Cannoli knows places pretty well, in the sense when I say the word he goes to his place. However, what I need to work on more is extending his time on place, and not leaving until he gets the break command. We worked on this a bit. Having him go to place, and then when he got off I walked him back. After a handful or so of attempts, he seems to have gotten it a bit. He’s now staying longer on place( couple minutes). Still needs a lot more work, but I’m happy to see some results!

I think I’m on day 7? Close enough anyway. It’s pretty cold out here. We worked inside the house on reinforcing basic commands. We practiced: Sit Down Sit (from a down) Stay Touch Place

Yesterday I announced the premium tier of this community and so I need to get to work on our first webinar! What topic would you most like us to cover?

This week has been a bit hectic with work, not as much time. During a break today I worked on some simple sit, down and wait commands. Wait is a crucial one for me. I don’t want the dogs doing something, like leaving the car, or running out of the door impatiently. Having them ‘wait’ lets them know they will be leaving where they are, but when you’re ready to do so, not when they are.

Hey all! Today we continued our work on extended stays. Had him sit on a platform, walked about 10-12 feet away, and we got him to stay in a sit for one whole minute! We also worked on ‘go touch’. He loves this game. Stick a spoon in a traffic cone, have them go touch the cone, then recall them back. Today we worked on this from a farther distance. Being a puppy, Cannoli still loses his mind in walking into a room with other dogs. He gets excited and wants to play, starts immediately barking. We practiced walking in and out of a room with dogs waiting on the other side, while working to keep his attention on me.