Our second class was sooooooooo much better. We practiced several times a day since last week. We bought a different collar (a choke but trainer found the extra small we bought was still too big) to try last night and it worked better, but the trainer brought an extra small limited slip for us to try if we hadn't picked up a different martingale. Her normal martingale is custom made, and I got it for the purpose of her not backing out of her collar. So, not obedience ring worthy, lol.
The one she brought us too was still big but she wanted us to try that for the week, she thinks it might do the trick. We special ordered an 8-10" limited slip last night for next week. No leash pops.
Addie nailed her sits - both on verbal and hand signal, and hand signal alone (we have been practicing that for a while...way before classes started). She nailed her lay down. Verbal and hand signal for a refresher, then just hand signal. The other trainer was seriously impressed.
We practiced our sit stay. Addie is used to being in front of me, facing me, so from the heel position she was a little lost but she did great! I didn't know we could use the word stay if our dog knew it, so once she told us we could, it worked out much better. Trainer used her as a demo dog, because there is another soft dog in the class. Addie knows and loves this trainer, so I had no issue with her working together. Trainer wanted to show how to get their dog to do the stay, in an alternate way. Addie did great
Her heel was much better. But the loose leash...not so much. The other trainer said that by week 3 or 4 it will just hit her and she will nail it.
No hiding, no accidents, afterwards...just a tired, good girl.
The one she brought us too was still big but she wanted us to try that for the week, she thinks it might do the trick. We special ordered an 8-10" limited slip last night for next week. No leash pops.
Addie nailed her sits - both on verbal and hand signal, and hand signal alone (we have been practicing that for a while...way before classes started). She nailed her lay down. Verbal and hand signal for a refresher, then just hand signal. The other trainer was seriously impressed.
We practiced our sit stay. Addie is used to being in front of me, facing me, so from the heel position she was a little lost but she did great! I didn't know we could use the word stay if our dog knew it, so once she told us we could, it worked out much better. Trainer used her as a demo dog, because there is another soft dog in the class. Addie knows and loves this trainer, so I had no issue with her working together. Trainer wanted to show how to get their dog to do the stay, in an alternate way. Addie did great
Her heel was much better. But the loose leash...not so much. The other trainer said that by week 3 or 4 it will just hit her and she will nail it.
No hiding, no accidents, afterwards...just a tired, good girl.
In class, we use a mix of kibble (low), hot dog (medium) and tuna fudge (high). This way, he never knows what he is going to get so usually he works pretty well.. never know when you're gonna get that tuna! We emphasized work ethic when he was young though. If you're not going to focus and work, you get put in a crate and get to watch other dogs have fun - especially not fun when he's at agility class. OR you watched mom have fun with your toys all by herself (yes, embarrassing when I had to do this at a park with people around 
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