A Hunk and a Scholar

Hey, everyone! What an amazing weekend has been with Odie. He's really starting to open up and get excited about things. This also makes him get excited about learning, so his trainer has taken full advantage of that. They have been improving on everything that he has already learned and worked on by increasing the distance and duration, particularly with wait, stay, and bed. He has done very well with these and will allow his trainer to walk around the whole dorm while he lays on his bed or stands in the day room. They also started working on sit and jump. His trainer got his first sit this week without a lure, so Odie is getting it pretty quickly. He is not very sure about jump, even though for him it's more of a step because he is tall. But his trainer will continue to practice it until he gets comfortable with it.

He also was introduced to toys this week, which was uneventful at first. He needed another dog to show him how to play and then he started playing with a toy on the bed. He doesn't understand chasing toys yet, but hopefully he will open up more and learn how fun toys can be. Well, that's all for this week. Later!