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Happy Thanksgiving from OwyheeStar…
Danzig ~ Rosie X Benton 2009
Liz wrote in August of their blue boy …
“Hi Shela and Cliff – just wanted to let you know that we have a little hunter on our hands. We have been training Danzig with Quail scent and a dummy. He is MORE than interested – he’s absolutely nuts about it. We introduced him to guns last weekend and he is not in the least gun-shy. Such a good boy!!!! Hope all is well with you and Cliff and those sweet dogs of yours!”
Read more about Danzig:
http://owyheestarfeaturedweims.homestead.com/Rosie/Snell_Zig.html
http://owyheestarfeaturedweims.homestead.com/Rosie/Snell_Zig2.html
Celebrating the Hunting Weimaraner…
Way to go Danzig……..and thanks to Liz for sharing….
~Shela and Cliff
Note: If you are part of the extended OwyheeStar family or on our waiting list, then please feel free to share your questions, comments, pointers, insights, experiences, and valued tips. Please keep in mind that all of our information is based from our experience and is our personal opinion. Information found within this blog and on our website is not meant to replace that of your personal Veterinary. We are not licensed Veterinarians or licensed Vet Techs. We do not give treatment advice, diagnose illness, or consider ourselves the final authority on Veterinary medicine.
You may print or copy items ONLY for your own personal use! This Blog, information, and photos posted herein are copyright protected and remains the sole property of Cliff and Shela Nielsen. No unauthorized use is permitted. Owner’s Weim pictures are used with permission and the photos remain the sole property of their owners. (Confidentiality–OwyheeStar does not share names, phone numbers, Email addresses, or other contact information)
Lacey in her Kayak
Lacey is doing great! Always keeps us active. We even bought a 2nd kayak so she could go up river with us. She loves it!
Thanks for all you do for us who have the blessing of your pups!
Cinda and David (Nov 23, 2009)
Read more about Cinda and David’s Lacey:
http://owyheestarfeaturedweims.homestead.com/Callie/Sheef_Lacey_Home.html
Celebrating the Versatile Weimaraner…
We thank Cinda and David for sharing this picture….
~Shela and Cliff
Note: If you are part of the extended OwyheeStar family or on our waiting list, then please feel free to share your questions, comments, pointers, insights, experiences, and valued tips. Please keep in mind that all of our information is based from our experience and is our personal opinion. Information found within this blog and on our website is not meant to replace that of your personal Veterinary. We are not licensed Veterinarians or licensed Vet Techs. We do not give treatment advice, diagnose illness, or consider ourselves the final authority on Veterinary medicine.
You may print or copy items ONLY for your own personal use! This Blog, information, and photos posted herein are copyright protected and remains the sole property of Cliff and Shela Nielsen. No unauthorized use is permitted. Owner’s Weim pictures are used with permission and the photos remain the sole property of their owners. (Confidentiality–OwyheeStar does not share names, phone numbers, Email addresses, or other contact information)
Mike and Turbo
Pet owners on Camano Island can breathe a little easier for their pet’s safety now. The Mabana Fire Station has equipped 3 of its emergency response rigs with Pet Resuscitation masks.
In house fires, pets as well as their owners are often overcome by smoke inhalation and these high-quality masks will help firefighters by providing rescue equipment for even the smallest pets. The masks will fit animals as large as a Saint Bernard, down to a tiny newborn kitten, and everything else in between. The masks which are manufactured by Surgivet, Inc. are designed specifically to fit on animals.
These types of masks are usually not vital enough to be purchased with tax dollars for the fire trucks, so the members of the Mabana Flames decided to buy the masks and donate them to the Mabana Fire Station on Camano Island.
With these masks on board, pet resuscitation is easier and more likely to happen.
Above is a photo of Stanwood Camano Battalion Chief Mike Waite with the help of his dog Turbo, demonstrating the rescue masks.
Check out the two links below to see more pictures etc….
http://owyheestarfeaturedweims.homestead.com/Special/Waite_Weim_Home.html
http://owyheestarfeaturedweims.homestead.com/Special/Waite_Weim_Extra.html
We appreciate Mike and Monica……
~SHELA AND CLIFF
Note: If you are part of the extended OwyheeStar family or on our waiting list, then please feel free to share your questions, comments, pointers, insights, experiences, and valued tips. Please keep in mind that all of our information is based from our experience and is our personal opinion. Information found within this blog and on our website is not meant to replace that of your personal Veterinary. We are not licensed Veterinarians or licensed Vet Techs. We do not give treatment advice, diagnose illness, or consider ourselves the final authority on Veterinary medicine.
