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Free State K9

Hamilton Board and Train day 4

9/18/2013

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I keep waiting for Hamilton to get sour to the training, either get bored or get frustrated or become argumentative (as usually happens around midway through a Board and Train) with me as he becomes less guarded and more at home here, but it hasn't happened. He really seems to genuinely enjoy the work and keeps good focus. Oh sure, he makes mistakes now and again, and he has a very hard time working around the cat but he does not back talk and is always ready to give me attention.
Today we worked exclusively on the 20' leash and he did really well. He really wants to walk a pace and a half in front of me and so that was something he got corrected for a few times. He also was unsure of whether or not he should stay put when I get -that- far away from him. I had to take him back a few times and remind him where he was supposed to be. Overall he did well and seemed to enjoy the extra freedom of the long line.
Tomorrow we are going to introduce Placemat and we are going to continue to work on the long line and we might do some tether work (where the longline is grounded instead of in my hands thus eliminating any body language he may be reading). He was a joy to work with today.
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