mixeduppup Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Looks beautiful. Wish I could have met her in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 We're picking Juniper up tomorrow from temp care. She is being called Cyclone Juniper given that this is how she trashed her poor temp carer's yard ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 OH NO! Goodluck! In other news Horse Puppy AKA Bronte has become a permanent fixture at my place :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Yay for Bronte!! ... and Cyclone Juniper... *giggle*... you certainly pick the easy ones, don't you? T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 All the other Gundagai dogs have been quite angelic and Juniper looked so demure in her pound photo. Who knew she was like a force of nature :laugh: Apparently she doesn't keep still ... first thing we're going to have to train is an off-switch! :) I texted her temp carer yesterday and asked how things were and she said: "The house is still standing". I'm sure she can't wait until we pick up the naughty Kelpie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 All the other Gundagai dogs have been quite angelic and Juniper looked so demure in her pound photo. Who knew she was like a force of nature :laugh: Apparently she doesn't keep still ... first thing we're going to have to train is an off-switch! :) I texted her temp carer yesterday and asked how things were and she said: "The house is still standing". I'm sure she can't wait until we pick up the naughty Kelpie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'm sure that Cyclone Juniper will take lessons from your gorgeous pack koalathebear... and will love your training regime that will keep her mind nice and busy. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkhe Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 oh wow, you're going to have fun with that one! I love her blurry little tail in the cyclone aftermath photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 We're picking Juniper up tomorrow from temp care. She is being called Cyclone Juniper given that this is how she trashed her poor temp carer's yard ... I thinbk it is really awful when people try to blame the dog because their backyard is a tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 To be fair, the temp carer owned Kelpies a long time ago and currently has 3 little Shih Tzus so I suspect having a naughty, untrained young Kelpie was a little overwhelming :) We picked up Cylone Juniper today. Least we know she's good with small fluffies :laugh: She had a good romp in our backyard with our doggies She's smallish. About Dodge-sized at around 12 kg She's very, very scared of people still But is a very sweet girl with lots of potential. I started working with her today with a clicker. Nothing fancy, just getting her used to the concept. I'm happy to say that we have managed to find and activate her off-switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'm sure her off switch is activated after a good romp with her new foster siblings who have similar energy levels to hers, yes? I'm sure after a few days at your place, she'll come out of her shell a lot more with regards to timidity... can't play coy at treat time, or you miss out, right? She's had a lot of changes recently - it is quite normal to be a little unsure for a little while - but under your care I'm sure she will really flourish. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 I'm sure her off switch is activated after a good romp with her new foster siblings who have similar energy levels to hers, yes?I'm sure after a few days at your place, she'll come out of her shell a lot more with regards to timidity... can't play coy at treat time, or you miss out, right? She's had a lot of changes recently - it is quite normal to be a little unsure for a little while - but under your care I'm sure she will really flourish. Awww thanks! She's a really nice little dog. Very naughty and crazy but as she's completely untrained, that's not surprising :) She's had a few time outs but seems to be catching on now. Playing with the dogs in the yard Learning to chill Time-out for being too rambunctious Off-Switch activated - humans on facebook means dogs must chill out in dog beds :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 She must be thrilled to have 3 foster siblings with similar energy levels to her own to play with... She is looking gorgeous - lovely sleek and shiny, and a cheeky little glint in her eye... *grin* T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I'll bet she thinks she has landed in Kelpie Heaven. She sure looks super happy and at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) tdierikx and DD, to be honest, it hadn't occurred to me that the similar energy levels would make a difference because our three are so slothful when around the house. They're very active outside and when at dog park etc but in the house, they tend to just sleep and chill but she does seem to have slotted herself in quite well. A lot of the fosters when we first get them are quite twitchy and restless but our resident dogs do seem to settle them after a while. Here she is chilling with Dodge in A Tangle of Kelpies :) Juniper's certainly much less anxious now, she's coming up for pats. I can get her to through doorways. Initially, I had to send our dogs to places I wanted her to go i.e. call out "kitchen" or "outside!" or "study!" or "inside!" and she'd follow but now she's willing to come through a doorway. She will come up if I crouch down but if anyone's walking near/towards