A lot has been happening since I last wrote. I have
introduced more groundwork into Charmer’s training and he is picking it up
quickly. I have been working on different hand cues and body movements and he now
follows when I change direction and speed. Pretty cool! He has a “calm” spot with
his head beside my body. When he stays there he’s in a good spot. When he gets
too far behind I create an incentive so he comes back up into his “calm” spot. He
understands the cue to go out away from me to jog along the fence line and also
the cue to come join me again. It’s been fun teaching him from the ground. He
is also really starting to listen when I am on his back. I think it might
tie-in to the groundwork we’ve been doing together. He knows he can trust me
and we always have fun! Lots more training to come!
