Charlie is the physical embodiment of Energy. A healthy, young, schnauzer who is here for two weeks of advanced obedience training is just what the doctor ordered for this youngster. He NEEDS a job. He is such a busy guy with a big job coming up of being the office greeter at his dad's work and also potentially as a therapy dog. But first this fellow needs some self restraint and manners to get him off on the right foot.
Today we started with refreshing his Heel command and his Autosit along with his Implied Stay and Come commands. He already has a fairly decent vocabulary so I hope to introduce him to his remote a little earlier than most but it's all up to him and how well he takes to it. If he needs a slower intro that's what we will do. But Charlie is such a "LET'S GO!" personality I think he will throw his weight into the work and really enjoy it. He's a total love sponge and so praising him and motivating him is easy peasy and he takes nothing personally so correcting him isn't scary for him or confusing.
I'm looking forward to watching this guy grow as he learns over the next two weeks. For now he is just celebrating by harassing Ace and Dana whenever he gets the chance. Luckily they are both good sports about his playfulness.
Tomorrow we are moving ahead with his obedience with Down and Placemat as well as doing the Come command from a long line if I have time. Look to tomorrow for another update on Charlie!
Today we started with refreshing his Heel command and his Autosit along with his Implied Stay and Come commands. He already has a fairly decent vocabulary so I hope to introduce him to his remote a little earlier than most but it's all up to him and how well he takes to it. If he needs a slower intro that's what we will do. But Charlie is such a "LET'S GO!" personality I think he will throw his weight into the work and really enjoy it. He's a total love sponge and so praising him and motivating him is easy peasy and he takes nothing personally so correcting him isn't scary for him or confusing.
I'm looking forward to watching this guy grow as he learns over the next two weeks. For now he is just celebrating by harassing Ace and Dana whenever he gets the chance. Luckily they are both good sports about his playfulness.
Tomorrow we are moving ahead with his obedience with Down and Placemat as well as doing the Come command from a long line if I have time. Look to tomorrow for another update on Charlie!
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