As you may
know, I write a lot about dogs. I even
have a new miniseries coming up for Harlequin Romantic Suspense called the K-9
Ranch Rescue series, with a background for all the stories at a--yes, a K-9
ranch, where the characters, among other things, train dogs.
And
me? Well, generally I let my dogs train
me. However, I do need to know what my
characters should be doing, so I am conducting research, some of it paws-on... er, hands-on.
That means
my current Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy Cari has to help me. She is nine months old and up till now has
been taking puppy classes on weekends.
She's about to start taking obedience classes at a higher level. Therefore, so am I.
It's been a
bit of a challenge recently after breaking my kneecap and having surgery to fix
it. My mobility has improved a lot, but
even walking on uneven areas like park grounds, let alone attempting to control
and train an energetic puppy, isn't easy.
Fortunately my husband has been helping out. But I really want to learn all the basics
better myself.
So, little
by little, I intend to take over.
Wish me
luck!
6 comments:
It will be interesting to know if the training relies on treats as a reward or just a pat on the head. I know there are two schools of thought. Let us know which one you use and if it works.
The puppy training relied heavily on treats but I understand that the more adult training only uses praise as a reward. We'll see!
I can't wait for your new series. Please let me know when it is coming out. I love your other series but the animals are my favorite.Thank you again for the update, let us know how training goes.. Debra daw655(at)hotmail(dot)com
Thanks, Debra! The first one, Second Chance Soldier, will be a March 2018 release from Harlequin Romantic Suspense. And I'll definitely mention the training here again as it progresses.
I'm sorry that all your mobility hasn't come back yet. Good luck with the dog training!
Thanks. It's a slow process but I'm doing much better.
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