box and out flies Pixie! Apparently the saying "when pigs fly" has already happened!<br><br>Pics:<br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/AFg4j.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/AFg4j.jpg</a>; - This is when she first came home. She was 2 months old.<br><br>Name: PipSqueak<br>Species & Breed: American Satin Guinea Pig<br>Age & Birthday: A little over a week old. September 3 2012.<br>A little about him/her: PipSqueak is the only survivor of a litter of four. Sadly, when Pixie gave birth 3 babies were stillborn. Right now PipSqueak is too young to tell the gender, but I keep calling it a him out of habit. "He's" quite friendly and playful. His favorite thing to do seems to be ringing the bell that's in Pixie's cage, and then running laps around the cage just to annoy mama :D<br><br>Pics:<br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/ebmPP.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/ebmPP.jpg</a><br><a href="http://i.imgur.com/AD58t.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://i.imgur.com/AD58t.jpg</a>; - Sorry it's so small<br><br>Name: Fred<br>Species & Breed: Silvery-blue male Crowntail Betta fish<br>Age & Birthday: No freaking clue<br>A little about him: Yesterday I was at Wal-Mart and couldn't help myself. I had to buy this little guy. He's got such an attitude! When I saw him, he was the only Betta that was zooming around his little teensy cup of water...I -had- to get him out of there! Right now he's in a 1 gallon fish bowl, but will be getting upgraded soon to a tank that has a bubble maker in the middle as well as changing colors.<br><br>Pics: Coming soon (I have a pic on my phone, but my email is being stupid so I can't upload the pic yet)<br><br>Other Updates:<br>Some of you may remember my bunny Harley. Sadly Harley needed to go to a new home due to my allergies. I tried everything I could think of to keep him, but he nearly put me in the hospital because I was so congested. I made sure he went to a -very- good home where he's not only an indoor pet, but he now has his own little harem of 3 females. I think he's quite content.<br><br>Ah guys, I got upload-happy,lol so here are some extra pics:<br><a href="http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg</a>; - Brotherly love<br><a href="http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg</a>; - Yea, this looks really comfy...<br><a href="http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg</a>; - Oh! I found a pic to show how little Stormy was! I think he was 2 months here<br><a href="http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg</a>; - Patches' babies (First litter, 1 Day old)<br><a href="http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8457/279270550e7fb68m3.jpg</a>; - My favorite pic of Jacoby<br><a href="http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><a href="http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/155/3485563d9180a92m3.jpg</a><br><br>Thanks for checking out my babies!
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  • <33! I LOVE Jacobys story! And him! XP
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  • <3 <br><br>I like that last pic of Coby. Looks like a true hound =)<br>Stormy was definitely cuter as a pup xP Agreed on the gremlin<br>Ratties are cute<br>Reading bout da Guinea makes me wish I bred mine (I had an exotic like him at one point too)<br>Me wants updated pics of bunny foo foo<br><br>And..that's all folks XD
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  • Thanks Myst :)<br><br><br>Thanks Beanie as well ^_^<br>Well good, you go out and buy some over priced batteries and you may have the updated pics,lol
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  • Lol, welcome. Me loves the mini gremlin and baby guineas =)
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  • O-o those pig babies look REALLY big for only a day old!!
  • Beanie: lmao thanks. Poor Coby, I'll have to tell him that Auntie Bean doesn't love him, she only loves his brother,lol<br><br>Vamp: Really? Hmm, they don't to me,lol Thats about the size of the other litter I had too.
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  • Its prolly just me. Ive never seen baby pigs but i guess i figured theyd be like rabbits... palm sized squished naked blinde and deaf pink things xD
  • Its prolly just me. Ive never seen baby pigs but i guess i figured theyd be like rabbits... palm sized squished naked blinde and deaf pink things xD
    <br>xD Same here :P I think it might be the pic is zoomed in so it looks bigger tho.
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  • lol They're the exact opposite :) They're born with all of their fur, eyes open, and about an hour after birth they are bouncing around and squeaking.
