Jumping Bean

This week Sally was formally introduced to the "jump" command. Her inmate trainer and team stacked bags of dog food (5 bags high in 3 stacks) to make a little bridge for the hounds to practice jumping up on in case you need her to jump in the back of a truck or SUV. And she did really well! Especially when a toy was involved. She did it for treats, but also responded well to a squeaky toy. Basically, her trainer used it to get her attention and rolled it along the top of the stack. She jumps right up there to get it! Plus, her trainer gives her some treats while she's up there. He was so proud of her. She performed it with no problems and he says she is a fun and smart hound to train. You'll be astounded to see how much she learned in just 10 weeks!

Her trainer reports that she is already doing "sit" and "down," two commands that normally take a little bit of time for hounds to get the hang of. She was doing them on her own when playing with toys. She would take the toy to the day bed and would sit on it and go from there into a down position, or would go straight into a down position. Smart girl! The only two commands that are proving to be a little tricky are wait and stay. But her trainer feels she will get better with both. Just have to put some extra time in, but there is plenty of time left for her to master all the commands. She is such a fun, loving, friendly and all around great dog. You will love having her in your family.