Scout Board and Train day 1

Scout is a darling and plucky little dog who is here for a week of basic obedience training. She is a little shy of me still and she is still settling in but she has made good friends with Clem, the puppy who is also here for training and with Ace. So she is relaxing quickly. 
Today we spent time seeing what words she knows and how well she knows them. We also did some Heel work and practiced loose-leash walking. We introduced the Implied Stay, Heel/Autosit, and Down though Down was a bit of a struggle at first she does seem familiar with the word so that helps.
Tomorrow we are doing more intro to commands as well as asking her to work for a slightly longer stretch than she did today. For now she is trying to convince Clem to let her play with a stick that somehow managed to find its way into the house but Clem doesn't want to give it up but pretty soon it will be kennel time for everyone until morning. I am looking forward to working with this sweet girl this week. I think she will enjoy working especially as she gets used to corrections and my praise gains a bit more value. For now she still seems to be wondering why a stranger is bossing her around so much. More on Scout tomorrow!