Monday, January 28, 2013

Current projects

Dustin the German Shepherd Dog is currently polishing his routine for his Companion Dog title and for the optional Graduate Novice class.  His reward for the strict and rather dull Obedience is a brisk few moments of Rally-style moves, backward and loopy and pivoting and all sorts of fun things.  Occasionally we tango a few steps.  Part of polishing obedience is working places other than the yard, so you may see us out and about.

Bronwyn the Unregistered is working on Rally Novice moves and on coming when called.  Being contrary to most dogs, she is brilliant in an obedience-class setting and a stinker at home; no "But she did it perfectly in my living room!" with this one!

Bruce, also unregistered, is working on more fundamental things.  He was born wild and still learning to cope with a world of humans, so I am shaping his ability to walk on a leash in public places with carefully timed "Good!" on a gradually more demanding basis.  This works pretty well.