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Goldens Born on October 2012

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Dog Dog breed Canidae Mammal Golden retriever


Born first week of October. Please excuse his eyes, I was trying to capture a good shot while he was in the middle of playing with his chew toy.

Hi! We are new to this forum. We just got this adorable pup today and look forward to many happy years together :)


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Great pics of Katniss and peaches!! Libby went in for her rabies shot last week and she weighed in at 40.8 lbs. She's definitely slowed down in growth. The vet said she could fill out to 60 lbs full grown. (Her mom is 61)

She officially has all her adult teeth now. I was able to find 2 of her baby teeth. She's looking more an more like an adult golden everyday, however we are still waiting on her coat to fill in. She was mistaken for a labrador at the vets! :rolleyes: I don't see it. But on the plus side, I cant complain about her shedding!

We bought Libby a gentle leader harness. And are working on desensitizing her to wearing it. She is responding very well to it (as long as there are treats involved ;) )

Do you guys have any suggestions for training against jumping upon greeting people. I hate to just crate her every time I have someone over. But my poor frail grandma doesn't appreciate a wild puppy. She settles down very quickly after the initial greeting but she loves people SO much it's hard to tame her!
I try to have people turn around with their backs to her and refuse to pet until she sits calmly however most don't do this because... well..... puppies are hard to refuse. I'm also considering keeping her on a leash with the gentle leader harness and having people approach her when she is sitting or lying down.

Anything working for you guys in this area?
 
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We bought Libby a gentle leader harness. And are working on desensitizing her to wearing it. She is responding very well to it (as long as there are treats involved ;) )

Do you guys have any suggestions for training against jumping upon greeting people. I hate to just crate her every time I have someone over. But my poor frail grandma doesn't appreciate a wild puppy. She settles down very quickly after the initial greeting but she loves people SO much it's hard to tame her!
I try to have people turn around with their backs to her and refuse to pet until she sits calmly however most don't do this because... well..... puppies are hard to refuse. I'm also considering keeping her on a leash with the gentle leader harness and having people approach her when she is sitting or lying down.

Anything working for you guys in this area?
Meg, just had to share that we finally got a gentle leader and I just took TL on the most pleasant walk OF HER ENTIRE LIFE. It was so great! No pulling, just happy walking. :) She did fine while I was putting iron and getting it adjusted. I fed her bits of cheese while I did it. We practiced walking around the house with lots of treats and she was great. When we went outside she tried rolling her head in the grass for a minute or two, then I said "Let's go," and she hopped up and started along with me. We have been practicing a sit at every corner we come to or street we cross which gave me lots of opportunities for praise and treats. She eyed the squirrels and robins eagerly but didn't pull even once. When we got to the park and stopped to visit, then she tried rubbing her head on the ground again, but as long as we were walking she was perfectly fine. Joy of joys! My shoulders are rejoicing! :)

As far as greeting at the door, we worked on it a lot with our trainer (and are still working on it.) If it's "regulars" we put her in a sit with a leash on and step on the loose part so she can't hop up. We have them trained to walk right by her without acknowledging her so she can get in control of herself. Then we go and greet them, still on the leash. They know not to acknowledge her unless her bottom is on the ground. We have lots of kids in and out all day and neighbors coming over for coffee and visiting and such, so we had to train all of them. :) That was the key. Training humans is at least as hard as training puppies!
If it's actual guests, she usually gets crated until she is desensitized to their voices in the house.
It's a work in progress. :)

But we're celebrating the gentle leader success for now!
 
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Libby Louise - I always leash Hanna when we are working on any training in the house. Now all I have to do is put the leash on and she immediately calms down. When guests arrive she is leashed and not allowed to approach them. Any guests that aren't on board with the training, and she is crated or put in another room when they arrive.

MillionsofPeaches - Those are great photos of Katniss and Peaches with the birds and I love your sig pic.
 
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Bailey is 5 months old and had her rabies shot today. She weights 31.1 pounds. Much less than the rest of your pups! I asked the vet about her weight and he said that he thought she was perfect. He loves her look and wanted to know where I bought her at - I am proud of her.
She is doing well and not chunky and not looking skinny - she is eating like a little piggy!
 
