So most know that we got a puppy a few months back.
He is now 7.5 months old, is still in full puppy brain mode and is letting everyone know just what he expects when they enter his sphere of awareness.
He weighs 70lbs is tall and lanky but doesn't know it, yet.
This lack of awareness is decidedly a mixed blessing.
And as I mentioned previously he is smart, the smartest dog I have ever interacted with.
He figures crap out all by himself and then teaches it to our choc lab so they both know an ever expanding bag of tricks.
Now most would like to claim that their dog is smart, as sort of a badge of pride or being special etc.
But in our case it not a matter of pride but more like that of lamentation, as in 'oh schiit' what's he figured out now…
His latest is he wants to be into audio and so to get started he decided to 'familiarize' himself with a favored tool I recently acquired.
That being my XLR cleaner brush set with 5 different sized brushes to clean the female XLR contacts.
I'd show you what his intense interest and 'can do' attitude has yielded, but I can't upload a pic.
But all of the bristles are now full of dog hair, are bent at odd angles, but only 4 brushes, remain.
We still haven't found the 5th brush.
Maybe someday it'll show up, somewhere.
I'm just glad no one makes doggy headphones and that he doesn't know that it could be a possibility for him, or we'd in deep do-do.
I mean once you get the audio bug there is no leaving it behind and pretending you can live without it, right?
Oh and did I mention that his Chesapeake nature has surfaced, big time?
For those who know about Chesapeake's and their ability to concentrate their focus upon objects of desire, especially food like objects, this trait becomes more intense as they grow up.
Another Ches'e trait is drool.
And sure lots of dogs drool, especially food motivated dogs, but they usually don't leave a pool of drool behind.
But that's just one type of drool.
Type 2 drool are these long, hanging, swinging, stick to objects they touch, ropes of drool.
Now most would think this topic is a bit gross, but after a while it becomes a fascinating question of how can they do that?
I mean they are LONG, and of course MR Bear cares not for where they swing and touch, nor what they wrap themselves around.
But WE do…
This is where training comes into the picture and MR Bear is a quick learner, however since he is a Ches'e he then decides when, or if, to actually respond to the (as he sees it, I'm sure) Request for Action, or not.
Fortunately he IS food motivated so he can be sufficiently motivated but only as long as you actually have treats, in hand.
Which he will also be motivated to want to help you with, as in take them off your hands, literally.
But enough of 'Tails of the Dog' for now.
I need to go and order another set of brushes…
JJ
EDIT I CAN upload pics I just gotta use the back door to do it.