My name is Flo, and I am a princess 👑👑
One year ago I swapped palaces and have had an eventful time bringing my new staff up to standard. It is still a work in progress as even this update is a week late because my butler went away for the weekend and left me with the under-butler for my gotcha day.
Anyway, let me tell you about the last year. The summer was great I was getting to know my way around the palace and grounds. I spent time explaining to my staff what was expected of them. I designated the local park as Royal but allowed others to continue to use it as I am humble at heart and like company when I walk.
In the autumn my staff took me to a private hospital, and I had a sleep but woke up with a scar on my tummy, the butler said it was a necessary procedure whatever that means. Anyway, I took a few weeks off my hectic schedule to recuperate.
Unfortunately, after my recuperative I realised that my staff were not performing to standard, so I took them to see Jan @DogWerx for some training. This worked incredibly well, and they are now trained to the whistle, 2 peeps and they look for instruction, lots of peeps or using the “come” command and they run over and sit by me. Whilst they are good, I do have to demonstrate this on a daily basis to make sure they remember the commands. The one peep ‘stop’ command is still work in progress.
Having mastered recall and attention I now allow my staff off lead in the local woods. They are doing well but only manage 5 miles of walking per day, so I must run around to make up the distance. However, they are proficient at laying scent trails which I humour them by following and searching for treats.
My staff are well behaved in cafes and pubs which make life easier. I took them away to the Lake District at Christmas and they were very well behaved. So much so that I took them back in February. In June I booked a cottage in Devon with 3 acres of paddock for them to explore. Heading home I stopped in the New Forest where they became extremely excited and wanted to explore; however, I kept them on a long line because the wild ponies.
All in all, this has been an excited year. I have settled into my new palace well; the local shop keepers show their respect for me with treats and my Royal park and woodland provide excellent access to exercise. The staff are shaping up nicely and with continued training will have jobs for life.
Thank you NWESSR for managing my move so well and for finding such a suitable palace with attentive and trainable staff 😁🏰🏰😁
One year ago I swapped palaces and have had an eventful time bringing my new staff up to standard. It is still a work in progress as even this update is a week late because my butler went away for the weekend and left me with the under-butler for my gotcha day.
Anyway, let me tell you about the last year. The summer was great I was getting to know my way around the palace and grounds. I spent time explaining to my staff what was expected of them. I designated the local park as Royal but allowed others to continue to use it as I am humble at heart and like company when I walk.
In the autumn my staff took me to a private hospital, and I had a sleep but woke up with a scar on my tummy, the butler said it was a necessary procedure whatever that means. Anyway, I took a few weeks off my hectic schedule to recuperate.
Unfortunately, after my recuperative I realised that my staff were not performing to standard, so I took them to see Jan @DogWerx for some training. This worked incredibly well, and they are now trained to the whistle, 2 peeps and they look for instruction, lots of peeps or using the “come” command and they run over and sit by me. Whilst they are good, I do have to demonstrate this on a daily basis to make sure they remember the commands. The one peep ‘stop’ command is still work in progress.
Having mastered recall and attention I now allow my staff off lead in the local woods. They are doing well but only manage 5 miles of walking per day, so I must run around to make up the distance. However, they are proficient at laying scent trails which I humour them by following and searching for treats.
My staff are well behaved in cafes and pubs which make life easier. I took them away to the Lake District at Christmas and they were very well behaved. So much so that I took them back in February. In June I booked a cottage in Devon with 3 acres of paddock for them to explore. Heading home I stopped in the New Forest where they became extremely excited and wanted to explore; however, I kept them on a long line because the wild ponies.
All in all, this has been an excited year. I have settled into my new palace well; the local shop keepers show their respect for me with treats and my Royal park and woodland provide excellent access to exercise. The staff are shaping up nicely and with continued training will have jobs for life.
Thank you NWESSR for managing my move so well and for finding such a suitable palace with attentive and trainable staff 😁🏰🏰😁
