Coming Along!

I was actually a bit encouraged at our obedience lesson yesterday! Moto did very well with the drills (he HATES drills) and the most exciting part is he seemed to prefer praise over food - HOORAY! This is huge, especially for my piggie puppy. He did pivot drills, glove drills, sit & down drills, stand for exam (two people going over him) and recalls (about 10). Sit/down stays were fantastic. The only thing he did not do well was heeling. But that is because I wanted heeling with attention, I don't think he is ready to heel with attention with the distraction of other dogs in the same room moving around. So while my trainer was calling out heeling patterns, I was in the center working on attention. This still needs a lot of work. He does great attention at home, now he needs to give attention with distraction at other places. He can do it at home anywhere on our five acres, in the street, but outside of home now needs practice.
Those motivating pops are really helping (pop to release) and he is responding nicely to these.
Once again, I'm encouraged.
He will never be what I call "crisp" but he can work at moderate speed and I'll always have to make sure he responds immediately. If I allow a slow sit once, I'm afraid it will become a problem.