Bear had an interesting day today. We had a lot of fun at the farm and he did well with his radius training, recall, Down and Implied Stay. However, his off-leash Heel command was tough for him. Tougher than it has been in town. He eventually got it but he toiled with staying on my left side and keeping up with me.
He also had a bit of a puppy moment when we were in a Heel and he darted into the woods after a turkey. He came right back after a minute but he did not turn right around and come back but instead trotted down a short path and out of the trees via the path of least resistance (instead of breaking through the underbrush). I can't decide if this was defiance or intelligence so I am giving him credit for both. But he did show us that he will take a correction when there is a big distraction but a "continuous" correction will turn him around when a normal tap won't. I will go over these collar modes with his owner but it simply means that in a very distracting setting he does better with a correction that lasts longer (a few seconds) instead of one that is extremely high.
All in all he had a good day. Tomorrow we are having some guides over for dinner and so we will take that time to practice his Down/Stay and Placemat. More heelwork is also in order.
He also had a bit of a puppy moment when we were in a Heel and he darted into the woods after a turkey. He came right back after a minute but he did not turn right around and come back but instead trotted down a short path and out of the trees via the path of least resistance (instead of breaking through the underbrush). I can't decide if this was defiance or intelligence so I am giving him credit for both. But he did show us that he will take a correction when there is a big distraction but a "continuous" correction will turn him around when a normal tap won't. I will go over these collar modes with his owner but it simply means that in a very distracting setting he does better with a correction that lasts longer (a few seconds) instead of one that is extremely high.
All in all he had a good day. Tomorrow we are having some guides over for dinner and so we will take that time to practice his Down/Stay and Placemat. More heelwork is also in order.
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