LOVE ❤️ NOTES

Making Great Progress!

Charlie was definitely wise to the car switch this time and didn’t want to go in. I tried the usual tricks for awhile, but when he abjectly refused I clipped the leash to his collar, and he followed me back

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Loading Yes, Practicing Sit And Touch

Continuing our practice with Willow, we started out by “loading” up a positive reinforcement word, YES. When a dog is exhibiting good behavior, give a short clear YES without reaching for a treat, wait a moment or two, and then

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Training Continues

We spent our entire visit working with Trainer Dani from Doggy Kaizen on letting Willow get more comfortable with us by being around without touching her. She’ll let you do anything for food, but otherwise was still not sure how

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Car-pe’ Diem! 🐕

We worked on helping Charlie re-learn getting into a car. We covered the importance of giving him ample floor space to get in, using a martingale collar so he can’t just *refuse* to go, and to lead by example –

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