You may print or copy items ONLY for your own personal use! This Blog, information, and photos posted herein are copyright protected and remains the sole property of Cliff and Shela Nielsen. No unauthorized use is permitted. Owner’s Weim pictures are used with permission and the photos remain the sole property of their owners. (Confidentiality–OwyheeStar does not share names, phone numbers, Email addresses, or other contact information)
Consistency………Follow Through………
One of the BIG Three Foundations to Success!
http://owyheestar4u.wordpress.com/ii-getting-started/7-steps-2-success/
The third listed tip we have on our steps to success:
Be consistent–Do the same thing all the time. For example, the pup wakes up and stirs. Pick them up and carry them directly out to the area where you want them to potty. Each time you see them circling or rousing from a nap go to the potty area. (Soon they will be running to the door and out on their own!) If you use bells then ring the bells when you get to the door. Soon they will be ringing the bells to go out on their own.
Small lapses can become big problems whereas simple consistent actions usually become positive habits…
~Shela and Cliff
Note: If you are part of the extended OwyheeStar family or on our waiting list, then please feel free to share your questions, comments, pointers, insights, experiences, and valued tips. Please keep in mind that all of our information is based from our experience and is our personal opinion. Information found within this blog and on our website is not meant to replace that of your personal Veterinary. We are not licensed Veterinarians or licensed Vet Techs. We do not give treatment advice, diagnose illness, or consider ourselves the final authority on Veterinary medicine.
You may print or copy items ONLY for your own personal use! This Blog, information, and photos posted herein are copyright protected and remains the sole property of Cliff and Shela Nielsen. No unauthorized use is permitted. Owner’s Weim pictures are used with permission and the photos remain the sole property of their owners. (Confidentiality–OwyheeStar does not share names, phone numbers, Email addresses, or other contact information)
Gina (Coach/Trainer) is well known for her dog training expertise.
www.unleashyourself.biz
Teaching Success Checklist
- Dogs fail to respond correctly to a cue for only three reasons:
- The dog has a physical limitation
- The dog is confused about what is expected
- The dog does not view the response as satisfying.
- Reinforcement systems (life rewards) must be personalized for each dog. They are individual in their likes and dislikes. These reinforcement systems must satisfy the individual dog’s desires and/or drives. A dog cannot be made to think something is reinforcing.
- Take your time when reinforcing. Feel and act pleased with the dog to prevent the reward from being diminished. Do not think about the next challenge while reinforcing the current success.
- Dogs communicate primarily with their bodies. They are always looking at people’s body language as their primary source of information.
- A trainer can only influence what is on the dog’s mind. What a trainer is thinking does not matter to the dog!
- People must be consistent at all times with their cues and requirements.
- It does not matter how the trainer perceives a situation. It only matters how it is affecting the dog.
- Work towards the familiar.
- Plan ahead! Problems are easier to prevent than to solve. Today’s cute Puppy behavior could be tomorrow’s training or performance nightmare!
- Teach a behavior/skill in small, easy to comprehend segments.
- Be willing at any time to go back as far as necessary for success.
- End the exercise when the dog is performing successfully.
- When learning, dogs will slow down. Allow them this luxury. Speed will come with confidence. Confidence comes from clarity. Clarity comes from proofing and rehearsing.
- Anticipation often signifies a breakthrough in understanding. Treat it carefully during the teaching process.
- Dogs form lasting associations with each new experience. Be sure to take measures so that each new association is a good one.
- Sometimes managing a situation is easier than teaching a skill.
- It doesn’t have to happen today!
Breeder’s Note: Feel free to contact Gina if you live in the Portland area and want to learn more about her methods. This is printed with permission. All the materials posted above remains the sole property of Gina Micciulla.
Gina Micciulla — Coach/Trainer/503-349-3088
www.unleashyourself.biz
Many of the above points would make an entire blog topic. Nevertheless, we wanted to share this list of pointers. We hope you find this helpful.
Understanding and patient follow through will result in postive results……
~SHELA AND CLIFF
Note: If you are part of the extended OwyheeStar family or on our waiting list, then please feel free to share your questions, comments, pointers, insights, experiences, and valued tips. Please keep in mind that all of our information is based from our experience and is our personal opinion. Information found within this blog and on our website is not meant to replace that of your personal Veterinary. We are not licensed Veterinarians or licensed Vet Techs. We do not give treatment advice, diagnose illness, or consider ourselves the final authority on Veterinary medicine.
Change is inevitable…..
Seasons change. Each is special in its own way!
