"Bed"? Absolutely!

Ginger is continuing to do well this week. Her trainer has introduced her to the sit and down commands, as well as working diligently on "heel." Ginger took a little bit of a spill earlier in the week on the smooth concrete floors (she's totally fine), and once she realized that the shiny floors are NOT made of lava, she's much less intimidated by them. She seems to be pretty much over her trepidation surrounding the smooth, shiny floors, with the exception of trying to execute the "heel" command on them. She will still do a heel, don't get me wrong... it's just that it's very... very... s...l...o...w. But it's slow to the point of being comical, so there's a silver lining. 

Ginger is highly motivatd by treats and she loves all food, from kibble to biscuits, to beef tips, she doesn't discriminate. Ginger enjoys playing with toys, but isn't necessarily motivated by them. As far as training goes, food will continue to be her trainer's main source of motivation for her. She is doing great on the "bed" command - big surprise, a greyhound likes to go to bed! All it takes is one command to get her to lay down on her bed, and 90% of the time, she'll be down for the count after she executes that command. 

Next week, Ginger will be working on sit and down. She tends to side-saddle on the down command, which is super common and all of the trainers know how to shape that into perfection. All in all, Ginger is doing great and she is an incredibly sweet dog!