Bear is doing great. He had a more confident off-leash lesson today where he only toiled a little with Heel. His Come command, Down, Implied Stay, and Automatic Sit are all fairly solid. I hope to get him downtown on Mass Street before he goes home if I have time, just to really proof his distraction level.
Tonight we had 3 friends over for dinner and he stayed on his Placemat all evening (after greeting our guests when they arrived). He only needed one or two reminders of what he was supposed to be doing.
Tomorrow we are pushing Heelwork again and we are going to try to start getting some good video of him for his go-home lesson.
I am enjoying training this guy very much and I can already tell I will miss him when he goes home. He is a fun worker and even though he is pretty independent he enjoys training working with people. He can get pouty about corrections but he recovers quickly. He was a very polite host tonight for our guests and was happy to have them come and visit him on his mat and enjoyed their attention but he did not crowd anyone or jump up. A very good evening for him indeed.
Tonight we had 3 friends over for dinner and he stayed on his Placemat all evening (after greeting our guests when they arrived). He only needed one or two reminders of what he was supposed to be doing.
Tomorrow we are pushing Heelwork again and we are going to try to start getting some good video of him for his go-home lesson.
I am enjoying training this guy very much and I can already tell I will miss him when he goes home. He is a fun worker and even though he is pretty independent he enjoys training working with people. He can get pouty about corrections but he recovers quickly. He was a very polite host tonight for our guests and was happy to have them come and visit him on his mat and enjoyed their attention but he did not crowd anyone or jump up. A very good evening for him indeed.
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