Saturday, July 24, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Saturday morning romp.
I need to start timing Zig, but I'm pretty sure he's running the lengh of 3 acres in about 20 seconds.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Zig is an official Lake dog.
Zig LOVED swimming at the lake this weekend! Swimming and retrieving are the first things I've seen Zig be ultra serious about, besides birdwork. He was confused at first as to why he had to wear the vest, but with the way he swims and his obsession with chasing anything that MOVES it was a must so that boaters could see him coming!
Every retrieve was met with this much enthusiasm.
Mr. Cool.
"The line" is required of all new swimmers at the lake so that we can reel them in if needed and to guide them into the ramp for the dock. Needless to say, Zig only wore it once- he was a pro!
If allowed, Zig would of just swam around the lake for hours with his bumper.
Zig got a kick out of watching the ducks, birds, and seaweed swim by the boat- more than once he tried to leap out!
Perking up at a good smell on his first boatride.
Trying for the 20th time to "sneak" out of the boat.
Part of the crew. Zig, Vera, Neva, V
Zig was fasinated by the boat motor- and everything else that moved!
Monday, June 14, 2010
After his big adventure in field running yesterday morning, Zig attended a picnic at one of his favorite people's houses. Why's it one of his favorite places to hang?
1.) There's a pool
2.) Lots of other dogs to run with
3.) 3 acres, fenced
4.) Birds and bunnies galore
5.) There's always A LOT of attention and a LOT of things to chase!
Field dog.
Yesterday was the first time that I took Zig along on a field run with the girls. I was actually surprised at how clingy he was at first, but the longer we were out, the further out he would venture. He was a little concerned at first by the grass that was taller than him and the sticky bushes he kept getting tangled in, but learned very quickly how to charge through everything. While Zig's recall has gotten more reliable, I decided to put the collar on him as a safety precaution. My Weims tend to range pretty far out when hunting or on walks and I wanted to make sure I could still have control over Zig if he decided to follow.
Zig and Vera love to help in the garden.
While having a garden with 3 Weims and a shorthair running around is rewarding and challenging, it has been amusing, too! One thing for sure, it has (and still is) helping Zig learn what it means to have BOUNDARIES!
It took awhile, but the extra weight has finally disappeared and my sweet ZigZag has suddenly come bounding back. He is more active, more balanced in body and attitude, and his phenomenal bird drive has returned! Zig's training continues, but isn't as such a battle of wills as it was when he came back. Stay tuned!
And the pounds just melted away...
As with any high energy breed, exercise is a must! If you want to have a peaceful evening on the couch, be sure to run/work your pup before you want to relax! Zig gets in a good 5 hours of running and playing in the yard with my girls every morning. He relaxes in his crate in the afternoon, and then in the evening he is out in the yard and doing more structured exercising and training with me. A pup like this is a lot of work and can be exhausting at times, but it pays off in the end when you're both passed out on the couch and happy!
Sit means sit!
"Wha? Waddya mean no barking?!"
Zig survived the early and hardest stages of bootcamp! While he's still not perfect and occasionally goes deaf when you ask him to do something, he's a lot more receptive and is actually a very fast learner! Zig's new home will have to continue with the "Nothing in Life is Free" mode of training with Zig to make sure it becomes a "way of life" for Zig. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, he's a very demanding and determined boy!
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