Boone-My Anatolian Unicorn

[peteyfoozer]

I've thought this before and continue to have the thought pop back in --- Boone is Heath come back.

And bigger so he can support her and keep her from falling.

If only he could travel.
I took him out to the truck to his solid gold crate and fef him dehydrated liver snackies. I tried to close the door for just a moment and he wasn’t having it. Gonna pull this one and put the soft crate in there. He loved being in that one when I had the suburban.,,when he was fine to travel…

Much as I love Boone, I don’t expect I’ll ever have what I had with Heath. He was a once in a lifetime partner. Look at the way he always looked at me…

 

[peteyfoozer]

All that aside, her 3 mo adjustment period is up so I am going to start training Gizmo. The only thing she has going for her is that she is extremely bonded to me. She pretty much has to be on my lap or touching me at all times, and shadows me all over the house. The only time she goes outside is to potty or if I go out. She’s extremely food motivated

What she had against her is that she’s 4 years old with no training, doesn’t like her feet touched and us protective of her lethal talons, demand barks and counter surfs. Clicky noises terrify her. If she’s caught doing something wrong she panics.

She’s about 80% on her sit and 60% on her down. She’s learning the scratch board (I bought cut proof gloves ) and she’s learned what “wait” means when I open her kennel door

We spent a few minutes at the front door, not running through it, then spent a little time on a leash learning not to pull. Spent more time on impulse control. I think she’s gonn get it. She’s a lot more confident than she was. We will keep on training and see where it takes us.

 

[fuzzi]

I was rereading the beginning of this thread, and like the idea of the pinto beans as an attention-getter.