Guinness and Riley smooching. ha!
The fourth day was too snowy, so Daddy took our SUV to work, leaving us with only legs to get out. I discovered that Guinness has forgotten how to heel. I was constantly yanking on him to get him to walk beside me. We didn’t make it to doggie park – the sidewalks were too treacherous plus fighting a dog that has forgotten his training was annoying.
New Year’s morning, no one was at doggie park. We walked around one and half laps with me testing his recalls. He wasn’t great, but he was OK until he became very interested in a clump of bushes. He refused to come which meant he had to go on leash. We did another loop on leash, then I allowed him to prove himself. A lab was barking at us from the other side of the fence. Three times he ran toward the dog, but, when he heard me call “Come,” he stopped and obeyed! Wow! After another half loop, bushes were just too tempting and he was back on leash.
New Year’s morning, no one was at doggie park. We walked around one and half laps with me testing his recalls. He wasn’t great, but he was OK until he became very interested in a clump of bushes. He refused to come which meant he had to go on leash. We did another loop on leash, then I allowed him to prove himself. A lab was barking at us from the other side of the fence. Three times he ran toward the dog, but, when he heard me call “Come,” he stopped and obeyed! Wow! After another half loop, bushes were just too tempting and he was back on leash.
