Dixon Update

Well it has been a week since Dixon was neutered and now I feel I can actually start working with him. He is still bull headed and full of testosterone, but boy is he eager to learn. He hasn't figured out the "game" yet so he gives up easily, and as a 2 year old full of testosterone he is still a bit "puppy ADD".

We have started with discipline as the first and foremost with simple things.

My boyfriend Anthony, taught him how to sit. Which has been a big help. Dixon is now fed outside of his crate and must sit and leave his food until the "okay" is given. This is called a wait, and is different than a leave it, in a leave it...he never gets the object he desires, in a wait he must simply how patience and the ability to show some self control.

Next we will work on a stay, especially with distractions, the cat is the biggest distraction he constantly wants to play with Flash, and flash really wants nothing to do with him!

Well I don't blame Flash, if I were a 10 lb cat I would not want a 29 lb puppy in my face batting his paws at me.

When I first got Dixon he really was craving love, attention, and exercise. As much as I want him to be loose in the house I realize how unnerving it can be for him, there are all these smells and sights that he has simply never experienced before.

He just recently learned how to go up and down stairs and has been doing better in the house in a contained room with people, he likes to snuggle but isn't like Moxie where he will "find a spot" and settle down.

So tomorrow we start with the following:
1. Leave it.
2. Stay.

Day before pick up.

Tomorrow I pick up my new service dog in training from the breeder.

We have decided to name him

Redfeather's Lucky Gold Coin

with the call name or common name of "Dixon"

The crate I ordered was WAY too big, comically so...Moxie has a 24'' crate and is 20lb tollers are ~40lbs so I figured twice the weight, twice the crate size right? So I ordered a 48'' crate...

Well I could barely fit the beastly crate into my brother's PATHFINDER! So luckily I was able to find someone with a more suitable crate (they had a 30'' crate) and we were able to do a swap! Since I got such a good deal on the 48'' crate (only cost me $50, which included shipping) I actually ended up getting the 30'' crate for a real deal!

Tomorrow I will leave early to pick Dixon up around 2 pm then I will possibly caravan back home with my brother around 3pm!