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...
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 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 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...
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