Welcome To A Brand New Life

Riley is a very sweet girl who is laid back, happy, and seems to be adjusting well to her new surroundings.  When she first arrived at the prison she didn’t want to walk on the shiny floors. Her inmate trainer has been patiently luring her with treats and had another dog walk beside her on the scary floors.  She’s already making progress!  She already knows her name and seems to be a quick learner.  She already knows “wait” and almost does “heel”!

Riley’s personality is sweet and playful.  Her inmate trainer loves to watch her run in the big yard. He says that his goal for next week is to teach her “sit” and firm up the response to “heel”. They’ve been playing a game calling her name and saying “here” with the hand signal command and she’s catching on really well!  Her motivation seems to be 50% treats and 50% affection.  Her inmate trainer says that he is curious to watch her personality come out more as training progresses.