On Saturday I got Moose, a 5-month-old German Shepherd, in for the boot camp training program. Moose is Zoe’s brother, if you remember her. Moose is here to learn some manners (he occasionally jumps on people and can be a little mouthy at times), how to ignore cats (he always wants to chase them and play with them), off leash reliability, and advanced obedience around distractions. He is doing well so far. Yesterday I taught him the treadmill for the first time, and it took him quite a while to get used to it and walk on it properly. Now, he does awesome on the treadmill, which is the first video below.
Today was his first time working on the electric dog training collar (which is the second video below). He did a pretty good job, considering it was his first time on the collar. He did a lot better than Zoe did with her first time on the collar. He definitely reacted very normal for any dog’s first time on the e-collar. He kept his distance from me, and was at the end of the leash the majority of the time. There were a few times that he would come and walk by my side, which is exactly what I want, but then he would wander off again. He’ll definitely get better the more I work with him, until he gets to the point that he can work off leash by my side. Be sure to keep checking back to see his progress!
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