Chief Board and Train day 6

Dapper Chief is getting ready to go home on Monday. Bless his heart he is SO good at most of his obedience but still toils on a few vital commands. We worked very hard on Placemat today. The first day he learned it he seemed to enjoy it but now I think he knows it means there is no more play time. He gets very bouncy and tends to bolt around when told to go on Place. He is getting better but we will continue working on this tomorrow. His tendency to "put on the breaks" and lock his legs (his favorite form of back talk) has gotten easier to manage. His recall got better today as well though it took a lot of patience. He flat out refused to come all the way until later in the day, after some refresher workouts. He is still reluctant to come but he will do it. He likes the big praise he gets when he does come and so it is getting more and more fun. More work on this tomorrow.
Other than Place and Come he is a super star. His Heel is great, his Autosit is just fine. His Implied Stay is awesome. He LOVES Down and prefers Down/Stay greatly to Placemat (try to figure that logic out). He is pretty good at leisure walking though will still pull if he REALLY has to poop and can't find a good spot. 
Basically if his owners are willing to be firm and patient with him he should do well. I am going to polish his Come and Place commands tomorrow as well as take his glamour shot for the Yearbook on the website and take his go-home video. I hope to not only show his obedience in this video but also show where he might make a mistake. He is a devoted dog and I expect he will be very bouncy when he sees his people again. 
There is no blog on Sunday and so look to Monday for a last word on Chief.