Puppy Training

I am SO enjoying having a baby dog in the house right now. He brings happiness into the household with his puppy antics. He loves learning and literally begs to work. I'm looking forward to a private lesson this weekend with Kathy and Gary to see if I'm on track with him and of course get their training tips and advice.
One new thing I've been doing with him is the precursor to scent work, and also helps (in my opinion) grow his problem-solving skills and puppy IQ. Besides that, it's a blast to do. I have a series of tiny tupperware bowls. First he learned that one bowl has a treat in it. Then I'd add two bowls, one of which had the treat. We've gone up to 4 and he has to look for it. I saw an article from Connie Cleveland in the current issue of Front and Finish and it looks like I can evolve this game into the article search when he gets older. I haven't read it thoroughly yet but it looks like a fun way to teach article work to a young dog. It's so much fun to see the pleased body language Pinch gives me when he finds the treat. He just thinks it's the funnest game ever.
Moto is coming along in his heeling work. I'm anxious to see what he will do in St. Louis. We haven't trained as hard as I'd like due to bad weather and Shiloh's health. On our side is the fact that Moto doesn't do well with lots of training anyway. I still believe his big huggable self is in my life not to be the OTCH I hope he might eventually be, but to do the therapy work which seems to be an innate part of his personality. I find when the chips are down that hugging him is the best comfort I can get.