Her obedience is coming along. She still has some rough spots but she is improving every day, even though she sometimes tests her boundaries. She wouldn't be a rottie if she didn't.
Another good day for Delia. She learned a hard lesson about trying to avoid work. It was her second work out of the day and she was being very playful and wasn't focusing very well and we were working on Implied Stay, which she still toils with, and she was feigning deafness. I gave her a correction and I immediately knew what was going to happen. She gave me a side-eyed glance, thought for a second, then bolted across the yard. I corrected her and she spent a few minutes trying to run away from the correction until she finally stopped, gave me a disgusted look, and walked back to me and sat down. This testing of the collar and her handler is common and I am certain she will do it again. The important thing is that her handler not lose their temper, that they remain calm but firm (my husband calls it the "I'm very disappointed in you" voice), and that they absolutely follow through and make sure she does the task she was set.
Her obedience is coming along. She still has some rough spots but she is improving every day, even though she sometimes tests her boundaries. She wouldn't be a rottie if she didn't.
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2/19/2015 08:13:00 am
Love your comments! You know the breed all too well.
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