Recall Practice with Abbey
Abbey decided it was a fun idea to chase a squirrel in our backyard this week, so I decided to practice a bit of a made up recall game to help practice some set up redirection! Note: this was built up I did not just go out and throw a ball randomly and expect instant perfection, she has a good foundation & there were set up elements to this so she was set up for success while while practicing!!! Go Ab!
One outside perk of being a dog trainer?! You know how to teach your dog fun tricks! Abbey is going to be the flower girl at our wedding, so we’ve been working on carrying the flower basket! Sounds somewhat simple, but you have to teach taking the desired object, holding it, carrying, and instead of just retrieving- bringing to a different person and then giving it all on cue & together in the right order! Abbey didn’t even know to hold the basket when we started (I mean cmon how many times as a puppy did we tell her to not to chew up baskets and other similar things!), and now look at her progress! She is going to be a superstar and we still have plenty of practice time left. And no, she doesn’t chew up the other baskets in the house!
Couple of good girls working on recall, stay, and focus on the beach! The beach is a very exciting & stimulating place with lots of space to run, other dogs & people, & seagulls to chase. Ensuring you have good voice control of your dog is vital. Call Colonial Dog Training Maine if you live in the portland area today to get your dog ready for summer adventures in distracting environments!