Me and Sjiriki went to our first dog show yesterday! I’m super proud of how Sjiriki handled himself in such a hectic environment. Of course he wasn’t perfect, but he was mostly connected to me, stayed curious about his environment, did wonderful with settling when we had to wait, and tried his best in the ring (though neither of us really know what we’re doing yet ).
I, unfortunately, didn’t do great handling the hectic environment. I got way too overwhelmed, so after our turn in the ring I went to go sit in a corner while my dad signed us out, and then we left
I do think I want to try going to a show again at some point, but maybe a smaller outdoor one so I’ll hopefully get less overwhelmed. And for now I’m first going to take like a week to recover from this one!
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ID 1: a 5 month old Siberian husky sits side by side with his nonbinary handler in matching ornate black and gold chairs. The dog wears a harness and leash, the person wears denim with glitter accents, as well as a mask with the nonbinary flag on it. They’re both looking at the camera. Behind them is a printed screen of various sized diamonds.
ID 2: the person reaches over to the other chair to give the husky a treat.
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We had to go to the dentist today, and Sjiriki came with on his first big(ish) PA trip! He did so good Just as we were entering the building a big group of children came running out and some clustered around him which he got very excited by (he loves kids), but he calmed back down super quick and did a great loose leash heel through the building until we got to the dentist. In the waiting room he pretty immediately settled, and did great ignoring other people walking past. When I had to go in to the exam room he initially came along with my mom handling him, but struggled with having to be on the other side of the room from me, so my mom took him back to the waiting room where he got a snuffle mat to help him calm down. He was a little bit fussy there, wanting to wait near the door, but immediately went back to settling when I came back and then stayed chill all through waiting for the rest of my family to be done. Heeling out of the building was no problem either, he was happy to stick by my side and didn’t care for any distractions. I’ve really done very little formal training with him, only focusing on his being comfortable wherever we are and rewarding engagement when he gives it to me. I get insecure sometimes when I see other puppies his age with a whole repertoire of behaviors while he doesn’t even know sit, but today showed me that the foundational stuff we’ve worked on is in fact paying off, and that he has the potential to be a wonderful service dog
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ID: a nonbinary person sits on a couch in a waiting room. At their feet a lies a teenage Siberian Husky, his head pillowed on one of their feet. He wears a tactical service dog vest, the leash clipped to it held loosely by the person.
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We adventured somewhere new this week! I’m trying to go somewhere to explore weekly, but other than these trips we’ve not been doing too much. We are slowly starting to pick up training again, but I’m dealing with burn out so I’m not able to do too much at the moment. Very thankful for my family who’s been helping me with daily tasks so I can focus on taking care of Sjiriki and myself
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ID: a Siberian Husky puppy wearing a harness and long line sits in a forest clearing looking regal. He’s facing right, looking attentively at something off camera. Behind him is a tall wooden tower, the top not visible in the frame of the photo. There’s letters saying ‘De Kaap’ on the side of it.
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He’s just the prettiest dog
We’ve been taking a break from training for a bit as he’s right in the middle of teething, which is making him feel not great and making it hard to turn his brain on. We’ve instead been focusing on lots of decompression, enrichment and rest!
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ID: a Siberian Husky puppy sits in a parking lot, seen in profile view. He looks intently at something off camera.
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