First week of obedience training update.

Sadie doing a stay.

We had our first training class with Sadie and Simon last Wednesday!  They both did very good considering that they haven't been in a training class for a bit.  The class is in a very large building with a lot of people and dogs which provides great distractions for Simon, especially since Sadie is in the same class and he likes checking in on her.

When Sadie passed her first class.

 Sadie has already taken and passed this class two years ago, but since we haven't remained as consistent with her as we want it will be good to give her a refresher. It will also be good for her and Nik to get more accustomed to each other in a situation where they can both be successful since I was the one who did most of the training previously.  The highlight of the night for me was when a fearful dog snapped at Sadie and she responded by backing away and looked to Nik for guidance. Simon was a little wild at first and would voice his thoughts when he was bored or frustrated. However he did do most of the things I asked of him and paid very good attention considering the distracting environment we were in.

Simon at last Wednesdays class practicing good focus.