Our first outing as well as some great news.

Well the day has finally arrived, the day when he ignored his abuser to listen and hold command for me. I could have never been more proud, then the 4th of July hit. 

I decided to take him to the local parade and see how he did, with people and sirens and what have you. Well let me say this, he took on 3 kids at once! 3 little kids, about 6 years old came crowding around him. He’s never been around children let alone more than one new person at a time. He took it like a champ. He sat down nice a calmly while all the kids were petting his nose and face. Here again, I thought I couldn’t have been more proud. The parade started and the service men walked by, they shot off a blank round right in front of us. Titan didn’t care one bit, though he did enjoy watching the military fly-by. So after that the line of fire trucks went by. Lucky for us they liked Titan and his holiday bandanna. They were nice enough to not blast their horns in front of us. One of the wives even took a picture of him. (I’m trying to find it!) The rest of the event went by great. People ran by and threw candy. None of it phased him at all. His favorite part was when all the ladies came swarming around him. He hammed it up. I’m so very proud of him.

We also recently got a new kitten that we are fostering. (Hence why it took me so long of this.) She is only 4 weeks old and all skin and bones. Titan and her get along great! He’s calmed down a lot sense she came home.

Thanks for all your support!

Bath day!

Oh joy, everyone's favorite day. Bath day. Thank the gods I had my fiancee here to help today. The fun part about todays bath was we tired an oatmeal bath. Basically I coated him in an oatmeal mixture. It included oatmeal, aloe vera, tee, and some sage. It smelled good. We will see what happens in a few days after his coat normally starts to dandruff.

The easiest way to give him a bath is to just strip down and jump in with him. We have one of those standing shower stalls. Him being the dork that he is, he kept trying to eat the oatmeal. For once a dog not caring about the water. Well anyway while he was trying to eat the mixture he kept popping the shower door open. The first time he did it he raced out. Of course leaving a trail of oatmeal all over the bathroom. It was so funny. Now that the excitement is over it's time for a nap for us both.

Thanks for all your support.

Updates

Well I know it's been a while, and so much has happened. First of all my brother came to live with us for a little while. Titan did great, the boys got along well. There was one little step backwards. In light of Titan being, well not the brightest crayon in the box, my brother would say things while he was out. He used the dreaded stay word. So to stop the confusion before it started to badly I decided to go slack on some of my work. His training continued and he is at the point where I am starting the beginning stages of off leash. Thats not going so well sense the geese next door have decided to have these little fluffy babies. They drive him nuts. It's so funny from my point of view but it frustrates him to no end. So now that my brother has left and things are getting back to halfway normal I should be back to posting more. We did however have an amazing trip out to see a good friend. He had a blast on her farm. Today I'm considering taking him on a park adventure. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for your support!

What A Good Dog

I can't believe he did it but he finally did. After months of work I was able to have him out of his kennel while doing house work. It was AMAZING to say the least. We started in the kitchen and I just told him to lay down, no command or anything, just asking him to be good. I also handed him a Dentabone. Once he was done crunching away on that, eating it in about 3 min or less, he just laid down on the floor. He watched me sweep, while Anya was watching him from the dining room chair. Then I moved to the hall and bathroom and he just ploped his nubbin down and watched. When we got to the living room we hit a snag, there were people, my fiancee and brother, he just got him self so excited. I got him his antler to chew on and he just laid down on his bed. Oh how he despises that bed, but he still did so good. I'm so proud of his progress.

Walk

Well yesterday was beautiful outside so I decided to take Titan for his second walk. The first one happened when we first got him and did not go well at all. He drug me down the street this way and that. I'm pretty strong and lucky for me it takes a lot to knock me down. So I decided to try it again. This walk blew my mind! He stayed right next to me with very few corrections. I was so happy with him. By the end of the first walk I was exhausted and my hands were raw from trying to get him under control. This time on the other hand, I felt actually refreshed from it. Who would have thought? I hope over the next few nice days to be able to take more as well as con my fiancee into taking some pictures. I'm so happy that the cold weather is breaking.

