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Free State K9

Bailey and Ace Board and Train day 5

5/26/2013

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These two were not ever quite on the same page today. During the morning workout Bailey was doing really well and listening nicely and not needing much correction. Ace, on the other hand, decided he forgot everything he ever learned and would not even sit without a fight. Finally we got to the point (after 20 minutes hard effort) that he would grudgingly do what he was asked to do and so I let them take the rest of the morning off.
This afternoon Ace was a total prince. He did everything he was asked to and did not complain or pout but acted happy to be working in the nice weather. Bailey did not want to work this afternoon. For whatever reason she was feeling a bit lazy and "dropped anchor" about 6 times. Normally when a dog does this it is a simple matter of making them get back up and keep going. When the dog weighs 135 pounds it is a different story. Bailey would dramatically flop herself onto the ground and become immovable. It took all of my body weight to get her onto her feet again and working. Luckily I was able to make her get up every time she did this. It would be very unfortunate if she were to win that battle.
Overall they are both doing okay for this stage of their board and train. They are adapting to the hot collars and will be off leash completely soon. Bailey has been very slow about Recall but has not been bolting away at all. She just really drags her feet when she would rather be doing something else. Ace is a bit faster when it comes to responding to commands but has a slightly higher tendency to try to get us to chase him around the yard instead of coming back. They will be on long lines tomorrow and probably off leash on Tuesday. 
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