One of the biggest drawbacks that goes along with having a highly intelligent beast like a German Shepherd is that they tend to express grief when they lose a friend.
Last Saturday, I had to put our 13-year-old German Shepherd, Apollo, to sleep. That leaves me with our 4-year-old Shepherd, Aradia.
Aradia has always been around another dog. When Apollo didn’t come home from the vet last Saturday, she wasn’t quite the same happy-go-lucky-dog she has been. Adjusting to being a lone pack member, for her, has been difficult. There were several days that she didn’t really want to do much of anything at all. However, in my attempt to be a “better mommy” to my now single pup, I am implementing “The Dog Project”.
This is a yearlong trek into behavior modification for Aradia using different methods, tricks and positive reinforcement.
Each day, she is walked, groomed for 15-minutes, and we work on a training command. This week, it’s “sit” which she has pretty much down, when she wants to. As we progress on “The Dog Project” I am going to write about her development, take photos and let you in on any new-found doggy knowledge I pick up along the way.
So, I bring you Aradia and Week 1 of the “Dog Project”, starting Monday. Stay tuned!
Last Saturday, I had to put our 13-year-old German Shepherd, Apollo, to sleep. That leaves me with our 4-year-old Shepherd, Aradia.
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| Aradia on my 365 Project |
This is a yearlong trek into behavior modification for Aradia using different methods, tricks and positive reinforcement.
Each day, she is walked, groomed for 15-minutes, and we work on a training command. This week, it’s “sit” which she has pretty much down, when she wants to. As we progress on “The Dog Project” I am going to write about her development, take photos and let you in on any new-found doggy knowledge I pick up along the way.
So, I bring you Aradia and Week 1 of the “Dog Project”, starting Monday. Stay tuned!
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| Aradia |
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