[eleutheromania]

Yes you specify the color

[Simonpet]

Okay. And I think that Target is level one, right? Or do I have to do another couple of posts?

[eleutheromania]

She's level 1

[Simonpet]

Training day 2
I rise in the morning like I always do, and wake up Target before feeding her the usual chicken. Today, as it is a special day, I have baked her chicken nuggets, a treat she enjoys. It is the day when I introduce her to her new head collar. It take Target out to the backyard so she can have some fresh air. I think that it is time. Time for her to know her new companion for life.

I run into the house, and grab the collar. It is heavy for such a small person, but I manage to carry it before I set it down. It is almost one o’clock, I read on my watch, and time to get ready for lunch. I leave the purple-and-black mottled thing for Target to smell and get used to before putting it on her. I leave the thing alone with her for almost fifteen minutes, and have prepared our lunches of rack-of-lamb, when I hear a growl. I comes from the back yard, and I see that Target is trying to pull her collar apart, with no success. “Stop!” I cry out. Target lifts her head, cocking it like she is asking me, “What’s wrong?” I tug the collar away from her, and am about to force it on her when I think of my lunch. Maybe it can help.

I eat lunch, exaggerating the taste, making Target visibly jealous. She starts growling, and moves into her pouncing position. I put my lunch down, thinking, Uh oh. So I take the collar and force it on her. Target is surprised when I move in, targeting her mouth. But as soon as she feels the metal bit and the leather straps, she starts barking, wining and growling, trying to force her head away. It seems like forever until I get the head collar on, and it looks perfect. The purple and black matches with her natural colors, and she looks outstanding. A real racer. Before she can do anything, I run into the house, grab her lunch, and run back outside. Target sniffs the air, smelling her favorite treat. She catches the food in mid-air when I throw it to her, and has a hard time chewing and swallowing. But by the end of the day, she has accepted her collar, and shows no discomfort in wearing it. In fact, I think she enjoys it now, because she knows that she is one step closer to becoming a real racer.

Target has now been introduced to her head collar
Her head collar is purple with black markings.

[eleutheromania]

Will be putting the head collar on her shortly.

[Simonpet]

Okay. Will do training later. Sorry about not doing it lately.

[Simonpet]

Training day 3
Target wakes me up with a howl that I correctly interpret as a cry for food. "Do you have to be so loud?" I grumble to myself as I roll out of bed. I dress quickly, and run into the kitchen to prepare a breakfast for both of us. I make myself some waffles and smear them with jam. When I finish, I run outside to give Target her breakfast of boiled chicken, like always. After a few days of teaching her how to be comfortable in her head collar, it was time to introduce to her saddle and saddle blanket I ordered just for her. They were customized to her body, and I hoped that she would like it. She had taken to the head collar so easily, that I had started to think she would be this easy with everything else. I was so wrong.

When she first saw the saddle and the blanket, she looked up from her meal, and whined, knowing what was coming next. After going through the head collar, I knew that going for her directly wouldn't work. So I groom her a bit, making her coat, mane and tail silky soft. Once I'm through, I pick up the heavy blanket. I move slowly towards the Echobi, trying not to make her panic. When I get to her side, I sit on her, and put the saddle blanket over her. I slip off, worried that she would start running around. When she doesn't move, I get the saddle, and go to her side. The instant she feels the saddle on her back, she takes off. I look around at her, and try to find the saddle and the blanket. Both are easy to spot, as the blanket is black, while the saddle is purple. Both are lying on the ground not too far from each other. I go into the house, leaving the saddle and the blanket behind. I sigh to myself, as I prepare the rack of lamb that is Target's favorite treat.

When I step outside with the lamb, I see Target with the saddle in her mouth, lying on the blanket. It appears that she was trying to rip the saddle apart. Not again, I think. I am preparing for my struggle with Target, when I look at my watch. It is almost evening! I have skipped lunch while dilly-dallying trying to get the blanket and saddle onto my Echobi. I wave the rack of lamb, trying to waft the scents to Target. It works, and I see Target sniffing the air for the treat. I put the plate down, and start running towards her. She is caught by surprise, and I rip the saddle out of her mouth, before she comes to her senses and scrambles up. I move out of the way, and grab the blanket. As Target puts her muzzle down to lick the tasty morsel, I throw the black blanket over her, and start fastening the saddle. The drama is over in minutes, with the lamb on the grass, and poor Target whining and barking as she attempts to pull the heavy saddle off. Once she finally stops barking, I feel some pain in my right shoulder. I look there, and find that I cut it, as well as pulled a muscle. You aren't going nothing for a while, I think to myself. I head into the house, and open the freezer, hoping to find an ice pack. I shiver as I put it onto my shoulder, as even though the ice is wrapped, that didn't diminish its effectiveness. I sigh with relief, and look outside. Target is lying down, with a look that appears to say, How could you? I had become fairly good at telling what Target was thinking, but that still didn't make me a mind reader. Of course, how was I supposed to know that today was going to be so stressful...

Target has now been introduced to her saddle and her saddle blanket
Her saddle is purple, and her saddle blanket is black.

[eleutheromania]

Target is now a Level 3

[Simonpet]

Will you put a saddle + saddle blanket on her?

[eleutheromania]

Will you put a saddle + saddle blanket on her?

The head collar is the only add on. The rest would be too much for an artist to constantly do.