Ziva had some good workouts today and I am pleased with where she is in her training. She still needs work on her Down from the Front, her off-leash Heel (once she gets praised she assumes she is done but she did better today than she did yesterday so progress is being made). And she really toiled with Placemat today. She was able to stay on it for about 30 minutes but she was very focussed on the baby and would get up if he moved around the room. Noah really liked her so we had a mutual attraction distraction and they did become good buddies, even if it was at the expense of her Placemat practice time. We have plenty of time to work on this so I am not concerned but she needs a bit more practice around distractions.
Tomorrow I plan to give her some more workouts working mostly on Heel since her Implied Stay is good and her Downs are getting there. She sticks around when she is not in a Heel and she is slowly getting to the point that she understands that even if she isn't wearing a leash the rules behind Heel still remain the same. I think tomorrow will be the turning point for her because I have some extra time (rare for a Saturday) to take her on a long walk and really work that Heel for an extended amount of time.
Tomorrow I plan to give her some more workouts working mostly on Heel since her Implied Stay is good and her Downs are getting there. She sticks around when she is not in a Heel and she is slowly getting to the point that she understands that even if she isn't wearing a leash the rules behind Heel still remain the same. I think tomorrow will be the turning point for her because I have some extra time (rare for a Saturday) to take her on a long walk and really work that Heel for an extended amount of time.
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