Zipping Right Along

Zippy made great progress on his training this week. After showing a thorough comprehension of the 10 initial basic commands, his trainer was finally able to introduce him to sit. He resisted the position at first, and even tried to side saddle his way into a half-decent sitting position. However, with about five to six days of consistent training and the added motivation of the best, meatiest treats, he was able to learn the position as well as perform the command on cue. His training team has even progressed to teaching him the down command, which doesn't seem to be any trouble at all for him. Right around the halfway mark of the session, and Zippy seems to have developed the proper social etiquette and enough command cues to make an awesome pet! They’ve even got another five weeks to improve on these things, and maybe teach him a fun trick or two!