Change is brought on by many factors. Sometimes things make change necessary–circumstances, funding, or availability. Recently, it has become clear that OwyheeStar is going to have to change how they are trying to do some things. One thing in particular that is going to have to change is the way we handle puppy updates. Until very recently, we were able to keep new comments and photos posted within 3 to 6 months of receiving them. It has become increasingly difficult to keep the puppy web pages current.
Our inability to get the comments, photos, and other information posted in a timely manner has brought about change. Here is how we plan to handle future updates:
- We will select from the incoming updates a few to post on our OwyheeStar Blog. We are hoping to post most everyone but if there are too many we apologize.
- We are hoping to post the links to your Pup’s Web Page. Then people can click on the link and read the latest update.
- We can also post links that clients send us in some cases. For example: if you have your own Website and want us to post a link on your pup’s page we can do that.
We regret that we can no longer post all the information and every photo you forward. Unfortunately, it is very time-consuming. We love doing it but alas there are other pressing matters that must come first.
To help us facilitate this process it would be beneficial if you could:
- Attach your photos in jpeg format (other formats often require that we copy and past the picture into another program. Sometimes this process takes a goodly amount of time and several programs to accomplish what needs to happen.
- Send us links (if that is your decision)
- Please identify your pup in the subject line of your Email each time you write or send anything. (for example: Wellie – Torrie X Zee 2008) This saves us a lot of time looking up your pup’s lineage. We file under the mother’s name on the puppy web pages. So, to post Wellie’s updates we need to know his mother was Torrie.
- Picture sizing–We are not so worried about the size of the picture, however, a very small picture could be too small to post. If you have several large pictures you might need to send a few in your Emails. We can receive large packages but anything over 10 MG is often difficult to send and to get in good order.
- Picture quality–We can improve the picture to some degree, but often photos taken with your camera phone lose quality when manipulated. For those that want to know our normal Website picture is 300 dpi and about 1 inch tall. Anything that good or better works well. 72 dpi is often difficult to make clear.
We so appreciate all the notes, comments, and photos. We especially have appreciated the recent efforts of our hunting clients get some birdy pictures. After all what hunter carries their camera and is able to capture the actual pointing Weimaraner. Sorry (to all our non-hunting clients) but hunters carry guns rather than their cameras. It is rare we get great hunting photos.
Although, we may not be able to post everyone’s notes, photos, and comments here but we hope to exceed expectations. We plan to use a good sprinkling of them. There is already so many posts and information available on the blog that it seems the interest is more along this line.
Thanks for being a OwyheeStar fan……
Thanks for understanding our situation……
~Shela and Cliff
Note: If you are part of the extended OwyheeStar family or on our waiting list, then please feel free to share your questions, comments, pointers, insights, experiences, and valued tips. Please keep in mind that all of our information is based from our experience and is our personal opinion. Information found within this blog and on our website is not meant to replace that of your personal Veterinary. We are not licensed Veterinarians or licensed Vet Techs. We do not give treatment advice, diagnose illness, or consider ourselves the final authority on Veterinary medicine.
Cobalt--Spokane Valley, WA
(Penny X Dusty)
August 13, 2008
Sorry that I haven’t written, but it is a 24/7 job, bringing joy to this family. They really seem to love me—my new mom sometimes gets tears about me—she says that it’s ‘cuz I make her so happy. What’s that all about? My bro, Boy Kevin takes me on the mountain and other exciting places—so many new smells and stuff to see and hear. When we get home, I run into my crate and sleep for a long time. Alpha talks and talks to me. He has a bad accent—his dog talk is really hard to understand. I get a lot of it, but when I say, “Ho Hum!”, he shuts it off. Thank God!
Fung hugs Cobalt
My other brother, Dog Fung, speaks perfectly and tells me exactly what these people expect. If I get sad or confused, he hugs me. If I mess up, he gets all over me. It really helps.
I’m now 16 1/2 inches tall and I weigh 27 pounds. Everyone says that I am the most beautiful dog in the world. I guess they are probably right, but I wish they would mention my intellect more often.
Fung says that we are the two smartest dogs ever!
Kevin with young Cobalt
Thanks to you (at OwyheeStar) for getting me off to such a good start.
Your loving son,
Cobalt (Spokane)
P.S. “Fung” has some pretty special credentials and can perform about 20 different service tasks. He is training me in the way. By the way, “Fung” (Chinese, meaning “Top of the Mountain”) and he is top notch in so many ways.
