Yes To Treats And Training

The last seven days with Ash has been lots of fun with the holidays.  He was happy Santa visited him and brought him treats!  He was a good boy you know, and Santa never forgets the good Greyhounds.

Over the week Ash's inmate trainer worked on reinforcing all the commands he already knows to keep them fresh in his mind.  He knows all of the basic commands very well, all verbally and most with hand signals. He's a smart boy.   His trainers worked with Ash on sharing his toys.  He didn't like to "give" up the toys, but is doing a lot better with the "give" command.

Ash is very treat motivated and will try every command he knows for a new tasty treat.  Hey, it doesn't hurt to try.  He anticipates certain commands at certain times, so his trainer is switching them up when it's feeding time.  It's pretty amusing watching Ash go through every trick in the book to eat . . . and he loves to eat.

With all the rainy weather Ash has only been out on the big yard a couple of times, but he makes the most of his time when he has it.  His inmate trainer loves to watch him run, but has yet to see him at top speed.  He bets Ash is the fastest greyhound around!