Kona is getting ready to wrap things up here with us. He knows his commands well and he is responsive to fair corrections. He still struggles with impulsivity but he craves discipline and responds well to being told no if he is given something else to do (instead of door crashing he needs to sit and wait or hold a Down Stay command, for example).
He is so big it is easy to remember that he is still a puppy who is learning how to live with us but if we keep in mind that everything we do with him, every single interaction, is teaching him how to live with us. We are always training him and so we must try to keep in mind what we are reinforcing and what we are discouraging.
He is a bright dog and a good worker. I look forward to our nice long walk tomorrow and to work on Placemat with him tomorrow afternoon while I get some office work done. Overall he is shaping up just fine.
He is so big it is easy to remember that he is still a puppy who is learning how to live with us but if we keep in mind that everything we do with him, every single interaction, is teaching him how to live with us. We are always training him and so we must try to keep in mind what we are reinforcing and what we are discouraging.
He is a bright dog and a good worker. I look forward to our nice long walk tomorrow and to work on Placemat with him tomorrow afternoon while I get some office work done. Overall he is shaping up just fine.
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