Flying solo and doing well

9/12/08

Took her to the new spot without my partner coming along. She was comparatively relaxed about it, since she didn’t have to keep an eye on him. Need to find out how to work on that one. We did the same stuff: box work / GMAB walking. I got more response from her name and when I didn’t I turned and walked the other direction. She didn’t get to pull on the end of the lead that much, because she was responding to my call before she got there.

We spent some time with her in a down under a shady tree, just rewarding that periodically. There was absolutely nobody there to practice LAT with, but that was OK. I’ve ordered a stuffed husky dog so we can practice with that stuff any time we want.

My homework is going to be reintroducing RP on the front porch and strengthening the mat / relax association. I also want to video our work at the park and get comments on my handling.