her, she will run away. My 'cheaters' way of addressing this is I lock skittish fosters in the kitchen with me when I'm cooking/baking. I'm walking back and forth and ignoring them and they seem to relax as they realise: "OMG human is approaching me ... oh she isn't coming at me at all". It's a way to keep an eye on them while cooking but also relax them. I got a really, really lovely update today from former foster Baxter's family. They adopted him more than a year ago (early September 2012) and still keep in touch and he is soooooo pampered. He was a nuisance barker when we got him, had no mealtime manners, knew no tricks, was so skittish when people patted him. He was still a bit shy when we adopted him out but his family have done really great work with him and he's not scared of people at all anymore. He was originally going to be an outside dog but he's very much inside and part of the family. Anyway, this is the update: "Just wanted to send through some photos and give a quick update on Baxter. We had decided that his birthday would be on the first weekend in September (until we recently saw on his vaccination certificate that his date of birth is in March, oops), so we had a little party for him and Rachel made him a cake (see attached photos). He didn’t seem too impressed by the party hat, but the little guts attacked the birthday cake with gusto. We took him over to the coast a few weeks ago. He was a bit intimidated by the ocean at first, but then followed me in and seemed to be enjoying it – until when he was swimming back to the shore and got dumped by a wave. It wasn’t a big wave (it’s a dog beach), but I think it scared him a little bit, so no more ocean dips for Baxter. He did love running around on the sand though, and there was a quieter part at a river mouth and he was happy to go for a splash there (see photos). He’s just been for his vaccination booster and the vet was extremely happy with his health. He still bugs me every morning to go for a run. We went for a 12km run yesterday morning around the lake and back, and I thought this would tire him out, but no, I was stuffed when we got back, and he went straight out into the backyard to chase flies (still his favourite pastime)." I'm so happy for him because he was so wretched and unwanted in his previous two homes and the poor boy had also done a stint in the pound :'( Edited October 28, 2013 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Shoot! If that doesn't bring a happy tear to anyone's eye, I don't know what would. Lovely, Koala. You must (and should) be so proud. I love your idea of keeping the scared dogs in the kitchen with you while you work. Saturation therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) Shoot! If that doesn't bring a happy tear to anyone's eye, I don't know what would. Lovely, Koala. You must (and should) be so proud. Thank you! I love all the fosters we've had through here and all of their owners keep in touch which is sooooo nice for me. I love your idea of keeping the scared dogs in the kitchen with you while you work. Saturation therapy. It's gradually working! She's getting used to the loud noises and while she still darts off to the side, her 'circle' is getting smaller :laugh: Juniper hung out for a while as Office Dog to keep my husband company as he was programming :) She chilled out with Hoover Hoover and Elbie tell her off when she noms them too much. Dodge is too soft and lets her nom him to death so the poor thing is covered in little scabs and lumps. We have to supervise their interactions now because while she is very gentle with humans, she's a bit rough with Dodge. He has Stockholm's Syndrome though and loves her and still likes to share a dog bed with her!?! Received the loveliest update about Ollie, our foster who was adopted in September 2012. His mum says: "Don't get around to facebook much these days but thought you might enjoy a few pics from the back garden. No bum biting but lots of wrestling - Pip still has a lot of play in her for a 10yr old ACD. Thought you might like the ones of Ollie racing around the garden- I couldn't keep up with him. Pip of course just lay on the grass and watched his tomfoolery..... Queen Pip and running, you have to be joking! Need to get you a photo of the kids giving Ollie hugs- he loves all the attention. Pip and Ollie are firm buddies which exactly what I was hoping for, although Pip has had to share the couch and the kid scraps. Actually Ollie has us all wrapped around his paw. Mum and dad pick him up every Tues along with the kids as I work late on a Tuesday. He gets to hang out with the grandparents, their 3 dogs and 2 cats and is in 7th heaven. Gemma at 2.5 is really funny as she keeps trying to tell him to spin, but she hasn't,t quite got the arm movement right yet and he keeps trying to shake her hand. V funny. " Ollie and Pip Ollie's sister Queen Pip, the 10 year old ACD :) Edited October 29, 2013 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) I just LOVE this photo, koala. It is as though she is thinking: I'll just copy the others and I'll be okay. Edited October 30, 2013 by Danny's Darling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 She may be naughty but she's very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chequeredblackdog Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Dodge looks SO impressed in that pic of him and Juniper. :laugh: She really is a cutie. How is she going? It looks like she is really coming out of her shell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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