Rio was so eager to get out and do some training this afternoon. I started by taking her down the driveway on a structured walk. We practiced heeling and walking on a loose leash. I kept Rio's attention by frequently changing directions while we walked, as well as asking her to sit and/or lay down randomly along the way. Rio did a great job staying focused and only needed a couple of reminders to heel. Once she got the hang of it and was walking nicely by my side, I started to change my pace so that Rio would either have to speed up or slow down to keep up with me. Once we made it back down the driveway it was time for some recall work. Susan had another dog on a leash down on the other side of the driveway and this was a great distraction for Rio. She immediatley ran towards them, wanting to say hello. I called Rio over and she hesitated, but did come back to me. We did this lots more times until Rio's focus started to wander. We also practiced some of her basic commands, which are always fun!
Extra Attention:
Bella was so excited to head out for her
extra attention time. We made our way out to the front yard where she got
hooked up to the tie out. Bella headed out to do some exploring in the grass. I
showed her the Frisbee, but Bella was very intent on checking out as much as
she could of the front yard. I then pulled out the ball, which caught her attention much more
effectively. I gave it a toss and she went chasing after it. Bella then decided
to not pick it up and wander off to do some more exploring. Since it was rather
warm out, we made out way back inside to cool off. Bella and I hung out in the
front room trying out more toys and cuddling.
Groups:
Rio met up with Charlotte as soon as they
got out the door. From that moment on they were off wrestling, even while they
were running around they were still going strong. Rio and Charlotte went running
out to the far yard where there was a little more space for their antics. After
a while longer of wrestling Rio decided it was time to run and took off around
the yard. They went tearing all over the far yard before making their way back
to the main yard. Rio and Charlotte ended up in the shady section and decided this
was a much better place to wrestle. Once they felt a little bit cooler they
were back to tearing around the far yard.
Pippin E. seemed pretty happy to be back and
out with the other small dogs. He made his way out to the yard to see what was going on.
Pippin then made his way back to me for some loving. Once he’d had enough pets
he went trotting off to see what Rio and Charlotte were up to in the far yard.
Pippin quickly decided he'd rather opt out of the wrestling and so came
back over for some more love. Needing to check on more of the yard, Pippin went
trotting off to do just that. He ended up back in the main yard where he was
happy to do his explorations in the shade. After a little while he was joined
by Rio and Charlotte who were still wrestling. Pippin went over and gave them a
once over, but once again decided against joining in on the rough and tumble play. After
the crazy girls moved on, Pippin went to see what Penny and the other Pippin
were up to. With his curiosity satisfied he headed back my way for even more
pets. We headed back out to the far yard. Pippin ended up meeting up with Riley
and took quite a liking to him. He proceeded to follow Riley around for the
rest of group time.
Penny
and Pippin were quick to set out and
see what was going on in the yard today. Pippin was quite curious as to
what Rio and
Charlotte were up to and spent some time watching them. Penny did a
little
exploring before she turned around and came to get some pets from me.
Once she
was satisfied she went trotting off to join Pippin, who was now looking
at
something by the fence. When Penny and Pippin had finished with that
section of
fence they made their way into the far yard to continue on the other
side. The
girls noticed me watching them so with their tails wagging they came
over for some
pets. Penny’s attention was caught by Rio and Charlotte. She went
trotting over
to see what they were up to. When Penny almost got run over, she figured
it was better to hang out back by me. Needing to cool off, we headed
over to the shady section. We
weren’t alone long and soon had Pippin E, Rio and Charlotte join us.
Penny,
Pippin and Pippin E all met up and spent some time seeing how each other
were
doing. With that done, Penny and Pippin trotted back out to the sunshine
to continue
their explorations.
Duke
went trotting out to the agility yard
and immediately set out to see what everyone was up to. Once he’d
established
that he headed off to do some exploring around the yard. While Duke was
going
around, Shyla made her way over and joined him. The two of them then
wandered
around the yard checking out anything that caught their attention.
Eventually
Shyla left him, but Duke was content to continue exploring on his own.
After a
little while he was once more joined by Shyla. After a little more
exploring,
Duke made his way over to me for some pets. Noticing the pool nearby,
Duke went
over to check it out. I tried to convince him to hop in, but he wasn’t
too sure about the water. Bella went over to see what he was up to. The
two of them then
spent some time checking one another over. When he was done, Duke headed
out to
do some more exploring. A little while later Shyla and Bella started to
race
around. Duke, not wanting to miss out on the action, went tearing after
them. It
wasn’t long before everyone needed a breather, so Duke headed off to do
some more
exploring. He soon found himself a nice toy that he was quite happy to
toss
around for himself.
Maverick and Shyla were quick to got
trotting out and start checking out the yard. Shyla noticed Duke exploring by
himself over by the main building. She decided to make her way over and join
him. Maverick watched as Shyla went her own way, but
continued on with his explorations. Shyla did eventually leave Duke when she went
trotting around the yard checking on the rest of the group before meeting back
up with Maverick. Maverick was loving the shady section of the yard and went over to relax for a bit. Shyla then
decided to head back to see what Duke was looking at now. Not too long after
that, Shyla was hit with the zoomies and wanted to play. She started to play bow
and spin around, having a great time. Her antics caught Bella’s attention. It
wasn’t long before they were off ripping around the yard with Duke tagging
along. They raced past Maverick and he couldn’t resist joining in. The running
soon came to an end when Shyla, Maverick, Bella, and Duke all became absorbed
in a rather interesting section of the yard. After thoroughly checking it out,
Maverick headed back to his shady section and Shyla went back to exploring
around the yard. I headed over to have a visit with Maverick in the shade. He
was more than happy to get some pets and cuddles. It wasn’t long before Shyla
decided to make her way over and join us.
