TAKODA has now been rehomed !
progress update from Sheryl: 6th Feb 09
When I first went to the Kennels to meet Takoda I was immediately in love with him!
He is a beautiful dog to look at and from what I can
see after our first meeting- I think he has the personality to match.
The girls looking after him at the kennels said they dont let him walk
off lead incase he legs it!
But after discussing with you Helen, I was happy to see how things went before deciding if I let him off or not.
Takoda came bounding over (with the kennel worker in tow!!) and was very pleased to see my me and my brother.
I wasnt sure what to expect when meeting him,
however as soon as I saw him I felt at ease as he bounced about ready to go! I think he knew why I’d arrived! He dragged me to the gate!
On the lead Takoda is VERY strong.
He can easily pull you wherever he wants to, but I can see he has had some training as he heeled a bit better when I took control. I found I had to use a stern voice and lots of lead correction to kind of get the result I wanted-
Me walking him (sort of!)-not the other way round. After Takoda
proved he could come back on the extendor lead using the command
“Come”(obviously treats helped!)
I allowed him to run free off lead- Probably for the first time in a while. What a sight!
Takoda ran at full pace through the forest-It was so lovely to see him having so much fun!
I made sure I kept calling him back every few minutes and
rewarding him with a small treat and he soon realised what was
expected of him.
After about 15 mins he wouldnt run off further than
about 20 metres-
If he got too far away he automatically stopped and waited for us. (What a relief!)
I think the game of hide and seek helped this,
as he turned around after running deep into the forest
and realised we werent there! We hid behind the trees and he came to find us and he was very pleased with himself when he did!
We really had a great time together. I took along a Ball launcher and tennis
ball- He couldnt wait to chase the ball- but the minute he got hold of
it- It was destroyed!
Literally in a matter of minutes-Takoda had chewed it to pieces!
We had to make do with launching pebbles and wood-
But he still chased it through the muddy water! We didnt come
across many people, but the ones we did see were older children on
bikes with their staffordshire terriors-
Takoda was very eager to say Hi and behaved himself, although I could see he was in a dominant state with his head held high and his tail straight up in the air.
He had a sniff (on lead) and then we moved on- Takoda behaved well but I had to keep a strong grip on his lead. We passed an older man in the woods and Takoda took a little convincing to follow us instead of him-
He ran off infront towards a builders yard- No panic though!
We just called him and ran the other way- Takoda followed!
Going back to the kennel was fine up to the the point of reaching the front gate
-At that point he wanted to keep walking, but then decided to try and pull me off my feet to get back in the front wooden gates! Luckily we got there on 4 paws and 2 feet!
Takoda is probably one of the most powerful dogs I have walked in a while, but I see lots of potential if his training is continued as he is very responsive to voice commands and treats as rewards.
I am really looking forward to seeing him to walk again on sunday.
He really enjoyed his time in the woods and it was a beautiful sight to see.
progress update: 29th Sep
Hi this is Takoda,
Well I have settled into my new home
I have also got to know my place which is at the bottom of the pack.
I have now been here for about 2 months and loving it, I have been up
the common running and made lots of new friends most of them will play
with me.
As for my training well I am doing quite well I sit and wait for my
dinners until i am asked to “take it” my mum has been really brave and
has put her hand into my dinners when eating and she tells me I am a
good boy, my dad on the other hand doesn’t quite trust me quite enough
to do this yet.
When out walking on my lead on the road I sit a the curb when asked
and wait until the word Heel comes then I know I can walk on.
Only part of training I am finding really difficult is to come back
when called even though mum and dad have treats on them I still preferto do my own thing especially on the common, I do sometimes come back
but not often. This I will get right one day!!!!!!!!!!
I now have a cage I go into when mum and dad aren’t around as I was
wrecking my new home and my mum was getting angry and kept telling me
off. I tend to go in my cage on my own as the door is left open when
mum and/or dad are home instead of my bed I fell happier in my cage.
Millie and I get on ok but she can get stroppy mind you she is nearly
12yrs old and I do push my luck most of the time with her, Frank well
we are much better together we rub noses with each other and Frank
will rub himself up against me. I do chase him in the garden though
which I shouldn’t be doing but he does tease me at times so I am only
getting my own back.
As from 1st October dogs are allowed back on the beach and I know I
will be going for walks there and I can also play with other dogs and
play in the see.
I do have some photos but mum and dad don’t know how to put them on
the computer but they will hopefully send some on when they know how.
Thankyou Helen for my new home and family.
Woofs and licks Takoda
progress update: 11th Aug
Hello Helen,
Hope you are ok. Update on Takoda,
Arrived safely at his new home after diverting off to see my sister and her Inuit.
Both dogs played really well together was good to see.
Have been onto the common for some long walks with Takoda and his dog
sister Millie, he found lots of puddles to play in some of which were really muddy great fun.
We have also taken him on the beach and he even went into the sea for
a very little swim only because a wave caught him that was so funny he loved it.
Takoda has settled in very well, have had a couple of naughty times with him however he was told off, think it is called knowing his boundaries.
Training is coming on too. I am doing recalls and he will come back to us
unless there is a distraction going on, he will also sit and wait for
his dinners which he does really well.
We have had to invest in a halti for him as he pulls me over and I find that it was hurting my
arm. Den does however take him out just on the lead and he is sort of
getting better.
Frank the cat is not sure of Takoda as all Takoda wants to do is play,
things will get better between them though.
Takoda has lots of hard toys to play with and likes to go out into the
garden to play with them. His favourite is a ball on a raggie as he
throws it up in the air and tries to catch it this is great fun to
watch.
Takoda has changed our lives he is fun to play with, very loving, and
a challenge at times.
Takoda has settled in very well.
Ema, Den and of course the dog in question TAKODA x x x x
progress update: 5th Aug
Takoda will be going to his new home tomorrow !!
progress update: 24th July
Thanks a lot to Kasey for these great photos!
progress update: 21st July
Takoda is still looking for a permanent home
left to right: Dooley, Rocco, Spike, Takoda, Mutley
front to back: Mutley, Takoda, Buddy
Takoda and Buddy, his new best friend
progress update: 6th July
Takoda has gone to stay with his foster home today.
It has been discovered that he is well-behaved towards guinea-fowl but is
rather afraid of a pig called Barney !
progress update: 5th July
progress update: 4th July
Takoda’s first day at school.
Having arrived into the rescue my confusion soon turned to excitment when I saw new friends.
Jack and I played for hours I think I wore him out.
Helen said that I needed to run my energy off if the other dogs were going to be able to sleep tonight.
So off we went to the forest.
I have only been off the lead a couple of times in my life and at first I kept my distance just in case she put me back on the lead.
I met several walkers and their dogs and ran up with my tail wagging and had lots of fuss.
At one point I found a boggy ditch and now I am black and silver.
I was bored with my other colour anyway.
Dooley and Spike run really fast after balls,that is until Spike has chewed them all into little pieces, and I had a hard time keeping up with them.
After two hours we were all tired and it was starting to rain so we headed back to the car.
I showed Helen how well behaved I could be and returned when she called me,
I think she was quite relieved !
Everyone thinks I am gorgeous but I already knew that.
Takoda is a 15 month old Northern Inuit
He is very sociable and great with other dogs
( here you can see him being introduced to Jack who is also newly arrived at the rescue )
He is also good with children and cats.
He has been attending classes and has successfully completed the first part of his kennel club obedience training.
He comes from a good home.
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