Meet Bandit
Everyone meet Pretty Bandit! This little bundle of joy has some confidence issues (specifically when it comes to other dogs), needs work on her vehicle manners and her obedience. She has been through The Ruff Life Obedience, but needed some special one on one time with Monique and some stable, well behaved dogs.
Bandit feels the need to put on a mean face and make a TON of noise when she see's a new dog. She thinks this will keep other dogs away...but that is usually not the case. Those silly dogs still come running up to her full steam.
Bandit is the youngest of 3 Jack's in her family! and she definitely is the feistiest of them all too! (and that is why we love her). She is always putting a smile on peoples faces... now its her turn to be able to relax and love life to the fullest!
Session 1 of 3
(Tuesday, Jan.14th 2014)
Today we went to go pick Bandit up from her home, and we were very surprised that when we walked into the house that Miss. Bandit didn't react. She came up immediately for love. Maybe she recognized us? or maybe this 'bad' 'protective' behaviour is only when there is new pooches around. A "defence mechanism" per say. Once we left the house we noticed that Bandit LOVES to pull on a leash...in fact... we think she thinks she is a sled dog. ;D
Bandit's mommy's told us that she had bad vehicle manners, and loved to lunge out of the vehicle when given the chance. So this was the first thing that we worked on! Not jumping into the front seat or lunging out of vehicle doors. Both these things are SOOO dangerous. Bandit is a smart cookie, especially when there is cookies ;) so as long as we were consistent... she picked it up fast. Who knew you could teach a Jack, that you are more stubborn?!?! lol
The second thing we wanted to work on was Bandit's lack of confidence, specifically with other dogs. So we headed to the dog park. We wanted to first get her used to the "pack". We had Kona, Yoko and Roxy with us to help us out! All these dogs are very stable, and will ignore new dogs if they are uncomfortable, and show no interest in playing with them. PERFECT for teaching Bandit that dogs aren't scary! Bandit took a bit to warm up to Kona & Yoko...it was a lot easier on her terms, so we put Kona and Yoko in a down command while Bandit came up on her own terms to sniff them. (Check out the video below). Once she was good with the pack, we were set! Off we went to introduce her to new dogs, situations and to work on those boring obedience commands and to teach her that recalling can actually become FUN!!! It took a little bit but Bandit started to come out of her shell. She was quite intimidated by other dogs coming up to her, but when they turned to walk away she was running up behind them to sniff them. Curiosity is GOOD!
Next session we will be trying to introduce her to more stable, well behaved dogs..... and doing drills to up her confidence... in the "right" way ;)
Looking forward to working with this beauty again next week! Keep checking back for more updates on the adventures of Bandit!
Everyone meet Pretty Bandit! This little bundle of joy has some confidence issues (specifically when it comes to other dogs), needs work on her vehicle manners and her obedience. She has been through The Ruff Life Obedience, but needed some special one on one time with Monique and some stable, well behaved dogs.
Bandit feels the need to put on a mean face and make a TON of noise when she see's a new dog. She thinks this will keep other dogs away...but that is usually not the case. Those silly dogs still come running up to her full steam.
Bandit is the youngest of 3 Jack's in her family! and she definitely is the feistiest of them all too! (and that is why we love her). She is always putting a smile on peoples faces... now its her turn to be able to relax and love life to the fullest!
Session 1 of 3
(Tuesday, Jan.14th 2014)
Today we went to go pick Bandit up from her home, and we were very surprised that when we walked into the house that Miss. Bandit didn't react. She came up immediately for love. Maybe she recognized us? or maybe this 'bad' 'protective' behaviour is only when there is new pooches around. A "defence mechanism" per say. Once we left the house we noticed that Bandit LOVES to pull on a leash...in fact... we think she thinks she is a sled dog. ;D
Bandit's mommy's told us that she had bad vehicle manners, and loved to lunge out of the vehicle when given the chance. So this was the first thing that we worked on! Not jumping into the front seat or lunging out of vehicle doors. Both these things are SOOO dangerous. Bandit is a smart cookie, especially when there is cookies ;) so as long as we were consistent... she picked it up fast. Who knew you could teach a Jack, that you are more stubborn?!?! lol
The second thing we wanted to work on was Bandit's lack of confidence, specifically with other dogs. So we headed to the dog park. We wanted to first get her used to the "pack". We had Kona, Yoko and Roxy with us to help us out! All these dogs are very stable, and will ignore new dogs if they are uncomfortable, and show no interest in playing with them. PERFECT for teaching Bandit that dogs aren't scary! Bandit took a bit to warm up to Kona & Yoko...it was a lot easier on her terms, so we put Kona and Yoko in a down command while Bandit came up on her own terms to sniff them. (Check out the video below). Once she was good with the pack, we were set! Off we went to introduce her to new dogs, situations and to work on those boring obedience commands and to teach her that recalling can actually become FUN!!! It took a little bit but Bandit started to come out of her shell. She was quite intimidated by other dogs coming up to her, but when they turned to walk away she was running up behind them to sniff them. Curiosity is GOOD!
Next session we will be trying to introduce her to more stable, well behaved dogs..... and doing drills to up her confidence... in the "right" way ;)
Looking forward to working with this beauty again next week! Keep checking back for more updates on the adventures of Bandit!
(A Big THANKS to Vanessa & Roxy and Kona & Yoko for their puppy support)
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Session 2 of 3
(Tuesday, Jan.21st 2014)
Oh Beautiful Bandit. Bandit's mommies have been working really hard this week at staying on top of Bandit's (and her sisters) obedience. You could tell that something had changed, as she was much better behaved, but she also was a bit more sensitive then what we were expecting her to be. This is a fairly normal behaviour, as there are big changes happening at home... and Bandit is not so sure about the change. With that being said, it will just be a few days before she settles in nicely to the new routine.
