Jersey is settling right in and learning fast. He had a couple of really positive work outs today and we were able to introduce Heel/Autosit, Implied Stay, Come and Down. He still needs lots of practice and reassurance but he is starting to learn the words we will need him to know.
He still is being a little guarded around the other dogs (meaning he is not really playing yet) but he is able to relax around the house and he likes to follow Kylie, the alpha dog, around. Probably he feels she is the safest one and she is also not at all interested in him so there's no pressure to play or be pals like there is with my younger dog who really wants to play with him.
He impressed me today with how much he seemed to enjoy working and I think he is going to be a lot of fun to work with as his training moves on. Tomorrow we are going to push more of what he was introduced to today and build his reliability with those commands I am also going to introduce Placemat in the evening while we have some house guests over. My last plan for tomorrow is to introduce him to his remote collar. I won't use it for obedience yet but I will get him used to wearing it and use it to address any rude behavior when my guests arrive.
Jersey is doing great and I think tomorrow will be a fun day, even if we end up working inside to avoid rain. For now, he is snoozing in his crate, hopefully processing his day.
He still is being a little guarded around the other dogs (meaning he is not really playing yet) but he is able to relax around the house and he likes to follow Kylie, the alpha dog, around. Probably he feels she is the safest one and she is also not at all interested in him so there's no pressure to play or be pals like there is with my younger dog who really wants to play with him.
He impressed me today with how much he seemed to enjoy working and I think he is going to be a lot of fun to work with as his training moves on. Tomorrow we are going to push more of what he was introduced to today and build his reliability with those commands I am also going to introduce Placemat in the evening while we have some house guests over. My last plan for tomorrow is to introduce him to his remote collar. I won't use it for obedience yet but I will get him used to wearing it and use it to address any rude behavior when my guests arrive.
Jersey is doing great and I think tomorrow will be a fun day, even if we end up working inside to avoid rain. For now, he is snoozing in his crate, hopefully processing his day.
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