Posts Tagged "Obedience"
More Training
Ace and Colada went for their third obedience training session this morning and both have progressed very nicely. We humans actually have more work to do then the dogs. It has been brought to our attention that we need to be a bit more animated and excited over command following. Aimee attached the collar to to her arm and then our arm to essentially show how our lackluster responses to their great feats will inevitably lead to disobedient – or very fat dogs. We currently treat them for doing the commands – They can’t always expect a treat for sitting – So while we have a break until May when the classes begin again, we will do OUR homework....
Read MoreIt Was A Chi Saturday!
Back to Boomerang Kennels to get more training from Aimee. This week both Ace and Colada got their fill. Ace needs a boost in his confidence so being held, fed treats and guided by strangers is our main tactic. Now Colada moved on with her lessons and now sits, comes, stays and lays down on command. Hot hot diggity – SO EXCITING!!!! Dewey came along for the ride and he was SUCH a good boy! After the other two were done, he had his chance to prance around the ring and show off that he is totally mommy’s girl! On a side note – anyone wishing to train their Chi needs to boil themselves up some chicken. It is what got both dogs to do exactly what we asked...
Read MoreTime For Obedience
With my daughter Alexis wanting to enter the show ring as a Junior Handler, I thought it best to start from the beginning and take her to obedience classes. We met with Aimee at Boomerang Kennels for our first class this morning. Aimee is FANTASTIC! She had Colada – who hasn’t received an ounce of training thus far – walking on a leash and even sitting on command in less than 5 minutes! If anyone out there is looking for one-on-one, personalized training, Aimee is da bomb!!! At $10.00 a human-dog pair per one hour lesson is a fantabulous...
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