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193/194 zzzz

They were both fairly sleepy yesterday we did a little of running some basics just to get dinner but they weren't really interested they literally ate & went back to bed. Today was better they were more back with it & we went to class. We did some searching tiny king bits in the wall. Phoenix will insist on giving me them so im trying to get the reward in before she pulls it out of the wall and spits it at me. Igor was a little lively almost over tired still & his focus was short & slightly erratic but he managed a few searches & we did some tunnel and jumps, again abit of a wrecking ball over the jumps lol

Phoenix has been super attentive & eager with training & listening lately. I'm hoping she's maturing & coming out of the rebellious stage. The biggest thing I've noticed is being able to call her off. Doberman can play hard and rough & the excitement levels can be redirected.she went through a phase of getting too fixed in on play or chasing Igor (who also instigates the rough housing)

to know when to stop. I started slipping the lead on a long time ago when she wasnt listening or getting too wild, just until she calmed to a level to let her off again & I noticed last week that I can actually call her off now. I'm not sure if it's place dependent but In the garden & inside I've asked her to stop & she's come back to me & we play tug or I chuck a treat. Hopefully it's clicking.

I haven't caught up on the challenge yet that was on my to-do list but I will get that in this week.

For now have a photo of Igor trying on his pjs for camping this weekend.

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