I think it's all going to plan, I really do.
The best bit so far was when Gail squirted a great big dollop of Primula cheese*, straight from the tube and onto my snout. Apparently this is part of some elaborate (Gail says over-elaborate) routine to train me not to pull on the lead.
I think I came top of the class, 'cos none of the other puppies got more than a wee morsel of cheese, and none of it smeared all over their face.
And I won't even entertain the thought that Gail's approach to the exercise was somewhat cack-handed and the cheese was not supposed to end up in such a large quantity on my fuzzy phizog. No, absolutely not, that would be disloyal to Gail.
In the end I felt rather sorry for Chewy the Cairn Terrier, who walked so compliantly and incuriously beside his human that the tube of Primula was not even deployed. And bad luck too, to Ezra and Pointer and Pedro the Cockerpoo, who did get a portion of the gooey cheese, but none to take home with them in their beards. Not that Ezra has a beard, but you know what I mean....
*Gail considers Primula to be 'cheese' only in the loosest sense of the word...
You know a Cairn terrier that wasn't bouncing about all over the place? F's brother has cairn terriers and one even climbs ladders to fetch it's favorite tennis ball. They play football with their faces. K9s are kind of strange but then I am a C-A-T. Have you met a C-A-T 'in the flesh' yet? (I can't wait to read what you make of grey squirrels...) Paw smacks Mr T.
ReplyDeleteGail says if we see a squirrel in Northern Scotland it is likely to be a red one. There used to be greys in Duthie Park but they have all been 'removed (I think that is a euphemism).
Deleteoh that means you have quasi your own youtube channel? how great!!!!
ReplyDeleteNobby, I think I might ask my human to sign me up for some training/socialisation classes, even though I'm not a puppy! I like the idea of a big squirt of Primula cheese on my nose! In fact any cheese will do - I'm not fussy.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Inca xx
yum on the cheese, it beats me how cheese on the snoz will make you not pull. I am so happy you are learning early not to pull. I saw a lady last week with two shitz-us dogs and they were dragging her down the street, both of them might have weighed 6 lbs each.. I am happy Beau came trained to not pull
ReplyDeleteThat squirt cheese is good stuffs and more is always better! You are the lucky one, Nobby!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteWell, Nobby, I was indeed asking myself how you might be going with the classes... and here I now read that you get fed!!! What is not clear from your exploration of the application of Primula to various schnozzers is exactly how effective it may - or may not - have been! Are you now the perfect string walker? (I am going to err on the side of probably not - yet...) Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
Gail says: you would be erring on the side of correct!
DeleteDid you get a report card? What grade did you receive?
ReplyDeleteWell done Nobby, never heard of that kind of training, but sounds good.
ReplyDeleteNobby admittedly I am older than dirt and not a K9
ReplyDeletebut for the life of me I cannot understand the concept of why cheese squirting on your nose would encourage you to stop pulling on your leash.
However, I am 100% sure if there was a dollop something yummy aka chocolate, squirted on my nose it make me stop in my tracks. So per chance is the concept behind this supposed to be a reward for not pulling?
Hugs Cecilia
Gail is far from convinced that the training method is the right one for Nobby, but she IS sure that the cheese is supposed to end up in the dog's mouth not all over his snout....
DeleteWe would love to have cheese from a tube. It sounds like you have a great instructor and we hope you get lots more cheese in the future.
ReplyDeleteOMD...Mama signed me up with my own personal trainer...I sure hope they have cheese too!!
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Sunny
You must be getting some fancy new age training.
ReplyDeleteWait did you say cheese? WHERE? Why am I not getting this "cheese"?
ReplyDeleteWe're glad to hear you're doing well in your puppy classes, and getting the most cheese. Hooray!
ReplyDeleteWow, cheese?? We need to join up with you when you go to those classes...hey petcretary...can you buy us some cheese too? Pawlease?!
ReplyDeleteThat is something we have never heard of before, cheese in a tube that goes on your nose?? Can we have some too?
ReplyDeletePerhaps a squirt of tube cheese onto Nobby's LEASH about 6 inches (proving my age!) in front of his face might make him follow his leash anywhere!
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