Weekly Training Update (Feb 22)

It snowed a LOT on Sunday, so we did not go to class. Maybe it’s the long winter. Maybe it’s because Tom was traveling last week, so I

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Weekly Training Update (Feb 15)

Lilly and I had our first training date this weekend with another team using Leslie McDevitt’s “Control Unleashed” book as a training strategy. Here’s how it went. First,

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Weekly Training Update (Feb 8)

We ventured to a new pedestrian- and super-dog-friendly shopping district for this week’s class. Let’s just say it was an exercise in constant Sudden Environmental Changes (visual, auditory,

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Weekly Training Update (Feb 1)

Because I’m juggling about a dozen work deadlines right now, Lilly and I haven’t been training much … just playing. We even bundled up and took a walk

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Weekly Training Update (Jan 25)

Last Sunday as a surprisingly nice day up here in the hills, so Lilly and I packed ourselves up and went to class. Sadly, it was actually kind

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Weekly Training Update (Jan 18)

Lilly and I skipped class this week, but I did take her into town last Saturday to run errands with me. Her prize for being such a trooper

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Weekly Training Update (Jan 11)

Along with the ups and downs of our usual training, Lilly had one agility-like victory this week. Happy dance with me, will you? First though, you might remember

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Distraction overload: ducks, squirrels, rabbits

At Sunday’s class at an outdoor park/path along Boulder Creek, Lilly did remarkably well considering the amount of human traffic, including bikes, scooters, and skateboards. And, she even

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Weekly Training Update (Jan 4)

We haven’t been in class in a few weeks due to weather and the holidays, but this week I continued working on LEAVE IT since that’s an important

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Weekly training update (Dec 28)

Because of the holiday and because it’s been freezing-frickin cold, we didn’t do much training this week. We even skipped class last Sunday — mostly because I had

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