Day 2 - No class

Tonight after getting home I grabbed my training pouch, and clicker and decided to work with Rook. I realized right away that having two other dogs means that we are going to have to train all three, otherwise it's just going to be confusing for all of them. I started repeating some of the training we did the night before, this time with Brodie. I started by calling his name and then rewarding and clicking when he looked. He knew his name. I next did "Sit" and he did perfectly, having learned those commands a long time ago.

Just for grins, I told Brodie to sit and then pointed at the ground with a treat between my index finger and thumb. I told Brodie to lie down and then lowered my hand to the ground. He laid down to get the treat from my hand. Two more repeats and on the third try I told Brodie to Lie down and he immediately did. Right away I see the difference. Brodie only cares about pleasing you. He always looks to people for approval and is very sensitive. He is very much the opposite of Rook.

I spent some time working with Rook on the "Lie down" command and tonight he seemed very interested and willing to work. I occasionally saw him give a half roll of his eyes, but aside from that, he did very well.

We wrapped up the day by playing catch with my lightup frisbee for a few minutes. Once the pups were pooped, I called it a day. Time to work on homework!