Socializing

I was planning to go to each HAU Open agility trial with Kumma, to socialize him. Sessions started two weeks ago, but as Kumma had diarrhea we were not able to go. Kumma got better soon. Then Neeo started vomiting. On the second night there was also blood. As it was a hot day, and his energy level was going down, I decided to took him to the vet. Fluids were given to him under the skin, and antibiotics for 10 days. Neeo was clearly unconfortable during the evening as well as following morning. I didn't see him drinking at all, and started to give him some water each hour. As he was really tired and it was hot again, I was wondering whether I should take him to the vet again. Fortunately in the afternoon his tail started to wag when someone was talking to him. Now he has fully recovered.

Last week I managed to take Kumma to one HAU Open trial. He was excited to see so many other dogs and people, and tried to go to each direction at the same time. On the other hand he was able to concentrate to simple tasks when I asked for it. We made some hand targeting and sit training. There was a Dalmatian puppy of the same age, and Kumma played with her a lot.

Yesterday Kumma was running, and hit the side of the doorway. He hurt his front leg, and cried for a while. He is using the leg normally, but limping slightly. I will follow it for some days.

Today I introduced a tire for Kumma for the first time. It is a bike tire without any frames. By shaping Kumma understood very soon that the name of the game is going through. Great fun for both of us!

With crate games we have also mades ome progress. I moved one crate to backyard to make training there easy. Next step is to introduce a cue.

Kumma is now 15 weeks, and weights 9.3kg.