Jazmyn came home on Hubby's birthday (January 7, 2012). She was born November 11, 2011...our little lucky puppy. Christmas and New Years felt like they took FOREVER to get through and the wait was so hard! But how could it not be, when you're waiting for THIS:
Owning Jazmyn, has been both a challenge and a joy! I never had dogs growing up, but Hubby did. I had done my research and was "ready" for the puppy days, but man oh man, it was way crazier than expected! Getting up every 2 hours at night was making me loopy, but thankfully around 12 weeks that all ended and we have a pup that now LOVES to sleep in her crate the entire night peacefully.
Jazmyn developed Coccidia shortly after coming home, which was treated promtly, but took about a month for her to really fight it all off. Right around 12 weeks it was gone, and after her 2nd shots, off into the world we went...only it wasn't exactly how we expected it to go.
At 12 weeks we started Puppy Kindergarten and the first class went well. She was hesitant but came around. The next week went better, and Jazmyn engaged in puppy play. Weeks 3 and 4, not so good as Jazmyn had become dog reactive around 15 weeks, after she was nearly attacked by an off leash Rottweiler in our neighbourhood. Things have been a challenge since....
Her obedience is fantastic, at home. Her commands are great. Sit, Lay Down, Stand, Leave It, Off (furniture, counter surfing and jumping on people) are strong, and her tricks include Spin, Jump, Speak, Quiet, Paw, High Five, and will weave in and out of our legs. She's learning retrieve and is becoming much much better at it. Outside of the home, Jazmyn is distracted and is reactive towards mostly dogs, but also people on occasion.
We are in the process of now seeking out the help of a private trainer to help US learn to manage Jazmyn's reactivity and to help introduce her to stable dogs. Jazmyn currently lacks introduction skills with dogs and has poor manners. Whatever we can do to help her out, we will, we love the girl!
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