Due to the wet weather, Freya and I didn’t get very much training in over the last week. We did get a couple of days of nice weather. Those days fell before I had finished printing up a set of rally obedience signs, so I didn’t get a chance to set up a practice course in the back yard.
Each sign has a graphic and a few words to describe the exercise to perform at that station. We practiced some of the exercises in the kitchen. The exercises that can, and in fact should, be done in a small space include 270° left and right turns, 360° left and right circles, call front-left and right finishes, sit and halt, and down and halt. So we did get in some training specifically for the rally obedience exercises.
The sunny days were probably not used to best advantage in terms of training, but Freya thought they were just fine with time to play ball and wrestle with Axel.
Here she is in heel position at my left side, wondering why I’m pointing a camera in her face instead of holding a treat or a toy for her.
Here she is right after coming in for an almost perfectly straight front (we have issues with good fronts), wondering why a light is flashing at her instead of my hand signaling her to go around me to finish.
I think we’re ready for a good hour of training at tomorrow night’s drop-in class!
Hi, I came over from the Photoblogher group …. Freya is adorable and looks so eager to learn, or at least sit nicely! Nice to meet you.
Thanks for stopping by, and for your kind words for Freya! She was pretty motivated that day, probably by the sight of sunshine which has been a bit rare lately.