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crysania4Yesterday we had our second class of intermediate obedience class. Dahlia did amazingly well last class. After starting with "doggie aerobics" to get her in the working frame of mind, we went onto practicing "come."
Now, she's not great at this and I partially think it's the floors at Petsmart. Our instructor always wants her to run to us as fast as she can but I think she's freaked out by the floors because they're REALLY slippery and she can't get any good purchase on it. So she kind of trots down even if we hype her up. I think she'd do a lot better if there was a runner down that she could actually get her paws into! She sort of failed the "distraction" part of the challenge. Colleen put down chicken chips and the first time through she tried to make a grab for them. Silly food hound Dahlia! The second time through and on the way back was much better.
Then we moved onto loose leash walking and heeling. When we did our loose leash walking in the aisle Colleen said we were already very close to heeling and that all we had to do was bring her a little closer. I did that, got her to move with me, got her to sit down right at my side, and Colleen told us it was a perfect heel. Yes! Dahlia is awesome.
After class, I took her for a walk around the neighbourhood and we practiced some "waits." She is doing awesome with those. I was able to walk a good 10 feet away from her while she waited and then when I said "ok" she came barreling toward me. She was AWESOME. We did it several times and then we did it in the apartment where there were all sorts of distractions ("Daddy", toys, etc.) and she still did great. I think her waits are the best thing she's done so far. She just seems to get them.
Dahlia is an incredibly smart dog. Stubborn as all get out, but really smart and just really wants to please us. She's a joy!
Now, she's not great at this and I partially think it's the floors at Petsmart. Our instructor always wants her to run to us as fast as she can but I think she's freaked out by the floors because they're REALLY slippery and she can't get any good purchase on it. So she kind of trots down even if we hype her up. I think she'd do a lot better if there was a runner down that she could actually get her paws into! She sort of failed the "distraction" part of the challenge. Colleen put down chicken chips and the first time through she tried to make a grab for them. Silly food hound Dahlia! The second time through and on the way back was much better.
Then we moved onto loose leash walking and heeling. When we did our loose leash walking in the aisle Colleen said we were already very close to heeling and that all we had to do was bring her a little closer. I did that, got her to move with me, got her to sit down right at my side, and Colleen told us it was a perfect heel. Yes! Dahlia is awesome.
After class, I took her for a walk around the neighbourhood and we practiced some "waits." She is doing awesome with those. I was able to walk a good 10 feet away from her while she waited and then when I said "ok" she came barreling toward me. She was AWESOME. We did it several times and then we did it in the apartment where there were all sorts of distractions ("Daddy", toys, etc.) and she still did great. I think her waits are the best thing she's done so far. She just seems to get them.
Dahlia is an incredibly smart dog. Stubborn as all get out, but really smart and just really wants to please us. She's a joy!