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  • They are all so precious... <br><br>But Stormy.. with his size and build.. he looks like an energetic little thing. You just HAVE to compete him RockStar!!! xD
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  • Understatement Zyn,lol He's waaay hyper! I'd love to get him into agility (he can jump crazy high) but I have no idea where to start
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  • Perfect! That's exactly what I was thinking. xD<br><br>Well, I started with a question: "Am I training my dog myself, or am I going with a professional that focuses on Agility."<br><br>Either one will cost money. -.- But I went with MYSELF, since I has a big head and believe I can do anythingz. xD lol. <br><br>After that, it was all about research and training, and the VET. Stormy needs to have a clean bill of health. Your best bet would be the internet, and then consulting with a pro if needed, of course. Unless you'd like me to sit here and type you a book about what I did. xD Actually, here ya go: <a href="http://chicagoagility.com/ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=83"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://chicagoagility.com/ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=83</a><br><br>Just some basics. xD of course you'll need to look up websites and classes for where YOU live. But the site above has some good info none the less. : )
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  • I'd probably go with training him myself as well. I somewhat trained Dusty to do a little agility stuff in the backyard, so I know I'm capable of it to a degree,lol.<br><br>I shall start researching tomorrow :) Thanks for the info. Any tips are greatly appreciated by the way,lol
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  • Perfect! That's exactly what I was thinking. xD<br><br>Well, I started with a question: "Am I training my dog myself, or am I going with a professional that focuses on Agility."<br><br>Either one will cost money. -.- But I went with MYSELF, since I has a big head and believe I can do anythingz. xD lol. <br><br>After that, it was all about research and training, and the VET. Stormy needs to have a clean bill of health. Your best bet would be the internet, and then consulting with a pro if needed, of course. Unless you'd like me to sit here and type you a book about what I did. xD In fact, here ya go: <a href="http://chicagoagility.com/ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=83"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://chicagoagility.com/ca/index.php? ... &Itemid=83</a><br><br>Just some basics. xD
    <br><br><span style="font-size:85">I would say if you do it yourself then you get a stronger bond with your dog and then when in shows it would probably listen better, whereas if you sent it to a pro then you would lose all the bonding time with the dog and then it might listen to you, but not necessarily because it wants to but because it has to. If that makes sense. <br>We've never gotten a dog professionally trained even if we do show them. We only have ever had one dog that was even sent to obedience school, and I personally think it did nothing for her, if not made her worse off then before. But then again we don't show as competitively as you do, as I focus on showing horses. ;D Plus basically all the dogs that were personally mine have almost all been mutts. But those are alot of times the best dogs.<br>My dog now is very weary of strangers, she stays at my side most all the time, but if theres a stranger then she sticks to me like glue. ;P Its something that happened in her past. She will bark at them and will keep them from coming near me if she doesn't know or like them. But I know she will not bite unless they are REALLY close to me or are threatening her or me. She has never bitten anyone. I didn't 'train' her to do this, its from all the time I spent with her. I even trained a rabbit by just spending time with it (now THATS a different story xD). <br>Sorry for rambling, its a good discussion topic. ;P Hope you get something out of this.</span>
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  • I agree with you Myst. I think that trainers should guide you in training your dog...I'm sure that some do that already though.
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  • Myst i've trained every one of my competitors myself. All have been successful and all are glued to me at ALL times, so yes, training your dog yourself will definitely create a bond. But it isn't for everyone. Not everyone is capable, and that's understandable. I've <span style="font-weight:bold">never</span> used a 'pro', in fact, I went out of my way to get a license that claimed ME to be a "pro". xD What I was really suggesting was a class, where a professional is present but YOU are training and in contact with your animal every step of the way.. which can even be BETTER then training the dog yourself. RockStar has opted to try to train Stormy her self anyways.. and I can't wait to see the results... xD Good luck Rockie!!
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  • ohh ok lol.<br>do u knodw how hard it is tto kwep the light on my mp3 player while typing on my kindle is? lol its not fun. lol
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  • Didn't mean to sound overly agressive in my reply. xD Ahh the kindle... a love/hate relationship is what I have with mine. xD >>Hijack over<< <br><br>: )
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  • Zyndalee wrote:
    RockStar has opted to try to train Stormy her self anyways.. and I can't wait to see the results... xD Good luck Rockie!!
    <br><br>Thanks Zyn! I think I'm going to need that luck since Stormy can be quite stubborn,lol Now I just need to find something to amuse Jacoby, he's been such a pain in the butt lately,lol
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  • Train him to be the best listening dog so you can work with Stormy. xD
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  • If I knew him personally I would definitely be able to help out more.. but the obvious would be hunting or something along those lines, if we're basing what he should do soley on his breed. Or maybe you're just looking for a quick fix to keep Coby busy while you train Stormy? In that case you can either trick/obedience train him, or just take him to a PetCo and let him pick out a few toys and raw hide bones. Those should keep him busy. xD I'm always busy training one of my competitors in one thing or another, so my non-competitors don't get as much attention from me on certain days of the week. I had to find a hobby for each of them so no one would feel left out. xD For my Rat Terrier I got him a ball, and taught him how to use the stairs. lol. He'll seriously play by himself for hours, taking the ball to the top of the stairs then letting it roll down while he barks like crazy and catches it. Another non-competing dog that I have is a Lab/Shar-pei mix. She can't compete but gets ecstatic when she sees rope. So I tied a few ropes to some low hanging trees in my yard and she'll go at them for hours as well. Running and jumping to 'catch' the rope and then just hanging there. I dunno how she finds that fun, but it keeps her busy and she never even notices that i'm not around. xD Basically, find something that really speaks to your dog. Maybe for Coby it's food? You could get a couple of KONG toys and fill them with treats. If he's food oriented he'll probably sit there for as long as it takes and get every single treat out. I have tons of other suggestions, but if I knew his personality it would easier. And i'll stop talking now, just in case this isn't what you're looking for at all and have no idea what i'm talking about. >.> haha!
