CathyC.
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Iy2JbI8DM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This is obi towing me. There were a lot of dogs and people at the beach today but I think obi did well.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8WNUbEC2ZY
This one is a swim with handler. First time he hasn't tried to climb on me and the first time without scratches! We used his favourite bumper to encourage him to swim and kept the swimming distance short. He was more comfortable in the water this time. It helped that the lake was calm today.
We also worked on the underwater take it. He had one really good one where the water was up to his belly almost. The sand added to the challenge because in shallower water obi likes to paw the sinker closer to shore and sometimes the sand covers the sinker or obscures his vision.
Go outs worked well today too though my victim was just standing in water. Still, with all the distractions around I'm amazed that he could be so focused. A frisbee did distract him once but we got him back on task. He was too distracted to take leash and go out though. He does this well at home. Maybe he was thinking I was going to leash him and curtail his fun?!
Fun day at the beach!
This is obi towing me. There were a lot of dogs and people at the beach today but I think obi did well.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8WNUbEC2ZY
This one is a swim with handler. First time he hasn't tried to climb on me and the first time without scratches! We used his favourite bumper to encourage him to swim and kept the swimming distance short. He was more comfortable in the water this time. It helped that the lake was calm today.
We also worked on the underwater take it. He had one really good one where the water was up to his belly almost. The sand added to the challenge because in shallower water obi likes to paw the sinker closer to shore and sometimes the sand covers the sinker or obscures his vision.
Go outs worked well today too though my victim was just standing in water. Still, with all the distractions around I'm amazed that he could be so focused. A frisbee did distract him once but we got him back on task. He was too distracted to take leash and go out though. He does this well at home. Maybe he was thinking I was going to leash him and curtail his fun?!
Fun day at the beach!
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