Smart Guy

This week was pretty big for Charlie's training team. They have officially introduced him to all of the basic commands, and he seems capable of performing them all. This is a testament to his ability to learn new things, because he never entered the position known as a ‘sphinx down’ under his own power - he learned so quickly from his training! He was able to learn the position within two days and so far he has no trouble deciphering the difference between the sit and down hand signal, which are very similar gestures.

Of course they're still working on getting him to perform the commands on cue, but that comes with the repetition in training over the next few weeks. Otherwise, Charlie has been his usual self. He's extremely curious, and his trainers have been able to slightly curb his excitement down to a more manageable level. He does require correction now and then, but so does every dog. And he takes everything in stride and keeps his friendly personality through all aspects of his training.