Naps Are Important Too

This week with Eli has been very productive.  He continues to learn at an extremely fast rate.  He pretty much has all of the basic commands mastered except for jump. He is not too sure about this whole jump business.  His inmate trainer says that Eli will look at the bench then back at him as if to say, “no thanks, I’m good on the ground.” 

Eli is a fast learner so his inmate trainer plans to add a few extra commands in the coming weeks. He believes that Eli will pick up on “shake” and “bow” really well. They’ve been working on the “leave it” and “give it” commands during playtime.  Eli’s inmate trainer has also been working to teach Eli how to “fetch”.  Eli will run and bring the toy back a few times until he loses interest. Playing is all good and well in Eli’s book, but a follow up nap is very important.