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I am also new to this. Ernie was born on Oct 20th. He is doing great. It is helpful to see everyone is talking about losing teeth! I have collected quite a few recently. Today was one of the long ones.... He has passed the AKC STAR puppy class, and is enrolled in CGC right now.....He seems to be fitting right in with all the stories I am reading about!


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Hanna seems to be going through a fear period. She was really skittish when we got her and I have been working with her a lot to get her over it. She goes to puppy class and has been doing really well, until recently. All of a sudden, she is afraid of everything again. She won't go out of the house unless I go with her and if I come back in for a second, she is right at the door waiting for me to open it even if she was in the middle of playing with Alli. I feel like I am back to square one. I don't understand. Alli never did this. I don't coddle her when she is showing fear, I just work through it and divert her attention to something more fun. For the most part, she is fine in the house but outside is a different story. Anyone else pup doing this?
 
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Hi, Ernie! What a cutie he is!!! Yes, Peaches starts her CGC class on Wednesday. I just finished my older dog (1 year) and passed the CGC on her. It was very exciting for me, as we've not done this before and it was all completely new to me.

It will be great to read about Ernie's accomplishments!

Peaches was born on the 18th so they are very close in age!

Sorry about Hanna being so fearful. In my puppy book that I got from her puppy class it says they have another fear period and I think that it is around this time frame. So hopefully she'll outgrow it fast.

We're doing great on the field training and today was the first time they retrieved ducks from the water, usually it is just play with the bumpers in the water! I was very proud of them!
 
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I don't remember seeing Webster in this thread before and I don't want to go through 12 pages to find out.
Is this Websters first post in this thread? If so, welcome Webster. Nice looking golden buddies you have.
 
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Ernie's trainer advised us to also "train" guests to fold arms and turn away from any jumping that occurs... She said that anytime you pet or give them attention when they are doing something, it reinforces the behavior and your dog is doing. They crave attention!!! So you need to reinforce the behaviors you want them to repeat and ignore them when they are displaying poor behavior. She also said to treat and praise them when all 4 paws are on the floor.... Work on that. I put Ernie on his leash until guests are in the house, and make him sit while on the leash. It works. He's not perfect but you can' t reward jumping or it will continue.... :) I hope this helps. Ernie can be very stubborn and obedience classes are very helpful.


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Sir Nixon (Nix) was born October 13, 2012. He is the most laid back and obedient dog I have ever had and is such a mama's boy. We were surprised that at 13weeks he was retrieving instinctively and brought the object back 100% of the time) He's already lost all of his puppy teeth and weighs 45lbs (he's in his awkward teen phase)...we're told he will be around 75-80lbs full grown. Dealing with some minor issues with him being overly clingy with me, but all around he is doing great and loooves retrieving sticks with his sister. Water Boating Recreation River Canoe
Dog Mammal Vertebrate Canidae Dog breed

Nix sleeping post anesthesia
Dog Canidae Dog crate Dog breed Golden retriever



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#481 ·
That is a great cone picture.

I cant believe my little Milla is going to be 6 months old on the 22nd. It seems like we just got her. She has grown SOOOO much. I'm hoping to sign her up for some basic training soon. We haven't had the funds for it yet, plus I didn't want to do the puppy basics since its mostly things like sit and lay down. I was able to teach her that myself in just a couple days. I mainly want to work on STAY and walking. She is a nightmare on the leash. Unless I am holding it about 2-3 inches from the collar, she is pulling. I hate having to hold it that close because she cant sniff around and I dont like her right next to me. I want her to be in front of me, just not pulling me. Such a pain.
 
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I so get the pulling on the leash! It is frustrating.
Bailey is just finishing up STAR and then will start on CGC - I'm then going to start with a trainer for service (mobility) training for her.
A number of Bailey's close relatives are service dogs and I hope that we will be able to get her up to speed pretty quick.
On another note, I noticed that Bailey and I are bonding a little better - I got Bailey when she was 3 1/2 months old and it's taken awhile for her to 'attach' to me. It seems like we are finally getting there. Such as, really wanting to please me. Sustained eye contact with the "stay" command. She is really getting a lot of the training. Just NOT the loose lease walking. I've been working with a trainer on this and hope that we can get it under control soon.
The only thing that worries me is that we are dealing with 'teenagers' here now! Their stubbornness - and what we thought they knew - they don't wanna know now!
 
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