Big day for my pal Henry. We started conditioning him to his remote collar today. He wore his collar all day and we started using it to communicate with him. We are not ready to take the leash off but we started using the remote to replace leash pops and cues. He took to the collar pretty easily and did not seem overly confused (some confusion is to be expected on the first day. But the leash was used to guide him to reassure him of the right answer etc).
He showed no signs of backsliding on his obedience because we switched to his remote. So I am confident that he will transition smoothly. I think we will start long line work tomorrow or Saturday and hopefully get him off the leash by early next week. Long line work is simply using a light weight cord about 20' long instead of a leash to give him maximum mistake potential without endangering him by removing the leash to early.
All in all, a great day for Henry.
He showed no signs of backsliding on his obedience because we switched to his remote. So I am confident that he will transition smoothly. I think we will start long line work tomorrow or Saturday and hopefully get him off the leash by early next week. Long line work is simply using a light weight cord about 20' long instead of a leash to give him maximum mistake potential without endangering him by removing the leash to early.
All in all, a great day for Henry.
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