WHOA!

Breeze and I started her next command today. We started our day with a drive into town to the meat market. After that it was out to the field for a run through the grass. She is getting a little bolder and adventuring out further away every day. We worked on “COME” & “SIT. At this point it is all just reinforcement as she has both commands down.

Then we moved over to the barrel to start on “WHOA”. We start by just getting up on the barrel and holding her in place. I am not using the command yet, just putting her up on the barrel. At first she was a little nervous. That is to be expected. Wasn’t long and she was feeling right at home. I place her on the barrel and set her down. She is not allowed to get up or down on her own. We will continue doing this for a few days, until she is comfortable and steady. When we get to that point then I will introduce the command “WHOA”.

If you don’t have a barrel to teach your dog this command, don’t worry. Just drop me a note and I will give you some other options.

I am going to try to get some pictures up of this tomorrow. Now it’s off to the couch for some rest after a long day. I will see if Breeze will join me if she will get out of her bed. She is all tuckered out!