Happy Birthday Lyra!

It’s Lyra’s birthday! In honor of Lyra, this is not a training blog; it is simply a training session to show where were at in terms of skills, play and drive when she trains at home. There are five videos here; they start as I take her out of the yard to...

Lyra – 7.5 months – Directed Jumping

A few weeks ago I introduced Lyra to basic jumping skills.  When she understood that finding a jump and taking it created a positive reaction from  me, I introduced a minor hand signal to indicate which jump I wanted.  I also began facing her to complete this concept,...

Lyra 7 months – Jumping

Lyra is becoming relatively fluent on her current skills, so it’s time to add something new to her repertoire.  This week I introduced some basic jumping skills. There are a thousand ways you can start this.  My goals for the next couple of weeks are threefold....

Lyra – 16 weeks, starting opposition reflex

Lyra is pretty good at paying attention to me, especially if I’m holding food or toys.  If I’m playing with her, I can usually get her to drive back to me with her toys for more interaction – she loves to tug and she understands that I’m a big...