Ava: A-litter Ypsilon x Maika 10 weeks. This is obedience training, I know doesn’t look like it.
I luvs my momma Michelle
Ava: A-litter Ypsilon x Maika 10 weeks. This is obedience training, I know doesn’t look like it.
I luvs my momma Michelle
Great pic’s Julie. Doesn’t she have great reach and drive? And darling to boot!
This is GREAT obedience training! It is hard for some people to grasp this concept in dog training—especially those who have done nothing but AKC-type work. This is the type of training that will build a good, solid foundation for ANY venue of work.
Great job, Momma Michelle!
Carole: You are so right about what a great way this is to train. I had spent 30 some years in the AKC type of training (conformation and obedience) and I am now learning this new to me training, thanks to Julie and Gustavo, and all the great inspiration of others through this blog. I really cringe at how we did things, and for the poor dogs who so often were at the end of the choke collar correction.
Yep, at first it seems like a lot of tugging/playing. Then all of the pieces fall together and you see the final result—a true working machine that will do ANYTHING for you.
Gustavo says that it should be 70% play to 30% work. All of those deposits that you are putting into the puppy bank truly pay off.
Patti, this is a giant leap above our old training methods! Even works better than the “bribe them with food” method—although, I will also use food – just not constantly.
Oh my goodness – little girls don’t get any more cute than this and what focus to boot! Michelle you are doing absolutely fabulous!
That looks like so much fun, hopefully Aslan will get to meet up with his sister.
You rock, Michelle!!! And so does Ava! What tough little cookie 🙂