This holiday, I have been very very attached to my new puppy, FLOWER! and I mean very. The last time I went to KL to take my results, the moment I stepped into the plane, I was already missing Flower. Probably its because I have been spending most of my time playing with her, and training her with new tricks every now and then. This 2 months of holiday, Flower has been taking up most of my time.
From the moment I saw her, I already fell in love with her. After I bought her, then I found out that she has fleas and ticks. It really wasn't easy combating with those freaky little things. I almost wanted to give up on her. But then, I did not. I continued to give her love and care, and in 5 short days, I can proudly announce that, SHE HAS BEEN CURED!
I also wanted to give her up because of the housebreaking problem. She would just pee and poo anywhere she feels like it. I had to wake up early in the morning to train her to poo and the right place. It was really a struggle for me cause if you know me, you'd definitely know that I'm not a morning person. Every morning, I'd wake up in the morning, hating myself for getting that pup back home. It really is NOT easy and you'd definitely need some housebreaking aids, e.g. wee-wee pads. But, you know, I made big sacrifices for Flower, and now it's all paying off. Just a small reminder, think twice before getting a pup and then find yourself in deep shit.
Flower is a smart girl. In 2 months, I have thought her several tricks, i.e. down, sit, up, roll over, and in conjunction of Chinese New Year, I have also thought her to 'Gong Xi Gong Xi'. Initially I was worried that she'll be confused by the command Up and GongXi cause the only difference is the hand. Amazingly, Flower can differentiate it. Back to the roll over trick. This trick ain't easy at all. For the other tricks, it would take me around 1 day to train her, but rollover, it took me about a week. The worst part, she would roll without treats to lure her. After about 10days of patient training, she can now roll by command! I know I skipped the shake-hand trick, I'll come back to it later. Right now, I wanna find out how to train her the Fake-Dead trick, a.k.a. Piang trick.
