Tweak Weather

It's in the 30's with a rain/sleet/snow mix. Not good outdoor weather training. So these are the days I call "tweak weather training" as I can only train indoors in a small area. Boy am I glad for these tweak days as I found I get quite greedy pushing for the big picture and the really important bits that go into a successful obedience showing slide or get sloppy.
Today we worked on fronts, setting up, and the turn/sit for go outs. I was saddened to discover that Moto still does not understand front. To help him I made one of those PVC U-shaped things but he is such a big boy and clumsy he slid all over it, knocked it sideways and even busted it several times *sigh*. So then I tried my heavy plastic guides I use for the broad jump, placing them in a chute formation on either side of my feet. Again, my big gangly puppy knocked them sideways in an attempt to get to me, straight or not. This is going to take some work and creativity on my part and I anticipate lots of tweak days will be spent on front work. Hoo boy.
He really enjoys the "get close" command but needs a little work on understanding correct heel position. But he picks this up fast and enjoys it - same as the turn and sit.
Now, I just wish it would be all snow. This yucky slushy stuff makes me crazy!