Hello Eva fans! Week 3 already and Eva is such a blast to work with. This smart girl got to show off at show-and-tail this week, and of course Eva the diva nailed it. Even though she knows the commands, they still want to work on response time and duration.
They introduced her to the following commands this week - sit, stand, standing stay, bed, and a few others. She does them but they will still work on them so that she perfects them. A standing stay is where she is unhooked from her leash and told to stay, so that when you walk out of sight and come back, she won't have moved. They use this to do kennel cleaning or prepare food. Regarding feeding time, she is a fast eater, so they put a Y bone in her bowl on top of her food to slow her down. This is very helpful, as some greyhounds like to inhale their kibble!
When they practice bed, they put a bed down and point, say bed, and then she goes and lies down on it. She loves this one! She will stay on the bed until she is told to release, and she will stay even if you leave the room. She was also introduced to brushing her teeth and allows her trainer to do this with great ease. They're also working on her kennel time and introducing her to longer times being alone - so far, so good. She is such a great hound!