Artex is such a good boy. He is now in practice mode for all of his commands. He knows what to do and just needs proofing and fine tuning. He still toils with the Heel when off leash. He just has a hard time getting started. He covers so much ground in his natural pace that adjusting to the stride of a 5'4" woman is not something that comes naturally to him. He can do it, of course, but he usually needs a few corrections at first to get him in line and then he Heels just fine (if not a bit fawning as he is constantly asking for praise, "I got it right! I got it right! Pets please!"
He has calmed down considerably since he has been able to really stretch his legs on his remote trainer. I hope to take him on another field trip this weekend, hopefully to Downtown. I want to get him into a big, distracting area and see how he does with staying on task.
Right now he is snuggling with Ace's dinosaur toy. He got a little scratch on his nose for trying to be friends with the house cat and so the dinosaur toy must seem like a safe alternative.
Tomorrow we are back to work on his obedience and I hope to take him on a run with me later in the day.
He has calmed down considerably since he has been able to really stretch his legs on his remote trainer. I hope to take him on another field trip this weekend, hopefully to Downtown. I want to get him into a big, distracting area and see how he does with staying on task.
Right now he is snuggling with Ace's dinosaur toy. He got a little scratch on his nose for trying to be friends with the house cat and so the dinosaur toy must seem like a safe alternative.
Tomorrow we are back to work on his obedience and I hope to take him on a run with me later in the day.
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