Corvus and Cheddar of Dogblr

Heya! This is the dogblr for my Standard Poodle, Corvus, 1 year old; and my Corgi, Cheddar, 7 months old.

[doberbutts]

any tips on reinforcing calm/settled behavior when the only thing that seems to motivate them is food, and the second they notice the food they get crazy excited? i feel like i can't get the food to them fast and sneakily enough and they're not making the connection to the calm/quiet behavior that i'm trying to encourage.

I always tell my clients to start there.

[fidgetspringer]

I thought he'd outgrow the dark blue part of his eyes, but surely they won't change more now???

[puppyrazzi]

Samwise. Gorgeous.

[corvusthespoo]

Ah hes so handsome!!

[corvusthespoo]

Hey dogblr! I was just wondering if anyone had any posts they knew of about different enrichment activities for dogs, or had any suggestions! Trying to find new ways for my boys to stay entertained while I do my thing around the house, and just to give them new mental stimulation in general!

[oregonforestdog]

Y’know, I’m not sure if I believe in reincarnation…. but if it is a thing, I would love to be reincarnated as a Dogblr dog. Like, I see all these posts from people who take such amazing care of their dogs, do fun things with them, pore over nutrition and fitness and training/behavior research to make sure their dogs are fit and healthy and fulfilled, and adore their dogs… put their dogs’ needs even above their own and I just feel like. Wow. If we could all be so lucky. 

[moonshadovv]

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[corvusthespoo]

Hey guys, I know a lot of people may not see this but itd be greatly appreciated if anyone could boost my friends post, donate, or buy a commission!

[corvusthespoo]

Everyone meet Cheddar! He is my 7, almost 8 month old Pembroke Welsh Corgi. He was a bit of a surprise to me, as my fiance had apparently been diligently researching them for months and had been wanting a dog sort of of his own for a while. We're so happy to have had him be part of our family and look forward to all the things he may accomplish and to see him keep being the lovable little ankle biter he is lol.

[corvusthespoo]

So! Here's an update on Corvie boy, I know havent updated in quite a long time! This guy just turned 1 year old on the 26th of December, and I was super busy so I've yet to get any birthday pictures of him lol, but he had a fun birthday! Another update is that since August Corvie has had a little brother, we ended up getting a corgi despite my initial aversion to them, because they're my fiance's favorite breed that's what we went with haha. I will definitely be posting pictures of him soon (aka probably the post right after this one). Another thing is that Corvus has started off leash training through private lessons and should hopefully be going through agility classes soon, his trainer says he has awesome potential and a lot of enthusiasm for it! I'm amazingly proud with how far hes come with his training even in just the past few months and cant wait to see how he improves from here.

[corvusthespoo]

Look at the boy! So tired after fetch! I got 2 of these photos by crinkling a water bottle cause he kept looking at his ball that he left at the other end of the yard lol.

[corvusthespoo]

Hi dogblr!

Idk how many people this will reach, but here goes. Me and my fiance are trying to plan for our next dog, we wont be getting it for probably about 1-2 years, so once Corvus has fully grown and matured more. We aren't too picky about energy level as we're fairly active and have a large fenced yard, and don't really care too much about high grooming maintenance since we already have a high maintenance grooming dog. We would like to keep with a medium-ish to small breed dog though. I personally would love a velcro dog, who's gonna want to cuddle at the end of a long and adventurous day. Some things we are looking to avoid would be dogs with brachy type faces, dogs with short legs and long bodies such as dachshunds and corgis, and dogs who drool excessively. We really want a dog who's going to be avidly able to keep up with our hikes and adventures as well as chill on lazy days or the ends of long and eventful ones.

The breeds we loosely have our eyes on are miniature aussies (although I cant remember if they're prolific for health problems or not) and Alaskan klee kai (more my fiance's choice than my own lol).

If anyone has any suggestions, questions, or advice, please let me know! Help and suggestions are much appreciated!

[corvusthespoo]

Thank you so much to everyone who responded with such great breed options! Me and my fiance narrowed our choices down to shelties, mini american shepherds, cocker spaniel, brittany, and possibly Welsh Springer spaniel. The fiance still really wants an Alaskan klee kai, but I'm really not sure about those. I heavily prefer mini american shepherds and shelties and he seems to like those. The next step is to find a good breeder or some, but I'm not entirely sure where all to start looking or what really to look for. If anyone has any pointers for choosing a good breeder other than finding a breeder that does proper health testing for the breed, I would super appreciate them. I felt I had been pretty informed when I had chosen Corvus' breeder but after some things that have happened I'm not sure if it was just bad luck or a bad choice.

[ampervadasz]

Pink

[theryanproject]

Pink ain’t come to play wit you hoes!

[official-sokka]

[lananiscorner]

This is also an excellent example of providing breed-adequate enrichment, because Border Collies are herding dogs. They were bred to run a lot and do multiple quick and sharp turns, so if you can’t provide your collie with an actual herd of animals to… well… herd, an obstacle course like this is a great alternative. That dog is having the time of her life.

[corvusthespoo]

My boy looks good with some green!! He looks so good in the sunlight, I love this little goof!

[corvusthespoo]

Hi dogblr!

Idk how many people this will reach, but here goes. Me and my fiance are trying to plan for our next dog, we wont be getting it for probably about 1-2 years, so once Corvus has fully grown and matured more. We aren't too picky about energy level as we're fairly active and have a large fenced yard, and don't really care too much about high grooming maintenance since we already have a high maintenance grooming dog. We would like to keep with a medium-ish to small breed dog though. I personally would love a velcro dog, who's gonna want to cuddle at the end of a long and adventurous day. Some things we are looking to avoid would be dogs with brachy type faces, dogs with short legs and long bodies such as dachshunds and corgis, and dogs who drool excessively. We really want a dog who's going to be avidly able to keep up with our hikes and adventures as well as chill on lazy days or the ends of long and eventful ones.

The breeds we loosely have our eyes on are miniature aussies (although I cant remember if they're prolific for health problems or not) and Alaskan klee kai (more my fiance's choice than my own lol).

If anyone has any suggestions, questions, or advice, please let me know! Help and suggestions are much appreciated!

[doginprogress]

send me an ask and make me choose between two dog breeds

[corvusthespoo]

Hes getting so big!! Tomorrow hes gonna be 24 weeks old and it's so surreal. Hes growing up so fast and I can only hope he'll just keep getting more handsome and sweet as he gets older. I love this little spoo so much!

[corvusthespoo]

Well! Me and Corvus are waiting for the weather to break back into sunshine, so be prepared for photos soon of his first time in the kiddie pool I bought him! I shall attach some photos of my bad first attempt of shaving his face lol

[corvusthespoo]

Little man does so good in the car! Went to the vet, and the vet techs said he was super cute and he loved the attention he got.