I've not been posting for a while on how things were going. But we have been busy. What is it? Make hay while the sun shines?
We've been doing early morning walks and then late evening to avoid the heat of the day. Then short lead training bits during the day or bits of retrieve or stay training in the back yard. I had a really brilliant week with Grey this week. He felt like he had passed another corner and was slightly steadier and, you know, more grown up. He came away from other dogs easier. One one morning he more or less followed me round a playing field offlead while a rottie was the other side. I've been doing lots of reinforcement for being with me with the clicker and going out before breakfast. I tried some stay training in the field too, but I'm now looking at being more steady and careful with that on the advice of a friend.
And then there are days like today where it all goes haywire. He jumped on the dining table! Stole a mask from a lady's stall we were at in the old town and was incredibly over energised this evening and hard work. But then you get days like that.
But I have been really pleased to see that we can walk some distance on the flat collar now and again. So a huge YAY!
I forgot to post feedback on the second opinion on his teeth. The dentist said there is nothing more to be done. So I've booked in with a one to one session for ttouch, which hopefully will help him.
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hi, really nice to meet you today on broadway market [with my Vizsla Vigo]. The link is to Willow [that's what she was called before we got her at 7 months]. enjoy your old neighborhood. Andrea
ReplyDeleteps. Vigo too has an underbite though it is luckily not bothering her. must be painful to have teeth stick into the gum....!
ReplyDeleteIt was a pleasure to meet you and vigo too! How funny that we met two vizsla's in Hackney like that. It was funny that grey was shouting his head off outside the shop because my other half had gone in. I'm really sorry to read about Radio. It makes me so angry when breeders and other close to a breed don't take these issues seriously and address them. I hope we might meet again sometime. We come to London sometimes and there is also the chance for you to visit here at the seaside!
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