Obedience Update

Pixel did a three minute out of sight sit the other day at class. I was so stoked! She did the down aswell but apparently was a bit sniffy. We will have to work on that. The stays have always been this huge stress for me- Wicca was never solid, not even in sight- and having them at the end to make or break your Qualifying score just adds to the stress. With Pixel it is different. I don't have the stress or hang up about it. I just expect that she will do it. And how awesome is that.

In other Obedience news our fronts are getting good- almost awesome actually. She still is a bit crooked now and again but is close and that's what I've been rewarding for up until this point. Even with the dumbbell in her mouth her fronts are good.

Heeling has been good- I haven't been doing a ton of patterns but rather have been doing short bursts of heeling followed by big time reward. We have been working on our left pivots still- and they are improving. She still will stall out a bit, but with encouragment will stay in position. It's coming.

Wicca is re-learning how to stay in one position and be calm about it. Our placemat is now half the size and she is comfortable in the house for up to five minutes. "Place" is the cue, and so far it has been working well. It will still be a while before we are ready for the Open ring, but I am excited about the prospect of her doing those stays.