First of all, I have to say to you Buck, Roxanne, Trina and Jessi you have all done the hard work with Riley and I got to benefit from that today. 🙂 She has greatly improved. I only worked her briefly a few weeks ago so I wasn’t sure what to expect. She was delightful. She did great on the LL, her heeling is so much better as well as her AS. I really enjoyed my time with her.
Her biggest distraction today were those puffy white cotton balls floating through the air and whirling around on the ground. They were everywhere! I never thought I’d be working against soft, white, fluffy floaty things but that was our morning 🤣 You can’t really see them in this short video but she could!
We also did some heeling post work. After a few passes, she got it. She really is a smart dog.
Mike came with Molly toward the end of the session so we could try the week one exam. By that time Riley was hot and done. She wasn’t happy with the LL at that point and wanted to bite it. I had to out her a few times. Seeing how done she was I walked the line, we regrouped and relaxed a few minutes in the shade til Buck arrived to take her home. We’ll try again tomorrow. Overall, it was a wonderful morning. .
That is awesome !! She has come a long way in this short amount of time.
ReplyDeleteWay to recognize a done Riley, regroup, end on a calm note of success, and call it good!!!
ReplyDeleteMy goal is always to train you, as handlers, to 'Think KMODT ' and to 'Train the dog in front of you.'
Knowing you saw what was happening, assessed the situation well, and took excellent steps to end well.
Mary, you did well!
Roxanne
I kept hearing your voice saying, “end on a high note of success!”
ReplyDeleteYay Riley and Mary. So excited to hear how well she did today.
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