9-11-23 Week 3, Day 1, Roxanne works Maggie 2.5 hours

Bob was up today, yeah and Mickie had a friend Diane there also.  Maggie is LUNGING out of her kennel and then out-of-control in their home.  She did that this morning and since we are finally at Week 3, I knew I could do the additional training she needs to acquire self-control ESPECIALLY coming out of her kennel, inside the house, approaching an open door, loading up and the list goes on and on and on.  We needed to be through Week 2 EXAMS before I could really reinforce the necessary training and today it was time for Maggie's necessary training.

This training is about respecting and honoring boundaries. Link to an old page entitled, "Honor the Boundaries". 

Once we got these new boundaries established, I opted to take Maggie to my place for her training this morning. The LL warm-up included cows too, but don't tell Molly. 

Then the Cool Down.

 

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 I kenneled Maggie while I set up her training area, then worked her on Week 3 material.

The PVC pipe set-up and understanding what it teaches a dog.

Why we use distractions to train a dog to obey.

 

 The initial training with PVC pipes (AKA "MONSTORS!!!$%!)

And finally, nearly 2 hours after I started working Maggie this morning, I was able to do her  Week 3 EXAM # 1: Body Bend Readiness Test.

And that was a wrap.  Worked Maggie on obedience from unloading from my truck to her kennel. She should have been tired, at least for a little while-:)

It was a good training session.

Roxanne