Peet is right where we want him for halfway through his training. He is having off-leash workouts in a fenced area and long-line workouts in the neighborhood. He still toils with Down a little but he is improving all the time.
He is doing very well with his reactivity to strangers as well. Today we passed children playing basketball in a driveway, a man working on his car, and a young man even came out of his house unexpectedly and Peet only needed a warning tap from the collar to keep him in line. He never barked once. We won't stop challenging him but he is showing us that he has the ability to restrain himself from escalating with support from his handler.
This weekend he will get to relax a little and have some play time but Monday it is right back to work. We will be spending more time at the farm next week really working on removing the leash completely. I am very pleased with his progress so far.
He is doing very well with his reactivity to strangers as well. Today we passed children playing basketball in a driveway, a man working on his car, and a young man even came out of his house unexpectedly and Peet only needed a warning tap from the collar to keep him in line. He never barked once. We won't stop challenging him but he is showing us that he has the ability to restrain himself from escalating with support from his handler.
This weekend he will get to relax a little and have some play time but Monday it is right back to work. We will be spending more time at the farm next week really working on removing the leash completely. I am very pleased with his progress so far.
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