Dakota Update

Dakota has settled in and is doing very, very well.

In a week she has learned:

how to sit at the door
how to go to her crate on cue
how to go to her crate for breakfast
how to take cookies from people
how to get "off" the furniture on cue
how to play nicely with other dogs when toys are involved
how to trade cookies for a ball (this was a hard thing to learn)
how to cuddle on the bed (she LOVES this)
how to stand at the door to get her feet wiped
no mugging
nose touches
perch work

We are still working on socialising, socialising, socialising. She is now to the point where she will approach a stranger and sit for a treat. She is still nervous at first and won't allow petting, but the barking has stopped and her tail wags now.

I took her to the agility arena this week and one of my students spent quite a bit of time with her- tugging, and playing. Dakota warmed up really fast and was letting Jo touch her at the end of the 10 minutes. I was quite impressed.

Sarah took this video of her playing after class.

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This weekend I will get video of her meeting a new person, and showing off some of her new tricks.

She is an incredible dog and really will be a great working dog for someone!