Tuuli's second week

Tuuli spent a lot of her time socialising last week.  We had several trips to various busy and noisy town centres where she could see and hear lots of traffic noise, lots of people, thundering lorries, screaming sirens, the works.  There was also plenty of opportunity for cuddles from all sorts of strangers.

Right here on our own doorstep she gets daily exposure to children as they play in the park or walk past on their way to and from school everyday.  She is getting accustomed to bicycles, scooters and various other wheeled kids' stuff.  But it's pretty slow-going on those things because they are extra-scary.

Mostly we walk Tuuli separately from the rest of the dogs.  She needs one-on-one training and attention at this age and we certainly don't want her picking up any bad habits from the others.  However, she had a few trips to the fields where she had the opportunity to run and play with the big dogs.

Mmmm - mud!  Or other even less palatable things found in Devon fields. 















She also had her first trip to the beach where we found out that she actually has plenty of confidence.  Plenty.  No problem for her chasing off after every other dog on the beach only to come back when she was good and ready.  Just like every other Lappy, it seems.  Cue the serious recall training next week...

Trying to keep up with Maija.

No fear of the water.


















There was also her first ringcraft class.  We don't have an available puppy class in this area, so I am making up for that with our own daily training at home and in the park as well as the socialisation and training opportunity of ringcraft.  She did brilliantly well there in the strange surroundings of a noisy village hall with so many other dogs. 

She took a bit of a fancy to a little Affenpinscher but really fell for the Afghan. He wasn't quite so keen, though, and kept his distance.

Learning her show stand.

Excellent trot already!