Swap Week

So this week was swap week.  We hounds get to go hang out with other inmate trainers and go through our commands and stuff.  Really, I think it’s a test to see how the trainers are doing although they say it’s to see how we’re doing with taking commands from new people and being away from our primary trainers.  You readin’ through the lines too?  Yep, sounds a test for the inmate trainers!  

So here’s the deal, I went and hung out with this new guy and because I know it was a test for him I wasn’t gonna make it all roses and rainbows.  He’s a new dude and I gotta get used to his way of doin’ things so that took me a bit too.  I soon learned that he was pretty cool and decided that I should show off my skills a bit.  In truth the only things I was slow to respond to were “release” and “wait.”  No need to stand and applaud, I know I'm awesome.  

My temporary inmate trainer said that I’m a very friendly energetic guy who loves food.  I’ll admit that my natural curiosity makes leash walking a bit difficult for me.  I just want to see everything and give it a sniff!  This is a work in progress with my inmate trainer.  I’m thinking he can’t see and smell things the way I do so he doesn’t really understand what I’m trying to tell him.  I’m working on understanding his desire for me to walk next to him.