Yesterday was our Week 1 training session. We started with Roxanne explaining the purpose of distractions and how important it is for Molly to make the right choice. If she chooses incorrectly, she gets a correction! It’s a lot of info to process and then put into action but it is so very helpful to get a clear picture of what is going on in the training.
Molly and I have been practicing on the Longe line all week but as you can see in our first go at it, it’s still a bit of a challenge!
Then Jessi took a turn working Molly. Jessi is great at handling her. It helped me to see how it’s done correctly.
Then it was my turn again. It went a little better. I think we’re both catching on! Molly was one tired little dog by the time we finished.
Molly and I went out yesterday to practice at a nearby park. There were so many distractions-a guy was working on the baseball field, several kids were skateboarding, another guy was pushing a machine around that paints lines on the grass, a couple was having a picnic and they had their dog on a leash sitting with them, then of course there were the birds. It was perfect.
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