Day 221: Formal Retrieves and Lateral Distance
We biked around the block this morning for exercise. I look at Aster these days and think she is a bit of a chunk! This afternoon we got some nice reps in retrieving a tiny glove, just in the living room. I'm aiming for a nice wait whilst i throw it. Running to it on cue, a clean retreive with no mouthing or dropping it, with a sit front and hold until i tell her to release. She can do all the steps in isolation but linking it all together can end up a bit messy ๐ she did do one or two very nice clean reps though which was really nice as this has taken quite a while to get! We also played with her holee roller ball, using it to reward lateral distance from me to take two jumps. I still use the hiding of the toy to get her gee'd up and we had a really really great session with very animated tugging, combined with sending her to take the obstacles to access the ball again. Looking forward to starting the Play With Purpose Challenge! Was on the call this evening and I'm excited to start. I should say I might not be able to make the call next week (hence my asking about recordings @Nick Benger ) as I'm off to Crete next week with work...i know, this is my 4th time abroad this year ๐๐