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  • I can't do hunting, not actual hunting atleast. I don't trust him offleash, plus I can't bring myself to shoot an animal. Maybe I could do just a tracking type of thing though. I know somebody that has coon pelts, I could just drag that along the ground and hide it somewhere.<br><br>I've tried toys, he...eats them,lol I bought one of the Kong's and he chewed it all up and it looked like there was a rubber massacre O.O
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  • LOL. I know what it looks like when a kong is killed. Laru has chewed through the original kong, mighty kong, the kong ball... and as for the "indestructible" kong... she <span style="font-weight:bold">demolished</span> it. I did get my refund though. ^.^ <br><br>You could do obedience training, so that you <span style="font-weight:bold">could</span> trust him off leash. Are you just afraid that he'll run off and wont listen when you call him back? Or is he animal/dog or people aggressive? Only you know your dog though, and if you say you can't trust him, I believe you! xD lol. <br><br>I couldn't bring myself to shoot an animal either. Until the enormous wild boar population started to effect me where I once lived. A freakin herd of them trampled my property/ruined my sprinkler system AND killed some of my animals. So I semi-trained LaLa, Crimson, and Bully to hunt and track boar, but let my uncle do the hunting with them. xD Those things had stopped coming around. But I understand what you're saying. And odds are you don't have an immense wild boar population that needs to be taken care of. : D<br><br>Tracking is what I meant by 'along the lines of hunting'. And your idea is a good one! I will say that things are not always as easy as they seem to be though. xD I tried that same thing, and it actually took a lot of scent training before the dog was able to get it right and understand the concept of the 'game' we were playing. Maybe Coby will pick it up quickly though, because of his breed(s). Then that game can go on to turn into something else, and you'll be able to compete him! (Typical Zyndalee, always getting ahead of herself). xD It's a possibility though. : )
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  • lol Yea anything "indestructible" is NOT Coby proof at all,lol<br><br>I'm mostly afraid that he'll take off and not listen, and he is a little human agressive =/<br><br>Oh sure! We have tons of wild board and the great with north...east :D<br><br>Lmao Yea I can see Coby at a competition..."Oh! That's a pretty <span style="text-decoration:underline">boy</span> dog...I think I need to try to mate with it"...."Hmm, that dude's food looks yummy, time to turn on the...WHOA! Rockie, did you just see THAT" *pulls me halfway across event and through the parking lot to chase a leaf"
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  • LOL! You just described Cash right there! I took him to PetCo and while we're walking out he drags me across the parking lot to catch, of all things, a <span style="font-style:italic">Wal-Mart receipt</span>! How is that even <span style="font-weight:bold">remotely</span> interesting??! "I think I need to try and mate with it", is what he thinks about females that wear Jeans. He has this lust for Jean covered legs. -.- Sounds like Coby needs some attention training. For erractic, A.D.D dogs. xD
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  • LMAO!! Ah that's way too funny!<br><br>Oy Coby definitely needs that type of training! So, that being said...WHEN are you coming to train him!? lol
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  • Whenever you're ready to pay for my flight. -.- <br><br>xD <br><br>If you lived less then a day away I would definitely train him for you. : D I'm just going to write a book already. And send copies to all of my VP friends. I can be a successful author in the online world. +.+
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  • Zyndalee wrote:
    Whenever you're ready to pay for my flight. -.- <br><br>xD <br><br>If you lived less then a day away I would definitely train him for you. : D I'm just going to write a book already. And send copies to all of my VP friends. I can be a successful author in the online world. +.+
    <br>YAY! I know some dogs that need training. -_- Our supposedly 'best trained' dog (WHOS A GIRL!) tried to mate with our friend last night. xD
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  • Zyndalee wrote:
    Whenever you're ready to pay for my flight. -.- <br><br>xD <br><br>If you lived less then a day away I would definitely train him for you. : D
    <br>As long as y'all don't plan on living together..or if so, without me. I ish human agressive too XD Overly protective of -my- humans. You steal, you die. Zyn ish mine and so is Rockie. Mine, I tell you. Mine! ..now while every viewer thinks I'm a bit psychotic.. >.> Lmfao<br><br>I think tracking would be kool for Coby if you could get him trustworthy enough. It'll take a heck of a lot of work, but with the breeds he's got in him, he'd be perfect for it. Agility competing sounds good too. In all honesty, I always thought about how kool it would be to do with Daisy. She's trainable (knows tricks already), loyal to me, eager to please, loves playing with toys. Like you know how you use treats and food, mostly, to train a dog. Like legitimately last night, there was this show on talking about the cat shows that exist and how some people actually DO do agility with their cats. The best way to train them is with those toys that are sticks with a feather at the tip. Oh I swear I wish I could with her <3 She's so fast too, it's crazy.
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