Leon Loves Magoo

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Bailey German Short Haired Pointer, Our Leon Doberman, Our Boris Doberman, Roxie Great Dane, Harley Great Dane, Shaman Giant Schnauzer, Brujo Giant Schnauzer, Magoo Great Dane, and Tommy Lab/Pit X

Magoo Great Dane and Bailey Yorkie

Blaze Chesapeake Bay Retriever and Tommy Lab/Pit X

Magoo Great Dane and Our Leon Doberman

Lucey Westie, She is the Queen.

Magoo and Leon again.  They are too cute.

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Blaze's Trick-We Did Not Train This

 

This is our cute boarding client, Blaze.   The note from our client described this trick that they had taught her, so we had to check it out of course:)

 

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Nosework Introducing Odor Videos

So in these sessions we are working with birch oil as the odor.   This is the third session, and in the first two food was placed next to the birch oil.  So really the dogs were just getting used to the use as birch oil scent as now associated with the food, until it becomes a bridge to the food.

In the third session, it started out with a couple of food pieces in there with the birch, but at the end no food in with the birch.   Then the handler is throwing the food in once they recognize the dog has identified where the odor is. Also the box drills are being used as opposed to the more difficult searches that were being used (various containers, chairs, tables, agility items, et)





So these were a couple of passes with Leon. Not exciting work I know, but Leon has a great time doing this, and I love that:)

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Boris and Leon Adventures (Our Dogs)!!

Short Sands York Maine just before the cold weather hit.

Boris starting not to fit on laps anymore, but still managing somehow.

Boris on Harbor Beach in York Maine.

Boris in Ogunquit on a little beach off the Marginal Way.

Boris and Leon playing in Ogunquit off the Marginal Way.

Contemplative Boris and Leon on the beach in Ogunquit off the Marginal Way.

Mock Mouth fighting with Leon and Boris in Ogunquit off the Marginal Way.

Leon, Robin, and Boris at the beginning of the Marginal Way walk in Ogunquit.

Bike riding around the driveway in York Maine.

Again, bike riding around the driveway in York Maine.

Ogunquit Halloween festival with the doggies.

Boris in his pumpkin costume in Ogunquit during the Halloween festival.

Boris bursting out of the bushes.

Boris and Leon on Short Sands Beach in York Maine.

Boys playing on Short Sands Beach in York Maine.

Again playing on Short Sands Beach in York Maine.

On a walk near a creek in the woods in York Maine.

Boris enjoying the snow in York Maine.

Boris enjoying the snow and his buddy, Tommy, in York Maine.

Tommy chasing Boris through the snow in York Maine.

Boris chewing on some piney branches.

What Boris looks like after adventures at home.

Boris at the snack stand during the Doberman Rescue picnic.

Boris meets his biological sister at the DRU picnic.

Boris crashes after the DRU picnic.

Boris and I walk down the runway at the DRU picnic.

Leon and Boris play on Long Sands.

The stalking game on Long Sands.

The "I am going to get you" game on Long Sands.

Running through the rocky part of Long Sands.

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He Gets Dead Things OR What Is This Skull From

Before the winter hit, something either died and was pulled apart OR was killed and pulled apart in our back woods.   Probably a lot more common occurrence than I would like to think about.   A host of animals that could be prey live around here like squirrels, rabbits, possums, rats, mice, moles, deer, and more.   Also we have quite a few predator animals like bears (yup they have been seen around here), dogs who are allowed to run loose, cats (also could be food source), coyotes, foxes, owls (I hear him daily), hawks, and so on.   So I am sure there is quite a bit of death that goes on in the back woods.

Leon can find dead things.   He has shown this talent before.   One day last fall, he was trolloping back with what I thought was a stick.   As he got closer, I saw that the stick had grey fur, but could not see what it was.   I assumed a part of a dead squirrel.   I told Leon to drop it, but could not take it out with me as I did not have a bag.   A day later, I thought it was a good idea to gather up and dispose of the creature.  I could not see where it was, and knew that Leon would find it.   In a day, it became bones.   The skull was MUCH bigger than a squirrels and has no canines.   Does not seem to be the skull of  a predator.   Here are some pictures that I got before disposing Leon's "find":

Good boy, Leon, for fetching all of these for me.   Each was found in a different place in the woods.   They were scattered over about two acres that we own, and there are still more parts back there.   The dogs keep bringing me this same bone from time to time, and I never seem to have a bag on me to bag it up.

I meant to measure it this day, but forgot.   I am curious though, anyone know what this is?

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Leon Gets His Nails Clipped

Leon hates getting his nails done.   He tolerates it, as we have done this since he was a puppy.   I have not found a reliable way to get a dog to really love getting their nails done.   Actually, my dog, Jazzabelle, used to give me her paws to get her nails done (on her own, without me giving the paw command), but I still don't think she loved it.

What a good boy Leon is in this video.  It is care that we need to take care of for our dogs, and with proper exposure to this maintenance your dog can trust you to clip their nails.



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Leon and Boris Adventures

Leon in our woods in the winter. 

Leon meets his baby brother Boris (about a year ago).

Me and Leon walking on the ice in our woods.

Leon and Boris playing around the ice rink (last year)

Leon in Ellis Park.

Leon playing tether ball, when Maine was not in the ice age!

Leon and Boris at the fleamarket where we set up last year.

Leon and Boris at Ellis Park last summer.

Leon as a baby meeting his big sister Miss Boo (Jazzabelle).   Jazzabelle was 13 at the time about five or six years ago.

Baby Leon on a walk in West Boylston.

Baby Leon in puppy class.

Six month old Leon plays with Sheepdog, DJ.

Leon and Jazz in Newport Rhode Island about five years ago.

Leon carrying a stick in our woods.

Recent picture of Leon and Boris playing on Long Sands.

Recent picture of Leon finding small log in the ocean.

Recent picture of Leon and Boris playing on Long Sands.

Leon and Boris racing through the rocks on Long Sands.

Boris playing in the rocky portion of Long Sands.

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