Interesting Morning Walk · Arsenal Canine Nation

Interesting Morning Walk

Ozzy and I went for our morning walk this morning in our new neighborhood (we moved three days ago). There is a highly reactive dog in a yard with a chain link fence between the dog and the walking path on our walking route. This morning was the third time Ozzy has had to walk by this dog who absolutely loses it when a dog walks by his fence. The first time Ozzy encountered this dog the other day, Ozzy reacted very strongly pulling and barking - but wouldn’t you if you were an 11 month old working breed smart dog full of teenage hormones who was being treated like that, lol? This morning, on the first pass by the reactive dog, Ozzy barked and pulled a little when the dog freaked out, but stayed beside me as I continued to walk confidently, looking straight ahead and stimming and singing “I Can See Clearly Now” in my head (Thank you Jessica!). On the second pass of the reactive dog on the way home, I did the same thing and Ozzy walked beside me, looking at the dog, but he didn’t bark or pull. I gave him massive praise and treats once we were past the dog. It was then that I realized that Ozzy’s ecollar was turned OFF! We had done the entire hour long morning walk with no ecollar! Ozzy behaved amazingly the entire walk and was extremely obedient with no stimming at all. AMAZING. Of course the collar will stay on for years likely, but what a happy accident. Another interesting note: when I take the collar off before bed, Ozzy will outright ignore commands like “drop”, which he follows very well with the collar on. He is just way too smart and my socks are not safe without the ecollar, lol.

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