It's almost a retrieve!

Well I took the show on the road and before this cold wave hit I took Moto to our nice park. We did a little training in the parking lot - attention heeling and some basic pivot stuff. I need to be more vigilant on getting him to use his rear more. He favors going to the left backward over going to the right and I feel I need to work that right side. Also, on a long sit he did the famed "Sheltie slide" so I need to get his stomach muscles strengthened. This was the first time that happened and I do NOT want that to happen regularly!
Anyway, after just a bit of training out came the dumbbell. He did great until he had to take it from the ground, but one pop and then he did it.
Then, at Chris' obedience class I dared to do it there and thank God he did it wonderfully. I was very proud of him at class. While he doesn't do the long heeling as the other dogs, I have to remember the following: a) he is by far the youngest; and b) these dogs do not use attention. So while their progress is more rapid at this point, I will be able to get what I want over time. Other than that he held his own with the other young dogs and I was really happy with him!
Today it is bitterly cold; I was going to track this morning but the winds were howling and it's sub-zero temps with the wind chill factor. So we will have to wait for that.