Wyatt Clay has wanted to do dog project for some time. His dog has been a big part of how he relates to the world around him. After losing Hopper Spark in the Spring, and bringing Shadow Paws home, he knew he had a LOT of work to do to get Shadow trained and functioning properly.
Shadow seems to really want to please him, and adores him (especially as her ticket out from the pound) but is six months old, and a Labrador Retriever mix, so very immature and energetic! Today was the first day to attend dog project. We have been nervous about how to squeeze it all in, but wanted to let him try. The cuddled up in the back seat this morning and off we went.
Shadow Paws began by being tremendously overstimulated right out of the car! The leader was amazing, and set ground rules for Shadow and Wyatt, and Wyatt lined up with the others. There are so many adorable dogs of a variety of species, and the kids are all so good and so welcoming.
Shadow settled in, and while clearly still very young and under-trained compared to the others, she only had to be separated out when she was walking backwards trying to play with the dog behind her. We stopped on the way home for a different collar they needed, and Wyatt was glad to show me his homework of what they started this week.
Blogger was in the mood to only upload this one sideways again, but here they were practicing her laying down and staying that way when Wyatt was getting up. It didn't help her focus any when he had her wave at me, but they will work more at home!
They have a lot of ground to cover in training, but this is a really positive group, the parents were all so nice (and funny) and I think Wyatt will learn a lot!
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