7/21/14
Got to work and saw we had a visitor in the office, so put the choke collar and lead on Hailey before getting out of the car. Made her sit before opening the door, she tried to run thru and "charge" the guest and I popped her. She came back and sat right down. Walked the mail out to the mailbox. Came back and the guest was leaving. He held the door for us, again Hailey thought about jumping, but another pop with the chain and she abandoned that idea. Our best behavior around a new and exciting person ever. Should have started this sooner.
Walked in heel position out to the plot fields at lunch, per our routine. Practiced our "watch" exercise. Put her in heel, sit/stay tossed the canvas bumper told her to "mark" and then released her. Started mixing in "no bird" and walked out and retrieved the bumper myself. The first time she tried to run out, but I caught her and put her back in heel, repeated stay and no bird. After that she would kind of "jerk" forward, but then hold. All but 1 time she not only returned the bumper to me, but put herself back at heel. Smart dog. One time towards the end she ran into the corn field. I told her to "fetch it here" and she brought it back. Had some free-time with the chuk-it, then walked around the plot practicing walking at heel. She tried to forge ahead a couple of times, but overall was nicely behaved.
Going to observe at the dog club again tonight and talk to my new "connections" and find out what night(s) I can take Hailey back to the pond. Though with the rain in the forecast this week it might be a lost cause. Hailey will hang out with the Grandparent's most of the evening and we'll get a little frisbee in before bed.
And some pictures from this past weekend. Nothing training related, just my dog and the odd places she finds to sleep.