Fifi gets to go to Lowe’s
Day 6 of training everyday with a personal dog until December 31st! Dog of the day is Fiona! She got to come with me as I shopped at Lowe’s for a handful of things. This was mostly a socialization trip for her so we go to new places and keep things happy happy happy. A little bit of show dog training but mixed in some “pet” skills with sit and down and obviously walking nicely on leash. For my personal dogs I don’t ask that they walk in a heel position and as long as they are not pulling me over I do not mind that the leash gets taut. #finnishlapphund #dogtraininginmaine #showdog #dogtraining #domoreofwhatmakesyouhappy #caninegoodcitizen
Day 4, maybe skipped a day but that’s okay! Kitty got a private at Go Dog Go with Christine to learn a few things 🥰 I think agility is in our future
Day 3 of training a personal dog everyday until December 31st
Dog of the day is Kitty again(it’s a theme when 1 dog is raising puppies, 1 is in heat, some are old, etc)
Kitty and I went on a kid free trail walk today during my lunch break while others held down my fort for me with kids and dogs.
Kitty finds off leash hikes and interacting with me very high value so combining some of her training intermittently throughout the walk has been a good way to reinforce the behaviors. Quick stand stay, quick over under, quick paws up etc were some of the things we practiced along the way.
Also I need to remember to grab the correct sized vest next time 😅
Day 2 of training every day until December 31stDog of the day is Kitty! Practicing behaviors we already know but with me in a different position ie me not standing 😅 I also introduced a new thing of putting her nose into something. It’s funny and not serious but can be a good foundation for behaviors down the road.
Day 1 of training everyday until December 31st with one of my personal dogs.
Dog of the day is Natty Bug! 🐞 We practiced a sit stay while I walked to the mailbox which had no mail so I just open and shut the mailbox a few times and then came back to her. Then I encouraged a “flop” to her side. While she will do it for belly rubs we are working on her comfortability in offering it so we eventually can work up to a different trick.
Short and sweet and simple to start. Watching myself I need to remember to not talk so much. This is a dog who has a good stay. I shouldn’t have said it multiple times when walking away. I allowed my insecurities of filming my training session overflow to talking more. It happens. Good thing I have many more days to go as messy and done is better than procrastination out of fear of not being perfect. 🥰
The joys of a long line!
1. I’m following the law
2. My dog can not run away
3. I get to play a huge part in the interactions my dogs have.
4. I can make a positive experience for other trail goers both with and without dogs
5. It’s respectful to the property to have good trail manners
6. It’s what the cool kids do 😎
Practicing our place command as I jump around and play ball and toss things in the background.
Natty is a good pup
No class 2/10/24
No class tomorrow (2/10) due to weather! Hopefully your puppers stay drier than Raven!
🌧️Next class will be March 17th! 🍀
