Weekly Training Update (April 25)

So that I don’t offend any readers with delicate sensibilities, just take a moment to pretend I’m cussing up a blue streak. Go ahead … I’ll wait. @$#@#$

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Weekly Training Update (April 18)

Two words sum up this week’s class: Total Overload Last Sunday, Lilly and I went with Gigi and our classmates to a busy area in Boulder. The crowded

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Weekly Training Update (April 11)

I’m beginning to wonder if Lilly’s current incarnation of shutdown, which is a slow response, is a true shutdown. Last Sunday, Lilly may have been responding to any

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Weekly Training Update (April 4)

I have a HUGE play training break-through to report. Last Saturday, Lilly’s new friend Katie (a baby Borzoi) came over to play. It’s only their second meeting, but

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One for Lilly, One for Ginko

I experimented this week with Lilly’s play training. As I’ve mentioned, she usually does not play in front of other dogs, including Ginko at times. She has, however,

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Weekly Training Update (March 28)

This week’s class was at a new dog park that’s pretty far north. Due to the holiday, the group was likely small, but we stayed away. That particular

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Weekly Training Update (March 21)

It was a busy weekend. We had a training date with Betsy and Pitsch. We met and went for a walk with a neighbor and her new puppy,

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Weekly Training Update (March 14)

It’s a miracle. For the first time in what feels like forever, it did NOT snow on a Sunday. So, Lilly and I went to our group pet

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Weekly Training Update (March 7)

Three words: It snowed AGAIN. That means no class AGAIN. Lilly and I feel cooped up this winter. It’s driving us both batty. So, I have just a

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Weekly Training Update (Feb 29)

Lilly had another training date with Pitsch last Saturday. She did well playing and doing flatwork with him nearby. She might have even been a tad less bossy

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