Yesterday I observed the first situation of Shasta acting a little afraid. Very little, but a little. What got her to be a little flinchy? Dusk! Same as Roxy reacted to as a puppy. Roxy reacted more severely and for many months. Shasta was in the back yard last night at dusk and was flinching at the regular bird/neighbor noises outside the yard. After seeing it with Roxy I am not concerned at this point. But I found it interesting.
We had another outdoor training session. And the dandelions? Well, I'm not yet as exciting as the dandelions but I would upgrade me to being a serious distraction to them. ;-)
As for the training itself, we made big strides with her holding her bottom position while I move away, holding out a treat, etc. I'm surprised by this one because I wasn't even focusing on teaching it yet. I was just kind of trying it here and there and she picked up on it really quickly. I did, however, teach wait on the sit, not around obstacles, for a few minutes in a couple of sessions the last few days. It clearly carried over but, wow, she does not know it very well at all in the original situation to carry it over as well as she did tonight in holding her bottom position. Cool!
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