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Rummy just turned 13 weeks old
Everyday, his legs get longer and lankier. His whole body is a bit out of whack now, but that's because he is still growing. He is starting to look more and more like a full Airedale as he grows. We guess that he must be experiencing growing pains, and when the adult wiry hair comes out, he must be feeling slightly itchy too.
He is growing more adult wiry hair now, and the baby fuzz will soon be all gone. His back has lots of wiry hair, and his tail is almost just fully wiry now. The base of his tail is starting to get very wiry too.
Rummy and I
Zzzzzzz....Hugs,
Kimi
It is paramount for Rummy to be trained with our chickens. The chickens give us free eggs and we must do our part to take care of them and guard them from the predator birds.When Rummy first came home, he would chase the chickens if he was offleash in the yard. But Rob or Mum would yell at him "No Birdies" and try to teach him not to do that. When he saw the chickens more often, he started to calm down more and would not chase them so quickly. If the humans knew the chickens were grazing nearby, they would only let Rummy out on a leash so he couldn't chase.
Day 1 of proper Chicken Training.Rummy is on the leash, and made to stay calm and at ease while the chickens approach close.
Rummy calmly watches the chickens while they are 1 to 2 feet away from him on a loose leash.
Day 2 of training.Rummy is on the leash, but he is free to sit or lay down calmly while not being held on leash by Mum. The chickens are gaining confidence around him because he is calm, and he can observe them close by and as they both gain more and more trust as the days go by, he will be able to satisfy his curiosity about these birds.
Rummy enjoys the mornings on the porch watching the chickens graze. They are only a few feet away from him.
Even I can relax now. I know that I don't have to keep an eye on Rummy at all times to make sure he isn't chasing or scaring our chickens. Mum has me fully trained not to chase our chickens, and I think we can do the same with Rummy. He is a smart little Airedale and it should not be a problem for us as long as we work with him everyday with the birdies.Hugs,
Kimi
Mum is training Rummy to sit by the door, and only exit when the release word is said. We can only step out when we are 'freed'. Mum, look, we're both really ready to go out in the woods to explore and play. This will be Rummy's first time walking in our woods.
We have 4 acres of woods on our property, and we've also created some trails in there when it was still summer. This is the first time that Rummy has ever been in our woods. I'm taking him to explore the smells and sights of walking on the trails. It is so nice.
So many things to smell, this root here, that leaf there, there are so many things to explore, and so much to experience. The evening sun is not going to be around too much longer. Got to do so much while we can.
We even have our very own firepit to make fires and have picnics.
Rummy likes our woods. We'll have to come here more often. He doesn't seem afraid of anything. He is such a curious exploratory puppy, and he has a healthy interest in everything new.
RummyHugs,
Kimi
Rummy at 12 weeks of ageHis face changes week by week. It is quite amazing to see how he is growing. He's starting to look more and more like a grown up adult. Rummy is starting to sprout out more and more wiry coarse hair. 1/3 of his tail is already covered with wiry hair. His front and back legs are getting lankier and lankier, and his coordination is getting so much better.
Hugs,
Kimi
Its been a week, and we've finally settled into our own home. Ahhh... bliss in the country again. Ergghhh.. NOT!! Look at the little terror, he's in bed, showing me his puppy teeth. It's a good thing Mum got him his own dog bed, but he won't be using it in the bedroom, because he's still being crate trained.Its been said, unless Rummy is fully toilet trained and has learned to notify the humans he needs to answer nature's call, he isn't going to be allowed to sleep like an adult in the adult dog bed. Ha! Ha! Ha! Pants Kimi. Rob says its going to take a while for the young one to be 100% toilet trained, but so far so good, he's been about 90% good and has been running to the door to be let out. Smart little cookie.
This is my current favorite toy, it has a piece of cow hoove on the rope with knots. Rummy loves it too, but I'm good at sharing my toys, so I let him have it.
Ok Rummy, I'll let you chew on my toy while I nap, but watch it, its still mine, see how I'm holding on to my toy?
There are tonnes of toys around, but I'm pretty good at sharing. I don't have issues with toy possession whatsoever. I'm sure Mum wouldn't allow that, so I won't even try. I doubt she'll let Rummy get away with that bad behavior either. All the toys belong to her, its our privilege that she shares them with us. She does these mind games with us, playing toys with us, and then demanding for them back, and then freeing us to play again. She's teaching Rummy to "leave it" already, and he's getting it.
Zzzzz.... Thanks friends, I'm taking all your advice and I'm catching as many Zzzs as I can. Rummy is quite good at leaving me alone when I rest. If he tries to jump on me, I growl to let him know, this is not acceptable behavior, if he insists on it, Mum steps in and does the 'touch' correction and she says "Leave it" and he leaves me alone. He won't try to challenge her, not yet anyway... Awwww... its going to happen.. sooner or later.Hugs,
Kimi
