Odi having fun chasing bunnies in the rain.
Teaching Thresholds is super important for your dog’s safety, knowing they won’t run out of the front gate or escape from the car is great for our peace of mind.
Odi having a little off leash time, it allows him to stretch out and have freedom of movement.
Backing up with a J finish, this is why we’re practicing the pivot, to teach Odi to swing his hind quarters in when finishing.
I try to record our sessions so I can look at my handling, position, luring etc, that being said, this is this morning, I’m working on Odi’s rear end/hind quarters awareness and am using a box for his front feet to pivot on ( he wasn’t told to step off the box, as he’s just learning, I marked it and finished with a down
Odi helps me with crossing the road. Dogs are learning all the time might so use what you have available.
Odin is six months old and 22 kg, he’s approximately 70% grown
We have a three year old GRoodle (Golden Retriever x Poodle) staying.
Charlie has anxiety, lacks confidence, pulls on the lead, jumps like a kangaroo and doesn’t have an off switch.
Charlie needs to learn to relax, and while he chose to lay down, you can see by his panting that he still has a bit to learn.
I gave the dogs a tug to play with, Bella won it, when Odin tried to snatch it away she corrected him, when he acted more respectfully she reengaged with him. I removed the tug at the end of play to avoid disagreements and resource guarding.
I’m really pleased with how Odin is coming along.
Bells decided to come for a walk, she is 12 years old and on medication to ease her movement, I’m glad she felt good enough to come.
Odi and Murphy renewing their friendship. I should have removed their collars to stop the chance of them getting caught up and being unable to disengage.