05-17-2009

I talked to a couple of people about my frustrations and came to the conclusion I'm probably pushing Duece too hard. We're going to slow down and let him be a puppy for a while longer. We've done a few very short rides in the suburban and even a couple rides in the back of the Polaris Ranger. The first ride in the Ranger went well as he got a lot of treats along with Ziva. The second ride was just around the yard and it's not as smooth as the road and he wasn't as impressed with it. We did one hide in the yard with the cadaver scent and he did just fine other than he needed a reminder to sit when he found it. I need to build some introductory agility items, just to make him aware and let him play on them. He's getting pretty good with the 'come' command but his 'heel' isn't great. Not too worried about the heel as much as the come which he needs to work.