Bonkers for Bella: What's that smell?

Novice Obedience Exercise Descriptions

Heel on Leash: Dog and Handler work as a team, the leash must be loose and held in a natural position. Orders for this exercise are: "Forward", "Halt", "Right turn", "Left turn", "About turn", "Slow" "Normal" and "Fast".

Stand for Examination: The dog stands in position before and during the examination without displaying resentment. Handler is instructed to "stand your dog and leave when you are ready", after positioning the dog the handler stands with dog in heel position, give the command/signal to stay and walk straight forward approximately 6 feet and then turn and face the dog. The judge will approach the dog from the front, using the fingers and palm of one hand, the judge will touch the dogs head, body and hindquarters. Judge will then give the command "back to your dog", handler returns to heel position. The dog must remain still until judge has said "exercise finished".

Recall: The dog must stay where left unitl called by handler and then must respond promptly when the handler commands or signals them to come. On order from the judge the handler will give the command/signal for the dog to stay in the sit position. Handler will then wakl forward to the other side of the ring with arms hanging naturally. On the judges order handler will command or signal the dog to come. Dog must come at brisk pace and sit stright, centered directly in front of handler. On judges order handler will give the dog the command/signal to finish. Dog must move quickly to heel position and sit.

Finish: Dog is directed to "swing" it's hind end around to the left to come to the heel position and then sit, or "heel" around to the right and behind the handler and come to the heel position and then sit.

Sit/Stay & Down/Stay (Group Exercises): The dog must remain in either the seated position or the down position, whichever is required by the particular exercise. The dogs will line up in catalog order along one side of the ring. The leash is removed and placed with the handlers armband behind the dog. Handlers are instructed to "sit your dog" or "down your dog", and then "leave your dog". The handler will walk across to the other side of the ring and stand in a natural position across from the dog until the judge orders them to "return to your dog". Any dog that leaves the place where it was left during the first group exercise will be given an "NQ" and excused from the remaining group exercise.

Monday, May 31, 2010

What's that smell?

I really wish my poor little Bella would get past this extreme fear and shyness she has. She still cowers at anyone new trying to approach her and any loud noise startles the crap out of her literally! Just a bit ago hubby accidentally tripped over a cord and made a loud noise as it knocked something off of my coffee table. Bella jumped out of her skin like usual, but then I could smell it. That familiar but sickening smell... she scared herself so bad that she expressed her anal gland fluid again. This is about the 4th or 5th time she's done this now. My carpet cleaner is out of commission so thankfully it was only her bed that she got, that can be washed.

I have socialized, trained and worked with her since the day I got her, now about 7 months ago.Some days she seems to be improving, but then others she seems as bad as the day I got her home. I just don't know what else I can do to help her.

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JenJune 1, 2010 at 6:33 AM
Leo expressed his a lot this week. He really DOES NOT like the noises associated with DH building the bathroom cabinet. Wood clattering on the concrete floor, especially. I don't know what we're going to do when FIL comes to help lay the WOOD FLOOR! At least when mine do it, it somehow all stays on their butts, I haven't ever found drops of it anywhere. The smell just usually goes away.
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CrystalJune 1, 2010 at 2:12 PM
One time when Bella was startled by a baloon she left a drop on my kitchen floor. It took a while to figure out where the smell was coming from. It is such a horrible distinct smell. I've never had a dog that has done that before. But it helps to know that there are others.
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What's that smell?

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