This Sunday was Lulu's first day of school! We've called upon Urban Dog's Jan Naud for private training. She came over to our house for a few hours of training.
Moley and Lulu's first assignment is to master Come, Sit, and Watch. Used in this series it is an invalueable behavior to take place all other behaviors that you do not want. (i.e. chewing, rowdy playing, excitement, peeing, etc). The main point of these 3 commands is to get the dog's attention on you, and only you. Since we're in our first phase of teaching these commands, Moley and Lulu get a ton of freeze dried lamb treats as reinforcement. So far this has helped tremendously out on the streets! Normally, both dogs go crazy at the sight of a passer-by, now I have a means to control them and have them both looking at me rather than peeing on a stranger.
Well, it's only been a day with the new training, so I'll update again after we've had a couple of weeks' practice!
By the way- I highly recommend Urban Dog for doggie daycare, 310.445.1447 for information.
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