Yesterday I took Blitz to the downtown area of our town, which has some traffic but not a whole lot, and the occasional person walking down the sidewalk. It was perfect to help teach him attention and he did very well. I was able to get in some minor corrections and he's so eager and willing to work that he picked up what I wanted quickly. After about 15 minutes I could see signs of him becoming tired so we called it a day. The rest of the day he was lower energy than normal. After observing his behavior this morning I think we can do intense training every other day. So no training for Mr. Blitz, just a regular day.
For the first time since the accident, Moto and I went out tracking. I just laid a track in our front yard, put food every 10 paces with three turns and let it age 15 minutes. Moto was so excited he took off at a run which was very cute! Once he ran past the turn he decided he needed to slow down a bit and be more serious. After that he tracked very well, still have a bit of trouble at the turns and occasionally chased butterflies but he stayed right in the footsteps to the final glove. The cutest part came when he got his jackpot on the glove, then he engaged in playing tug with me with the glove - hurray! He was so very pleased with himself.
We had a gorgeous spring evening and all the dogs walked with me around our five acres, swirling and playing and picking up sticks and running with them together. A great day!
Tricks by any other name
10 years ago

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