What's Up, Buttercup?

A Wildflower Update — yay! Georgia and Patty send us this answer to the question of, What’s Up, Buttercup?

“We really enjoyed the visit from Penny, Caleb and the kids (and especially Zeus). 

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I loved that they were up for doing the Novice Tricks title. One quick run through and then doing it twice for me (the Evaluator) and now Zeus can add TKN behind his name. Buttercup has been busy working on her Intermediate tricks title. We're doing the agility teeter and learning to close a drawer.  If there are any other Wildflower parents that would like to submit videos of their dog doing tricks.  I would be happy to evaluate them for the Buttercup Challenge (and the AKC title) free of charge.  Send me the Youtube link and I'll send you the signed paperwork to submit.  If you need online assistance in training your puppy to do tricks, I made some videos on how to train tricks for the Leonberger Club of America.  Here is the LINK   You can click on the complete list of tricks in the upper left hand corner of the video.

The Buttercup Challenge has spread to other breeds.  Here is Buttercup's classmate from Puppy Kindergarten showing us his 'Get in a Box' and 'Sit'.  Tumbo and his Rhodesian Ridgeback littermates are also taking the Buttercup Challenge!

YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!!

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Buttercup has definitely met one hundred new people and had one hundred new experiences in her first hundred days (actually 85 days :-).  She's confident, bold and friendly.  My friend came over with her four nephews and nieces and Buttercup ate up the attention.

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Buttercup is getting along more and more with the older dogs. At first they really didn't want much to do with her. Now they play tug and keep-away and she respects when they tell her they've had enough of her mouth full of razor blades. They're very sweet together. This is the scene I wake up to in the morning (taken from me in bed :-)

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I pulled out Buttercup's blanket that she came home with and she smelled it and got really excited.  I know she recognized the smells that it carried. She nuzzled it and sniffed and sniffed. We also started working on Scent Work and she's been finding treats hidden around the house with the cue "Find it!".

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Buttercup has a definite preference in toys.  She loves toys that rattle.  Patty bought her a cow with a rattle in it.  It is her new favorite.  She also likes squeakers a lot and has perfected the squeaker vibrato and the sueEAK when she bites down hard. She plays the snake like a xylophone!  You can always get her to come running by squeaking a toy.

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She now weighs 21.8 pounds and has an appointment on Monday for the single Parvo shot and titer from the DAP she received two weeks ago.  I really had a hard time finding a single CPV-2 and ended up ordering it online and then having my vet administer it.

She's a healthy vibrant puppy and we love her to death.  She makes us laugh every day.”

Great photos, great report — thank you so so much for enjoying Buttercup, making her life fun and interesting, and keeping us all updated.

On that happy note — please have a fun and interesting day!