Monday saw Diogo and myself have our first session with the dog trainer.
It was an hour long session at home where we worked on Diogos barking in excitement at going on a walk.
This session saw us getting through a pack of dog treats. It wasn’t only Diogo getting the treat as part of his training. Every time Diogo got something Dolly was also there expecting, nay demanding she had one to. Once he cottoned on to what was happening Loki also wanted in on the action.
Diogo did really well. Although it did tire him.
Our next session is in just over a couple of weeks and will be in a local paddock where we will work on Diogo’s reaction to other dogs while on the lead.
Obviously in the meantime Diogo has homework of about 15 minutes a day going over what we practiced in the session. Plus I’m using the stuff getting ready for our walks.
Things are improving.