Roxadee Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 I couldn't be happier!! Gracie is becoming a fantastic friend/dog, what a difference your advise has been. I separated Gracie & Bella, every time Gracie would go after Bella, I would tell her no and put her up, trying to get her to concentrate on something else didn't work at all! Grace now walks right by Bella without antagonizing her or trying to steal her things, on occasion Grace will take her bone but when I say "leave it" she drops it and goes on like nothing ever happened. I'm really proud of her. I can see so much of a difference in her, outside of the learning to behave she has taken to catching a Frisbee like no ones business!! Wow! She is good!! Does Grace still have things she shouldn't do? OH YES! but she is really doing so well I have no doubt what so ever that she is going to come through all of her adversities like a champ!! Thank You thank you thank you everyone for everything!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gcv-border Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 I am so glad Gracie is maturing into a well-behaved little pup. Be careful with the frisbee play. Because she is so young, you don't want to stress the growth plates with too much jumping. If she is trying to jump after her frisbee, change to rolling it on the ground so she doesn't have to jump but still gets her frisbee fun. And limit the time you play with the frisbee regardless of how much she begs. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Super good news! And a credit to you for following through and being consistent! Well done.I'll second the caution to be very careful with Frisbee at her tender age. Too much leaping and jumping after toys can be hard on their still-growing joints and bodies, especially if they are enthusiastic! So, keep it very low-level and low impact and let her have fun at her own speed.Keep up the great work! ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 I missed the reference to the Frisbee play. Better leave that for when she's fully grown. You can roll it (or a ball) on the ground to avoid jumping and twisting now, and limit the play to avoid too much repetitive movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresaserrano Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 I only started playing real frisbee with Tess when she turned 1 yo, and introduced it slowly. Till then, you can teach her many skills she will need later in frisbee, such as: - go get the frisbee or a ball you roll on the ground, bring it back quickly and happilly and give it in your hand. - catch a soft ball (treats, etc) in the air (have her sit and toss the ball so she doesn't have to jump to catch it) - stay in a down while you practice frisbee throwing (you will want to be able to throw satisfactorily when you two start playing for real, and there's many moves to master. At the same time she will learn self control around flying frisbees.) - Drop the frisbee (and other stuff) on command, both near and away from you. - Run around your body (start with a down in front of you, then on release the dog runs around your back and sprints foward on your left side, after the rolling frisbee) - Weave through your legs - run from behind or from ahead of you, pass between your legs and fetch a ball or rolling frisbee - put her front paws on your bended leg on command - twist - sit pretty - climb on some part of your body and stay there - etc, etc, etc... You may think now that frisbee is only tossing the thing and the dog catching it, but there's a lot more to it, and with a bc it's a good idea to be prepared to up the challenge as they love it. If you teach her these things, when she's ready to run and jump it will be very easy to have a decent game in little time as she will know all the basics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islanddog Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Yay! And congrats! I love updates, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxadee Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Wow! I had no idea!!! It would be incredible to see her accomplish all of those things. I will scale it back a great deal because I was having Grace run as fast as she could and jumping in the air. That weave thing is what I would love for her to accomplish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wow! I had no idea!!! It would be incredible to see her accomplish all of those things. I will scale it back a great deal because I was having Grace run as fast as she could and jumping in the air. That weave thing is what I would love for her to accomplish. Patience, padawan. All things will come in time. A point to remember right now is that Grace's growth plates and joints are still soft and growing, and will be so until she's about a year old. You do not want to risk an orthopedic injury at this tender age that could come back to haunt her later in life. While she's little like this, it's best to not urge her to do any jumping, leaping or running other than what she does on her own. If she goes racing about the yard on her own, that's fine! But for now, don't incite a lot of really rambunctious play. You can do stuff like roll the Frisbee for her to catch and roll balls and toys, but be careful with ramping her up to be exuberant! Border collies have little to no sense of self preservation - trust me, I've paid the vet bills to prove it. ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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