Lesson 3, Lay Down

Sadly this command is taking longer than his other commands. It's kind of cute to watch him look at the ground then back up at me. When I go to correct him he drops. Just like a child, he'll push you until you decide to follow through. He seems to be in this forever puppy state of mind, I hope he grows out of it. He does truly try to be a good boy.

He went for another car ride, me and my fiance went to return some movies. (part one and two of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) My fiance jumped out to drop the movies off and poor Titan started crying and screaming in my ear. That sad dobie scream. My fiance never left his site but oh dear the world was ending to him. It was so cute. As she was re-entering the car a man with his son, Titan decided he had to protect his car, and started barking. Silly boy. After that we decided to go to a super market on the way home to get a redbox movie (free rental code!) We parked out in the middle of the lot and we could hear him at the door. Everyone was looking around because he echoed so much. We laughed the entire way to the car.

We have been trying to give him more and more time out of his kennel and so far he's doing well. He seems to get bored to easy and then decides he needs to go back to his room. (kennel) I call it his room, because it sounds a lot nicer. It's his safe place and comfort zone. You see him hear laying on an over-sized bed that he really isn't fond of. I will have to get him a new one some day. You can also see some of the kitty toys in the back.

With his diet we have added a raw egg every other day and also with his evening meal I am trying a new can food we found at a recent adventure
to PetSmart. It's a brand called Simply Nourish. We are trying the Chicken & Beef Stew. Food. For one it looks incredibly good. With actual pieces of chicken and veggies! It also comes with it's own cover to store it! We are adding that as a supplemental as well with his dinner. He really seams to love it. Also Anya has been eating out of his bowl to eat it! We will see how that goes.

A Whole New World

Well yesterday he had a nice oatmeal bath (thanks Pupperelli!) and for the day his dandruff was gone and he was looking all handsome. The next day he was back to the dry skin. I'm just glad he's not all grimy.

Today was a big day for him, his first play date. We went over to a friend of mine's house and visited for the day. The two didn't quite get a long perfectly but nothing bad happened. So it was a success! I was so proud of my little (well big) nubs. I finally got to try out my Bamboo(R) leash! It's one that buckles into a seat belt. Check them out here, leash. I highly recommend them if you travel a lot with your pet. It kept his head mostly in the car, letting him get his car ride fix, but it also kept him out of me and my finance's  lap, keeping us all safe. 


On our car ride there we were stopped at a light and there were some guys at a car mechanic shop on the corner. Apparently one of them took a step toward our car, Titan started barking and not his normal happy bark. He at least sounded vicious. Even if his tail was going 90 miles a min. haha 


We got to my friends house and let the dogs introduce them to each other. Then we tried to calm them with a little walk. That didn't work to well. Finally we gave in and let them run in her back yard. Poor little Elli was so scared of Titan. He was twice her size though. He was having a ball running around the yard grabbing his toys and running about. Poor Elli just stood there watching him. He's such a moose. 


Once the little puppies were tired we went inside to play a card game called Munchkins. It was really a fun game. The nice thing was Titan laid on a sheet we brought with us. He was a good boy for about 2 hours! He just stayed right next to me. Either laying down or standing with his head in my lap. He was so into trying to help us play. On our way out to the car a woman walking 2 small dogs walked by. They were pulling her, Elli went toward them, and Titan just stood there nice and calm. The big bad doberman was the most well behaved. I was so shocked at his progress!


 Titan did very well on his car rides. We decided he did so well he needed a treat. We stopped at McDonalds and got some chicken nuggets for him. As well pulled up to the first window, where they take your money, and he started barking at the poor man who was standing there. Then we pulled up and the woman at the second window gave us our food and drinks then noticed Titan in the car. She half panicked, he scared her. It was so funny.