Walking with the dog

This post was written by Marra on June 30, 2009
Posted Under: dog training,training journal

I wasn’t in the mood to follow my training plan yesterday, but we went out to the park anyway. I did a minimal bit of mat work and then used the new harness rig to take Amika for a wander around the little park area. I used the 5m line attached under her belly on the upside-down halti harness, plus the elastic sledding gangline to attach the 5m lead to my belt. Worked great.

The 5m radius is pretty comfortable for her, allowing enough room for exploration. I practiced recalls for cheese, which she enjoyed, and we just moved back and forth together, which was nice.

Today my car is stuffed, so we won’t be able to go to the park. We’ll work on tricks inside. She has just mastered the art of barking on command, plus I’ve started working a shaped retrieve. So between running like idiots in the yard, we’ll have some clicker fun.

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