Good Morning from far Eastern Oregon……
From time-to-time we like to drop you a note from our heart about what is going on here at OwyheeStar. Increda and Maxima (our washer and dryer who need names) have been extremely busy. As you might guess puppies get their bedding soiled. At least young pups do and despite the mother’s efforts to keep them clean it requires frequent bedding changes.
We feel keeping the bedding extra clean is very important for health and to teach them to enjoy a clean environment. If they get used to being in a pee-soaked and soiled environment then it would seem more accepting don’t you think?
Star and Moxie are excellent Moms. Having the two litters close in age is not all that difficult–at least for us. Regardless, it is a lot of work! Every day there are tasks that must be accomplished along with keeping up with all other factors of raising a litter. Simply put, day takes time, commitment, and energy. Every day is a long day when we have a litter of puppies. Nonetheless it is our joy and passion to do this for those who become our friends.
Star and Moxie both look very healthy despite the fact that they are nursing. They do not look thin like a lot of nursing mothers. We should try to get some current photos of the mothers but I don’t know if we will have the time. The pup’s weight gains are good. New weights will be posted tomorrow.
We will be busy with puppy updates on Wednesday and Thursday. The little photo shoots burn up about a half day when all goes well. It involves taking the photos which is no easy task. On occasion a pup will just sit there for us. On occasion the camera will capture cute faces for all to enjoy. We always warn people not to read too much into those photos but no one listens. You would all listen and believe us, if you knew how difficult the photo shoots are to accomplish. There are always the missed photos, blurred photos, and those we had to discard.
We no longer take 20-25 photos of each puppy. Our goal is to take 7 photos and to try to get 1 that is really good of each pup and 2 more that will kind of work. 
This make for less time spent. Our personal goal is to get you something that will allow you to see how they are changing. Our secondary goal is to bless you with lovely puppy photos. In a very few weeks they go from being a mouse-sized nondescript personality to a bigger than life Weim-looking puppy. It is an amazing process. For this reason we take the time to share the journey. There is no way you can be here for each step of the venture but in this way you can feel you are a part of the journey. 
We sincerely hope that their cute faces and the updates warm your hearts. We know many of you who are not even getting a puppy check back on a regular basis to get what you call a “puppy-fix”. Thank you all for your continued interest and support. We thank God that we are able to do this. We are beyond blessed!
Puppy breath coming your direction……
~Shela and Cliff
Note: If you are part of the extended OwyheeStar family or on our waiting list, then please feel free to share your questions, comments, pointers, insights, experiences, and valued tips. Please keep in mind that all of our information is based from our experience and is our personal opinion. Information found within this blog and on our website is not meant to replace that of your personal Veterinary. We are not licensed Veterinarians or licensed Vet Techs. We do not give treatment advice, diagnose illness, or consider ourselves the final authority on Veterinary medicine.
You may print or copy items ONLY for your own personal use! This Blog, information, and photos posted herein are copyright protected and remains the sole property of Cliff and Shela Nielsen. No unauthorized use is permitted. Owner’s Weim pictures are used with permission and the photos remain the sole property of their owners. (Confidentiality–OwyheeStar does not share names, phone numbers, Email addresses, or other contact information)
John & Robyn's Rudi -- Boise, Idaho
Rudi’s exploits….
Yesterday, Rudi made an appearance in our Newsy update.
Friday November 13, 2009, we received a note from John with more pictures…Here is what John had to say–
Robyn & Rudi
A friend of ours accompanied Robyn on a walk today and he brought his gun. Rudi, didn’t flush the bird, but did go find it once it was knocked down. Here is a picture of the successful hunter!!! A day before his 8 month birthday!!!!
Cliff says: A Versatile Hunting Weimaraner is bred to search, point, and retrieve. Ideally your Weimaraner points the bird, then holds the point until you get there, and then you flush the bird, they retrieve the shot bird. They are versatile hunters because the 
search, point and retrieve on land and in the water. Rudy is doing well for a young Weimaraner.
We thank you for sharing your success!
Note: John wrote a few comments after our initial contact about Rudi:
I know they are pointers, but I don’t think he pointed them either since they flushed early. Our friend said he was birdy. The exciting part was that he had to find the bird and retrieve it. He came back with it but was a little reluctant to give it up. He is still a work of art in progress. Lots of fun!
In response: Cliff says since Rudi didn’t have formal training he has done well, however, a Weimaraner needs some training to learn to point and then hold that point. The fact that he retrieved the bird is excellent. “Flanking” is a trick many handlers use to get the pointer to drop the bird. It is simple. Touch or squeeze the rear flank area and they will drop what they are holding. It is an automatic response.
Happy 8 Month birthday to all Rosie X Benton pups……….
~Shela and Cliff
