Longdog puppies - What we did the first year

Bob, Mac and Kizzy

 

Mac

I found these pictures of the dogs when they were puppies.  You can see that Mac was only just getting his ruff, so I guess he was still less than a year old.  Bob has got his binoculars on so that we can keep an eye on them when they run off.  When you first start some serious training with your sight hounds you have to go through some very scary moments so that you can build up trust with them.  We did this right out in the country miles from any roads, but that still doesn't stop you from feeling sick when you lose sight of them.  Mac was still on restricted exercise because of his size but he got a few good runs in on that day.

Kizzy



Me, Mac and Kizzy.

  During that first year with Kizzy she was both the worlds best and worst dog  You can see from her body language in these photos that she is trying her best.  When we let her off the lead within two seconds she was just a little black dot on the horizon.  She did come back though (much to every ones relief).  Kizzy likes to run for the sheer joy of it, dashing round in tight little circles whilst making her 'laughing' noise.  Mac, on the other hand, likes to fling himself around throwing things over his head.  His favourite fun activity is for you to hold a stick high above your head so that he can leap up and grab it.  He can get ten feet off the ground from a standing start - AMAZING!