Sweetheart to the Max

Swap week with Rosie is at an end, and it was a wonderful week! She is an absolute sweetheart, and just as easy-going as can be. There were no issues with separation anxiety or whining, or anything else that can happen when the dogs are placed in a new kennel with a swap week trainer who feeds them and tells them what to do!

Nothing difficult this week - swap week isn’t for teaching new tricks, it’s for going over what they already know and making sure they’ll obey commands from a stranger. Because when you first meet your hound, you’ll be a stranger, too! Rosie and her swap week trainer spent the week practicing leash walking, playing with toys, and going over commands a couple of times a day. Rosie is a little bigger than her swap week trainer’s primary dog, and is a little more eager to get where she wants to go. It took some work getting her to walk on her leash properly, but she managed wonderfully. All in all, it was a rather uneventful week, and that’s ideal for swap week.