Yesterday we did something different. I took Sophie to the park to practices her routine. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park that is, there is a baseball field at KMC (Kilauea Military Camp). It was nice going to a different area to practice. She was distracted at first but once we really got into practicing her routine, she did quite well, until the recall.
Below is a video of Sophie's walking sit (after she sat), the walking down and the recall. You will see once I give the command Here, she pauses briefly in front of me, then does the finish Heel without waiting for me to give her the command. This can be very frustrating especially with the trials being so soon. (I am trying to get Mr. Aloha to video the whole routine so I may post it on here for all to see.)
Part of the problem is me. I am supposed to praise her. A habit for some reason I can't get. Since I am concentrating on her getting it correctly, I almost always forget to praise her and give her, her ball. As you can see in the video above, I ask Ted, "Now what do I do." I know what to do, why am I asking him? I've been doing this for so long. Maybe it's because the trials are soon. As I said before in a previous post, I do not do well with test! I am amazed at how much patience Ted has with all of us.
Back to yesterday, I must admit, after repeating this exercise several times, she did get better or shall I say, we both did good. We practiced at the park for about half an hour. After we were done, she played for a bit chasing the ball. It was a hot day so she didn't play for too long. She absolutely hates getting hot!
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