Great class today
We did lots of fun stuff.
We did heeling and different turns in a large circle on command. Then did sit/stays and down/stays (which was a piece of cake for us) - I can turn my back and literally sprint away from him and he's rock-solid
He is finishing recalls nicer now too, nice and straight in front of me. We've been practicing that a lot at home this past week.
Worked on heeling through distractions - weaving figure 8's through other handlers and their dogs. Red was the only one good enough to be allowed to do it off-leash
I was so proud!
Another good exercise was getting the 8 or so dogs in a tight circle (like 2 feet away from each other), have them sit, down, stay, walk around them, etc, and they couldn't break position or go to the other dogs. This was a good exercise for Red since it required him to be very close to other dogs and to ignore them. It was fun
Red really enjoys these classes. He gets right down to business and knows its time to work! We are taking the TDI next month so I am practicing only on his flat collar now since you can't use a choke or prong for the test. So far, so good! Looking forward to next week
