YAY!

I thought today was going to be one of those work until I drop days - the first Monday of the month is always my busiest, and to top it off I had to go to a county meeting. I'd planned a quick-to-prepare dinner as I thought I'd just have time to rush home and bang something out quickly.
As it turned out I got everything done at work, made it to the county meeting and we were first on the agenda and the LET US LEAVE rather than stay through the rest of the stuff that didn't apply to us. Hooray!
I was home with a few hours of unplanned free time and energy to boot. So did Shiloh's therapy work (I can see he's doing more weight bearing on his left leg), did some heeling with Blitz (who was over the top delighted) and then slipped and sloshed and slid down our driveway to work Moto on our country road. The melting snow is still several inches deep I discovered and it was like walking in a giant slushie. The packed down snow that our cars drove on was still a sheet of ice. It was a fun walk to the street. But it was worth it as Moto worked great. Yes, it was not challenging as it was our house but it was refreshing to see no skittishness whatsoever. We enjoyed working fronts, finishes, heeling and some Rally exercises. Then I decided to challenge him. I removed his collar and told him he was "free" and he made a beeline to the watching dogs in the yard. I called for a Sit as if he was doing a go-out and wow....lovely turn and sit. Released and again he was running full-tilt. This time I asked for him to Come. Lovely, he did. Release again and asked again for a Come.....down, to which he dropped like a rock, beaming with pride. Too cute! He got a hug, kiss and a release and this time really got to run back to his buddies watching from the yard.
Tomorrow is our class so I'm anxious to see how he does with no pressure on attention. Moto is an interesting dog. We will see.