Swiss Lick Swissies

Gryffindor

Here he is!  Gryffindor (yes, I’m a Harry Potter fan), who goes by Gryff, Gryffin or Dork, is our first Swissy.  He was born in April of 2003.  Registered name for anyone who cares is Brush Creek’s Remigi of Landhof.

He’s pretty smart and is just a loving boy.  We weren’t sure how he would react to a Swissy pup, but he and Indy are great buds.

He’s got a natural talent for carting, weight pulling (although I don’t know how much yet) and obedience.  I’m going to take him through some offleash training soon, then I think we’re going to try some fun matches and then obedience competition.

House training Ozzy

Friday, July 23rd, 2010 | Gryffindor, Indigo, Ozzy

You’ve likely read before that Swissies are very hard to house train. Or can be. Indy took about 9 months before she was slightly reliable outside of a crate. Similar (or longer) for Gryffin.

Well, Ozzy seems to be a bit better. I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Yes, he has accidents. But his signals are clear, and sometimes he even…get this…tells us he has to go! Especially this week.

It’s interesting, as I think the process has improved quite a bit this week, and it was never really bad. We’re clicker training this time around, which we’ve never tried before. And it’s working – with the other dogs too. But on average, he’s having one “oops” a day. It’s never been poop – only pee. And he’s never gone in his crate. (Although I suppose there’s always a first time.)

So I have high hopes for him-maybe he’ll be reliable before 9 months? Could he be one of those rare, not super hard to house train, Swissies?

Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 | Gryffindor

Wordless Wednesdsay

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 | Beowulf, Gryffindor

Is it bad?

Saturday, April 10th, 2010 | Gryffindor

Or morbid if I mention that today would be Gryffin’s 7th Birthday? He would officially be a senior as far as Swissies are concerned. I wish he got the chance.

For his remaining litter mates, I hope you all had a wonderful Birthday today full of treats, belly rubs and practical jokes.

To everyone else:

Life is short. Play with your dog.

Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 | Gryffindor