Callie is coming along nicely. Her obedience is getting more and more solid and she had her first off-leash workout today, in a fenced area. I am not quite comfortable enough with her yet to go outside the fence (it's only day 3 after all) but she is getting more confident that she knows what she is doing.
She has struggled with being friendly with the other dogs here. She plays very nicely out in the yard but if she reaches a threshold, doorway, or even a tight hallway with another dog she gets quite combative. For now we are only letting her out with Ace who is very non-combative and won't rise to her invitation to tussle. But during her house time she has been very polite in the house if she is the only dog on the floor.
I hope to be able to get her out to the farm this weekend or perhaps even Friday if she does really well with her off-leash in the fenced area. I think she would really enjoy the opportunity to let loose and run full tilt.
She has adapted well to her remote trainer. She is a tough cookie and takes a slightly higher correction than most but it is still not super high. (most of my dogs average around level 15 in low distraction areas and she averages around level 20 out of 100 possible stimulation levels, so still quite low).
Callie enjoys working and LOVES getting praise and so I am sure she will continue to impress me with her work.
She has struggled with being friendly with the other dogs here. She plays very nicely out in the yard but if she reaches a threshold, doorway, or even a tight hallway with another dog she gets quite combative. For now we are only letting her out with Ace who is very non-combative and won't rise to her invitation to tussle. But during her house time she has been very polite in the house if she is the only dog on the floor.
I hope to be able to get her out to the farm this weekend or perhaps even Friday if she does really well with her off-leash in the fenced area. I think she would really enjoy the opportunity to let loose and run full tilt.
She has adapted well to her remote trainer. She is a tough cookie and takes a slightly higher correction than most but it is still not super high. (most of my dogs average around level 15 in low distraction areas and she averages around level 20 out of 100 possible stimulation levels, so still quite low).
Callie enjoys working and LOVES getting praise and so I am sure she will continue to impress me with her work.
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