Today when we got to the dog park, it was BUSY! Which was great for training. Bandit immediately attached to Kona & Yoko and she got to meet Cabella for the first time. They all did great!
There were a few times that Bandit felt overwhelmed. She puffed herself up and barked like a mad woman. It was very clear that we needed to show her another way of releasing and getting away from stress. So we were on a mission to teach her to leave a situation if she is un-comfortable OR to look to other stable dogs/humans for guidance and confidence. This worked great for her, and she quickly learned to leave the situation instead of trying to confront every big scary thing that came her way.
We found that if we got down and gave the new dogs love, that Bandit took a big sigh of relief and then stole as many sniffs as she could before the other dogs noticed!
At one point we even attached Bandit to Cabella with a leash. They were like two peas in a pod, sniffing everything, checking everything out TOGETHER! It was so amazing to see. (This doesn't work for a lot of dogs...but there are a few lucky ones)
Check out her video for more updates/progress!
(A Big THANKS to Carmin & Cabella and Kona & Yoko for their puppy support)
(Tuesday, Jan.21st 2014)
Oh Beautiful Bandit. Bandit's mommies have been working really hard this week at staying on top of Bandit's (and her sisters) obedience. You could tell that something had changed, as she was much better behaved, but she also was a bit more sensitive then what we were expecting her to be. This is a fairly normal behaviour, as there are big changes happening at home... and Bandit is not so sure about the change. With that being said, it will just be a few days before she settles in nicely to the new routine.
Today when we got to the dog park, it was BUSY! Which was great for training. Bandit immediately attached to Kona & Yoko and she got to meet Cabella for the first time. They all did great!
There were a few times that Bandit felt overwhelmed. She puffed herself up and barked like a mad woman. It was very clear that we needed to show her another way of releasing and getting away from stress. So we were on a mission to teach her to leave a situation if she is un-comfortable OR to look to other stable dogs/humans for guidance and confidence. This worked great for her, and she quickly learned to leave the situation instead of trying to confront every big scary thing that came her way.
We found that if we got down and gave the new dogs love, that Bandit took a big sigh of relief and then stole as many sniffs as she could before the other dogs noticed!
At one point we even attached Bandit to Cabella with a leash. They were like two peas in a pod, sniffing everything, checking everything out TOGETHER! It was so amazing to see. (This doesn't work for a lot of dogs...but there are a few lucky ones)
Check out her video for more updates/progress!
(A Big THANKS to Carmin & Cabella and Kona & Yoko for their puppy support)
Bandit #2 from Monique Lamoureux on Vimeo.
Session 3 of 3
(Tuesday, Jan.28th 2014)
Oh my gosh Bandit! You are so clever, bright, and quick witted! If we could wish that one dog could talk...it would be you! We can just see it now.. you would make everyones day brighter, you'd make people who are having a bad day smile, and you would bring even more light to the room/area when you walked in! We can't even express how many times this little girl has put a smile on our face, and on the faces at the dog park!
Bandit has gone from a scared, snappy little dog... who would constantly get herself into trouble because she would lash out... to a stable happy girl that instigates play. You can see this little girls mind work as she thinks out a situation. She now will meet and greet dogs, and if she is uncomfortable she removes her self from the situation.(most of the time) She still needs a little reassurance, and an escape route if she is super overwhelmed... but for the most part this girl has got it down.
It will be important that Bandit's mommies praise this little girl when she is meeting new dogs, to recall her when she is uncomfortable.... to help her with that "escape plan". Doesn't every girl need a 'back up'/ 'escape plan' ??? LOL. Bandit also NEEDS jobs to do! This girl LOVES LOVES LOVES to work! She loves using her brain so much! You can see her face literally change when she does a good job. This will be important to keep her confidence up, and to make sure she doesn't get irritable and cranky ;) Yes! she focuses on all the wrong things, if she isn't being productive ;) I think we are all guilty of that.
We can not wait to see this little ones progress and get updates from her mommies!!!
Keep up the great work Bandit! We love you!
Check out her video for more updates/progress!
(A Big THANKS to Carmin & Cabella, Ricki & Little and Kona & Yoko for their puppy support)
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Session 3 of 3
(Tuesday, Jan.28th 2014)
Oh my gosh Bandit! You are so clever, bright, and quick witted! If we could wish that one dog could talk...it would be you! We can just see it now.. you would make everyones day brighter, you'd make people who are having a bad day smile, and you would bring even more light to the room/area when you walked in! We can't even express how many times this little girl has put a smile on our face, and on the faces at the dog park!
Bandit has gone from a scared, snappy little dog... who would constantly get herself into trouble because she would lash out... to a stable happy girl that instigates play. You can see this little girls mind work as she thinks out a situation. She now will meet and greet dogs, and if she is uncomfortable she removes her self from the situation.(most of the time) She still needs a little reassurance, and an escape route if she is super overwhelmed... but for the most part this girl has got it down.
It will be important that Bandit's mommies praise this little girl when she is meeting new dogs, to recall her when she is uncomfortable.... to help her with that "escape plan". Doesn't every girl need a 'back up'/ 'escape plan' ??? LOL. Bandit also NEEDS jobs to do! This girl LOVES LOVES LOVES to work! She loves using her brain so much! You can see her face literally change when she does a good job. This will be important to keep her confidence up, and to make sure she doesn't get irritable and cranky ;) Yes! she focuses on all the wrong things, if she isn't being productive ;) I think we are all guilty of that.
We can not wait to see this little ones progress and get updates from her mommies!!!
Keep up the great work Bandit! We love you!
Check out her video for more updates/progress!
(A Big THANKS to Carmin & Cabella, Ricki & Little and Kona & Yoko for their puppy support)
