Stay and down is for more than just outdoor safety. A down-stay can be used for times when the kids need someone to read to 😉
Korra is old enough now to go through hardcore training with daddy!!
Haven't posted in a while so here's a clip of us grooming after work today. They are so good about me messing with them!!!
Making sure Tommy still minds his manners when I'm not giving commands! James is impatient qith him but he still understands lol
Haven't trained in a while so took Tommy to update some service needs.
Note: this is the first time doing "find James" in a theatre and Tommy is afraid of stairs lol
This video demonstrates a small but important thing to work on with your dog. Do not run through a doorway just bc its open. If I open the door to get a delivery or someone knocks and I open it. DO NOT RUN OUT haha
Went on a group walk and I put together a little before and after video of Digsy and Tucker walking with us!
Multiple dogs in a stay leaving the pile of meal prep chicken on the floor. This was not practiced prior to filming BTW Nick said record and dumped the food lol
Tommy is a little slow to respond but he does do what he is told hahaha love him!!!
Went to a different theatre with a different set up in town. Tommy and James did great. Tommy needs some tuning up on his hand signals but James only wore his headphones half the time!!
Public access training is important even if it's not service dog training
James wanted to walk all the dogs at the same time. We compromised on 2 and he did not do so bad if I say so myself!
Kali is not his favorite dog but Korra is haha
Working on walking and voice commands can help generalize so anyone in the family can do it!!
When you tell Rowdy to "leave it" and his whole body leaves it haha
Leave it is universal and a great command for dogs to know on and off leash
When daddy opens a new bag of yellow balls we lose our minds haha!!
It's gotten so hot I decided to trim all the dogs to try help keep them cool. I could not find the right metal attachments so had to spend almost 2 hours with the plastic but still got the job done haha
After our walk we worked on stay with distractions (birds, golf carts, cars and joggers). Korra does not know how to look with just her head but other than that they stayed haha
Even when James is running Tommy tries to keep his pace and not drag or knock him down. For those that don't know James likes to run for stimulation lol
Tommy passed his AKC Good Citizen. This is the base level for all other test he will take!!!
Tommy and Kali decided to show out today when practicing stay!
It is important to have a good clean stay especially in neighborhoods with lots of distractions for everyone's safety.
Someone worked too hard yesterday. Still got 2 weeks to go haha
Finally over being sick but the weather is not allowing for outdoor play sooo we did a finger paint party. This actually did not turn out that bad haha
P.S. activities like this are good mental games for your canine bestie!! Plus kids love to get messy 😃
A good dog and enough training can give pure bliss to life. A child, especially a neurodiverse one, should know they will be loved and guarded unconditionally for the life of the dog💙❤️💛💚