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Home » Training Obi, San Diego and what I learned about humans from dog training

Training Obi, San Diego and what I learned about humans from dog training

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Our lives has been pretty busy ever since Obi joined our family!  We had done our research about the Bichon Frise breed and knew it was “high maintenance” in terms of time commitment from the owners.  Obi definitely requires a lot of attention but the last 2 weeks has been a blast!  Obi has enriched our lives and made it especially interesting.  I find myself wanting to spend every minute with him!

I’ve always loved dogs… mostly big dogs and not small dogs.  Kelly was the one who liked the Bichon Frise and I promised that we would get a Bichon first before we got other dogs… The amazing thing is that once I got Obi, I just adore him and don’t care about other dogs anymore!  Obi is the sweetest and cutest thing.  He is like a small stuffed toy.  I do my best to take him everywhere we go.  We took him out during Valentines Dinner and also took him to church today.  (he is really well behaved and just stayed inside his “doggie bag” and slept and kept quiet!”

Here are some pictures:

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This is Obi at 9 weeks gold. How do you get such a cute puppy? Well… check out who Obi’s parents were!

 

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This is Obi’s father, Jake. Jake is a super stud and has been the #1 rated Bichon Frise in the entire USA for the last 3 years! Jake currently lives near Sacramento

 

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Obi’s mom is not too shabby either… Obi’s mom was also a show dog and won enough competitions to earn the title of a “Champion”. Penny is retired from the show business and currently resides in Oregon

 

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This is the first day we got Obi! He was only 5 pounds and didn’t have as much hair

 

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This is the second day we got Obi. Obi taking a break and eating in Santa Monica

 

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In his first week, Obi learned how to sit, down, stay, come and “watch!

 

simon, kelly and obi
This is our small family right now… Kelly, myself and Obi

 

Simon and obi walking
I never imagined myself walking a tiny dog… I can’t believe I love Obi so much. Kelly and I got so excited with Obi that we made a mistake and took him for a walk in the park on his second day! Afterwards we learned from the vet that to be safe, we need to keep Obi away from places where he can get germs from other dogs until at least 12 weeks and he had all his vaccinations! That means we can’t take hi to the park or “walk him.” That is SOOO boring… I can’t wait till Obi turns 3 months so I can take him for walks again! That is only 1 week away!

 

Simon carrying obi
One tip for you guys who are single… a tiny cute puppy is a CHICK MAGNET! I had so many people (including girls and girls and girls) come up to me. At first I thought that being married made me a super stud!… until I later found out that they wanted to talk to me because of Obi and not because of me! Too bad I didn’t know about this when I was single!!!… 1 Note – getting a puppy is a HUGE responsibility so make sure you make that commitment first

 

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Kelly hugging Obi – Obi got so tired on his walk… it ended up as Kelly and I carrying him the whole time! Kelly has been a great mom to Obi

 

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Kelly hugging Obi – Obi got so tired on his walk… it ended up as Kelly and I carrying him the whole time! Kelly has been a great mom to Obi

 

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Obi getting tired – Obi is 11 weeks old here. He is starting to grow out his Bichin fur and begining to look like a Bichon now

 

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Obi is really photogenic and knows how to look at the camera. The trick? We’ve taught him the “Watch” command where he always looks at me when I say it. It trains your dog to pay attention to you and also… it’s great for taking pictures!

 

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Obi in his new bag. This was Valentines Day… Kelly and I went out but we couldn’t leave Obi at home by himself so we took him in his “Go Go Doggie Bag” (which was the free duffle bag that I got at my USANA Gold Retreat. LOL)

 

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Did someone wake me up? – Obi loves to sleep… anywhere! Including inside his doggie bag

One of the things I have really enjoyed is training Obi.  We have enrolled at these Saturday morning puppy training classes and they are really fun.  They teach us to use this “clicker” which when you press it, it makes a clicking sound.  You click every time Obi does something good or does the trick.  Afterwards you immediately give Obi a treat.  The whole point of the clicker is to condition the dog to know something good is about to happen every time they hear the click.  The click is better than saying “good dog” because there are too many variations to “good dog”. (for i.e. different voices, different tone, etc, etc).  But the clicker is consistent.  So you are creating a consistent program in the dog’s mind.  It works really well.  So every time Obi hears “Watch”, he knows that if he turns and looks at me, he will hear the clicker and then get a treat.  You do this a few hundreds of times and Obi becomes programmed where every time he hears “watch” he automatically turns to look at me.

I love psychology and stuff to do with the brain, neurons, etc.  Learning how to train a dog made me think about our programming.  Just like how Obi is programmed now to look at me just from a simple clicker and treat, we humans are programmed as well.  How often in our lives do we react to certain situations because that is the way we were “brought up” (programmed).  One of the best self development seminars that I have taken was “Klemmer” and it made me realize the programming that I went through as a kid that held me back.  For me, it was my mom (no fault on her part) telling me that white Caucasians are better speakers than Asians and that Asians can’t compete against them in liberal arts.  But, Asians were better in math and science and that I should focus on math and science.  Because of that programming (hearing it from my mom over and over again) for over 20 years, I resorted to studying something that I hated (math/science) and never felt fulfilled.  It was only after painful and an concentrated effort to “step outside” my comfort zone that I learned the joys of studying liberal arts and the skills to be a good speaker.  Today, most people are surprised and refused to believe that I once was shy and never spoke up in class.. but if you ask many of my friends in high school and even in college… they will tell you it is true.

Last week, I also went with some team members of my to USANA’s San Diego Celebration.  It was a good 2 day event.  I met up with a lot of good friends and my mentor Steve Swartz.  The highlight of the event was that I learned a lot about USANA Sense skin care products and how to use them properly.  They showed clinical tests where wrinkles and even sun damage was reduced after using USANA’s Sense skin care for over a period of 4 months.

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I have been using the USANA Sense skin care products and they do help. But I must admit that I am not “anal” about using them. After I saw this decrease in fine lines around the forehead, I was like.. WHOA! GIVE ME SOME RIGHT NOW! Needless to say, I did a masque and facial within 48 hours!

 

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This was even more impressive and more relevent to me. I can definitely tell that I have had some sun spots ever since 2002. I think it’s a combination of getting older and also that the Southern California sun is MUCH stronger than the NYC sun

Books Read since last time:

1) “Every Man’s Marriage” by Arterbum and Stoeker (Thanks to Josiah Chan for giving me this great book)

Books Currently Reading:

1) “Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How To Correct Them” by Belsky and Gilovich
2) “How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With” by Rutherford and Neil
3) “Good Owners, Great Dogs” by Kilcommons and Wilson

Until next time, God Bless.

Simon

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