Light Training = G R E A T

I was so down after last night, and Erik is out of town on business travel. So as a special treat I decided to turn Blitz's nighttime snuggle into an all night affair. Gosh, he is a GOOD bed dog. He had good manners and didn't hog space and in the morning he was the cutest ever - crawled over and covered me with his little fast Blitz kisses. Of course Shiloh always comes in for a snuggle as does Dusty so the three of us had quite a love fest.
I'm too tired in the mornings these days to train but after work I still had a head of steam so we did some training. That pinch collar is really working great and his precision is coming back the way I like it. Those about turns are becoming what they should be again and even his attention is improving. His fronts are very consistent but straight finishes need work. He isn't driving back as far as he should so they are frequently crooked. "Around" finishes are usually the best so I'll see how he's doing on show day before I decide which side to begin the finish with. We trained for I would say 10 minutes. Then brought out all the gang for sit-stays. Decided on a new location (our backyard deck) which is a little slippery and will require them to concentrate on their sits. Better yet, thunder was rolling in the background with a storm blowing in. All five dogs did great. During the down it started lightly raining and they still held their sits - good dogs! So everyone got a treat and a quick runaround before the rain rolled in.
Even after that light workout Blitz is conked out. He puts so much energy into his work and he needs so much energy to fight his disease. It's a delicate dance we are doing but we are still moving forward with show plans.