...which is also his first blog entry! The videos from past trainings and homework are still being edited by Idea Orchard Media, and I'm still working on the blog entries to accompany the homework photos and videos. We have a truckload of photos and videos of Odie, but a lot of them are just fun tricks that were not taught in school. So yeah, a lot of stuff to finish before he graduates from Puppy Foundations Class at Pet Centrics! Reminds me of finals week back in college, or maybe thesis documentation.
And major digression right there. My train of thought shows that I have become a Beagle myself.
So we went to Circulo Verde on Sunday, October 28, to participate in their Doggie Trick or Treat. It was a free event with lots of food for dogs and humans, and a parade of sorts for dog fashionistas to strut their stuff, and for dog owners to try making their dogs wear clothes.
My sister and I bought a pumpkin hat for humans, and my sister did some cutting and sewing to turn it into a dog costume. We also bought a travel crate the night before, because car rides are becoming difficult, and he's getting bigger by the day. I managed to acquaint him with the crate overnight! On the day of the event, I opened his wire crate to let him out (we gave him a bath and didn't want him free to soil himself), opened the travel crate, and he zoomed right into the travel crate! Such a smart boy.
In the car, he kept moving around in his crate, and was still getting used to staying there. I'm just so thankful he didn't get car sick! We picked up by sister Bea, and her Mini Pinscher-Pug mix, Moxie. The puppies met each other for the first time, so I kept Odie in his crate for them to be properly acquainted, as I learned in Pet Centrics that dog introductions should be done with a barrier for them to get to sniff each other first before going into physical contact. Odie kept barking and howling and moving around in his crate, while Moxie was quietly laying down on Bea's lap.
Odie had bouts of being uneasy, followed by highly disturbing smells - HE WAS FARTING!!! He also kept moving around and trying to set up for number 2, which I controlled by distracting him with food lures and stuff. We got to Circulo Verde with a clean crate! Hooray!
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| Our photobooth... photo :) |
Odie was the only Beagle in the crowd of 16 dogs. People kept saying hello to him and he was friendly enough to just sniff them and just absorb the environment. The surface was made up of glossy tiles, the first time he walked in such, but had no problems at all! No fears, whatsoever with the crowd of dogs and people, in a new environment, and a new surface. Doc Marose was right when she said that Odie is a confident puppy! While the other dogs were barking at each other, and still others were running away in fear, Odie kept on trying to make friends with the other dogs, big and small. We registered and got a loot of doggie treats.
After settling down, the show began. Odie was the 8th to walk, so we put the following exercise to good use. He finally walked in his pumpkin costume because I was holding treats in my hand. We tried doing without the treats but he kept removing his costume. He didn't want to wear his hat though. That would have snagged at least third place! But yeah, two other dogs won 3rd and 2nd places. The grand prize went to the best dog of all, a Siamese Cat. Yes, a Siamese Cat won first prize in the Doggie Trick or Treat! Idea Orchard Media managed to capture snippets of the competition.
Pinoy Dog Whisperer Lestre Zapanta gave a talk on responsible pet ownership. He also talked about disciplining dogs, and did a demo with a little Pomeranian and a huge Golden Retriever. I think his method clashes with Odie's lessons in Pet Centrics though, because he doesn't use treats, and asserts dominance. Didn't get to finish the talk though. Odie let out a nasty fart again, so I brought him out to see if it was time to poo. Not successful. He just played outside and I did more of the following exercise. When the event concluded, he played around some more and kept inviting the other dogs to play, but they weren't as friendly/sociable, so Odie played with some kids instead. One of the organizers also gave us another loot bag! These treats are gonna last us a week or two!
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| Odie with Glen and Dan of Idea Orchard Media |
We decided to go to Eton Centris after, as my sister had a meeting with IOM. In the car, Odie went straight to his crate and slept like a baby. He must have been really tired. He got up immediately upon reaching Centris though, got out, and walked, sniffed, played. Some children and families approached him and he was very good at first, but after around an hour, he started getting cranky. He was barking excessively, had bouts of the zoomies, bit my leg pretty hard (it bled). But there were also times when he would recover and be his usual playful self. When it was time for the car ride home, the sun had already set. He was jumpy in his crate at first (his first time in the crate at night time), then fell fast asleep. When we got home, he woke up, walked to his wire crate, and slept through the night.
We were out for around 7-8 hours, the longest he's been out so far, and perhaps the most tired he's ever been, hence the mood swings. I hope he had loads of fun though! I registered him at National Geographic's Doggy Day Camp on November 11 at BGC Central, and he still has some people to meet before he graduates from Puppy Class. I'm still working to enrol him in the Basic Obedience Group Class which starts on November 17.
Odie's Saturdays are busier than mine. I can put it that way. But I'd rather say, my Saturdays revolve around Odie, our baby boy :)
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