Enjoying Jett

Jett at this writing is a week shy of 15 months. I am loving my lessons with him. We are doing more engagement that is bringing the fun in our interactions. Jett is certainly happier. 

We started off with the boop game to warm up. You can read last's blog to get the details. My mechanical skills need work. 

Then the instructor put 3 cones out. They were for me to set up stations. 

The first cone was to touch my hand high. Then run to the next cone to do a circle. Then the last cone a boop. Touch his rump quickly and run behind tail, but give food as soon as he turns around..

 When I did the boop. I gave a bunch of treats like a jackpot. Today I had beef frajita strips. 

We did the 3 stations again to prefect mechanical skills. Jett started getting happier each time.

Now we changed the game a little bit. We will do the 3 stations in a row, but twice station twice. After each station I would whoo hooo, first station hand touch, whoo hooo! Then run to the next station and circle, whooo hooo, run to the next station boop then say yes!!! And feed treats. Now do it again! After the second time Jett was put in the crate and I rested in a chair. We did this again

Jett was enjoying the exercise. He is happier. I love doing exercises that bring Jett's excitement up.

The last excitement we wanted to bring his ball excitement up. The instructor worked with two balls. It is to entice him to let go of the ball to get to chase/play with the other ball. Key points, i will never chase or grab the ball from Jett. It is focused on Jett dropping the first ball and then human throws the second one to play. Jett did play a little keep away, but the human never chases. 

I did this game in the late 80's because Watson, my border collie at that time, wouldn't drop his ball.This trick works. 

I am happy to see Jett getting into playing with balls. He is so much happier. I think he does a little ball playing at doggie day care.