The Evolution of Thor

[Devon's Mom Lauren]

This is a youtube video of Thor the Aussie since Devon got him as a pup this past June till now...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STqWbme5 ... e=youtu.be

 

[DevonW]

Oh my goodness :lol:

 

[mystang89]

That was great.

 

[MaggieJ]

Talk about joie de vivre! :goodjob:

 

[Bad Habit]

What a gorgeous dog, and so nice to watch him basically grow up through pictures!

 

[DevonW]

He's a big boy too he weighed 60lbs when he turned 8 months old.

He can do over 50 different tricks and behaviours. He's excelling at disc, and is currently in sport foundation classes geared towards agility. He still has 6 months to go before he can start competing though. He's also a Kong model.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I knew he was going to be a beauty when I saw the first pics you posted when you got him, and he certainly has grown into a handsome boy! What a wonderful slide show.

Hermione, my little Aussie pup is only 8 weeks and knows sit, down, and sit up already. She will even go from the down position to a sit.

I am a firm believer in starting positive training at a young age- they seem to learn new behaviors so much more easily than dogs started later.

 

[DevonW]

Thor has his advance trick dog title now and I've done it all through pure positive reinforcement training and I firmly believe that's the best way to go if you want a well rounded happy dog.

The Pack Leader method is completely flawed to me since the domestic dog does not have the same personality or social structure as a wolf and more often than not it produces dogs that are afraid to learn because they don't want to get in trouble if they do something wrong.

 

[ZRabbits]

Handsome Aussie. Thanks so much for sharing. Enjoyed watching Thor grow. Wishing both of you all the luck when he's ready for competition.

Karen