Day 15

It been awhile, I'll admit, I've been terribly busy :( But we have been working! She now knows crawl, stand, and is getting the hang of drop on recall :D We're making pretty good progress, but let's see how well this will work...

Day 5

Alright, so I've been pretty busy with all the homework I have.... which means not much time to work on tricks. I have worked a bit on relax though. It amazes me how fast she can pick up what she's supposed to be doing, especially with some of the harder tricks (at least for me haha xD). No change in the remaining tricks list, however :( I think she needs to be fairly reliant to mark another one off ;)

Just smile and wave...

I figured you all should know a little about Rhylee :) She came to me last year, on the tenth to be exact, from a local shelter. That would've made her about three months when we picked her up. She was very timid, but our current dog, Buster, soon made friends. She always has to be with him if possible, even when he gets irritated.

Both of them are fed Iams twice a day, but we are trying to decide on another brand to switch to. As for her breed, I'm not quite sure... she may have some sort of small shepherd in her, as she's only 20 inches and about 28 pounds. Even considering that though, she has a boat-load of energy and is constantly on the move. We should have lots of fun learning the more active tricks :)

Day 1

Day one started with practicing Come, which proved to be quite successful. Rhylee is becoming more reliant with the recall, but it could still use some polishing. All of these tricks(at least the majority), will be taught with positive training and a clicker. This seems to work best for both of us anyhow :)

Since Rhy already knows some tricks, we can knock off some of the tricks that are left. I will still be adding new tricks, and posting the current list, but for now, let's see what's in that brain of hers:

Sit
Down
Come (somewhat reliant)
Touch (nose to object)
Paw Touch (paw to object)
Shake
High Five (very similar to Shake)
Over (agility equipment, mostly)
Off
Kennel Up
Wait (stay for a moment, usually while on the lead)

Tricks left: 139
Days left: 262

(Even with almost double the days, it will be quite a challenge)