Bella started her group time checking what
the other dogs were up to. She quickly became aware of Charlie in the pool and
made a beeline over to him. After saying their hellos Bella was quick to hop in
and join him in the pool. When she was sufficiently wet, Bella hopped out and
headed off to do some exploring. Along the way she met up back up with Charlie.
The two of them then went trotting off to the pool together and hopped in. They
proceeded to have some great lab fun in the pool. Charlie ended up hopping out
to see what some of the others were up to, so Bella headed off to do some more
exploring. Bella ended up making her way back to the pool when she noticed Duke
checking it out. After say hi and seeing how he was doing, Bella became
distracted by Shyla who was bouncing around nearby. It wasn’t long before Bella
and Shyla were off racing around the yard while Duke tagged along. The running
came to a stop when everyone became fascinated in a particular spot of grass.
They spent quite some time with their heads together checking it over. Once it
had been thoroughly investigated, Bella headed off to check out more of the
yard. It wasn’t long before Bella was back in the pool with Charlie.
Hobart and Kimi were both taking it
easy and having some fun during their group outside this morning. It was pretty warm out for these two with their thick coats, so they did a quick lap of the yard before heading to the shade for a little bit. It didn't last too long, though, and Kimi ran out to the middle of the yard with so much energy. She’s really playful sometimes
and when I saw her chase all of the others down the hallway and out the door I
knew that she’d be running all around the yard with them. When they all got
outside she slowed down almost immediately and started to wander around the
agility yard as Hobart followed close behind. She walked around the entire time until she saw me throw
a rope toy for one of the dogs and as they chased after it, she scurried over to
try and get to it first. The first time she didn’t make it but when I threw it
a second time later on, she jumped over to it and
sniffed it as the other dog ran over to steal it back from her. Hobart trotted out behind everyone and started to
sniff all of the tall plants along the fence. He loves to search through the
grass and sniff out whatever is there; he loves to let his nose be his guide. When he was done
exploring, this man walked back over to the door to lay in the shade for a while
before it was time to go back inside. Lucky for him Kimi joined him at one
point and he was happy for her company.
Percy and Teddy are always so much
fun when they’re both here together during the day for daycare. Teddy
absolutely loves Percy and ends up following him around everywhere. Today Percy and Teddy both ran out the door with so much
excitement. Percy stopped when he got to the middle of the yard to begin
sniffing around while Teddy didn’t stop at all; he kept running as fast as he
could and when he reached the fence he turned back around and began to run in circles.
Percy explored along the fence and kept trying to dig his nose in deeper and
deeper until he reached the dirt and started to paw at it. You could tell he
was thinking about digging but never ended up starting to. When he was done
sniffing around and doing his business, he all of a sudden ran over with a big
grin on his face to check out the pool. Teddy stopped what he was doing and ran
over to see Percy right away. He began to jump up onto his back to try and get
him to wrestle. Percy stood there unsure of what to do then took off to go back
to the pool. Teddy followed him again and waited on the outside of the pool
while Percy jumped in with his toy. Teddy began to get so excited, waiting for
him that he decided to keep running around the pool in circles until Percy
jumped back out. But Percy was having way too much fun and began to dig at the
bottom of the kiddie pool as if he could reach the ground.
Spencer had a very nice day outside
today. He ran out the door and chased after Teddy as soon as he saw him. He was
such a happy boy and bounced around Teddy a few times before Teddy took off to
go and see Percy. Spencer took this as an opportunity to head over to
all of the long grass on his own to explore and sniff. He glided through the
grass with his nose to the ground to wander around some more. I called him over
to me as I was sitting on a rock and he lifted his head up so quickly that all
of his hair blew in the wind. He played with Teddy at one point when
they were around each other. Spencer was sitting in the agility tunnel as Teddy
ran over and started to circle around that too as he was trying to get out.
Once he did he bolted over to the smaller builders then ran back to the door with Teddy on his heels.
Issy and Mocha spent their day
relaxing in the staff room accompanied by their favorite girl, Merida. Mocha
was so excited when I was letting her and Issy out on their walk that she
couldn’t stop barking. Walks are always her favourite part of the day! She just had so much energy and excitement inside of her
that she had to go outside and run along the trail. As we started to walk
though she slowed down to sniff the grass. When we went back inside, she and Issy both drank lots of water before laying down to relax. During their group they both ran out
into the yard and wandered over to the grass section after they
followed me and opened the gate for them to go in. Issy hopped over the bottom
of the gate and ran around the yard. She socialized a bit with the other
dogs as they were playing. She would walk up and sniff
them a bit as they bounced around her. Mocha didn’t go that far and stayed in
the gravel yard. She made sure to walk over to wear I could see her and took a
seat in the sun.
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