Training Is Fun

Auggie had a laid back fun week.  His trainer ran through his basic commands a few times to keep them fresh in his mind and he continues to perform each of them flawlessly.  So his inmate trainer decided to introduce Auggie to a couple more extra commands.  The first one is "circle".  This is where Auggie is either in the "heel" position or standing in front of his trainer.  Once he is given the command and the hand signal,  Auggie will walk completely around his trainer and stop at his trainer's right hand where he gets a yummy treat.

The second extra command is called "bang".  Auggie is either standing, sitting or in the down position and his inmate trainer points at him (with a finger gun) and says "bang".  He will fall to the floor in the side-flop position and play dead.  Auggie even lays his head on the floor.  He is so cute every time he does it.  

Auggie's inmate trainer also worked on the "jump" and "off" commands this week.  He's catching on quick.  Auggie is so much fun and he truly is a special greyhound!