Chester was a very good boy again tonight. As soon as that training collar goes on, he knows it’s time for business. If only he would be like that all the time.
Adam handled him for ¾ of class as I haven’t been feeling well all week and didn’t have much energy. They worked on their sit-stays, down-stays, heeling, slow time, fast time, and “what’s this.” They also introduced informal recall.
One by one the owner would give their dog on leash to the assistant. Then they would tell their dog to “sit” and “wait.” After walking down the cones to the other side of the room, the owner would say the dog’s name and “come.” As soon as the dog started moving towards the owner, the assistant would let go of the leash. Some dogs were better at this than others. Chester only had to be told once and would come running to Adam. The owner of the school was there observing, and she got a kick out of Chester, saying he came “with enthusiasm!” He was pretty cute. We think he was so good at it because he genuinely does not like being away from us.
I worked with him the last 15 minutes of class with his heeling and fast time. It’s pretty cute to watch him jog along. He has such little legs! We also worked on the “sit, stay” for 30 seconds.
The instructor said she was proud of him and that he’s really come a long way. Hooray! I thought he was really improving and learning a lot, but of course I’m biased. It was nice to hear the instructor thinks so too.
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