Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Day 1 and 2 of Training



Our first day of training was amazing and exhausting. Moose is such a good, good dog and Garrett is actually already starting to bond with him in his own way. He throws treats to Moose and giggles while Moose follows him around. We have been working on basic obedience mostly to gain trust and respect between us so Moose is more excited to work for us. I think he is starting to get that we are his new family. So far we've done sit and down commands with distractions, and heeling. We are so pleased with Moose and his sweet personality. He loves to play with toys and balls and is very patient with Garrett and Mallory. Little Mallory already adores Moose and actually won't leave him alone. It kinda makes me a little nervous because Moose is so big and she is so little. So far so good. He is so big that it made our drive to and from 4 Paws and the hotel interesting since we are driving a full size 4 door. He could easily take the whole back seat but we have both the kids in the back so he tries to squeeze in on the floor. Tomorrow we will work on tracking so we are excited to see Moose in action. Hopefully I can keep up! I can already tell he has an amazing sense of smell. Stay tuned and I will try to post again soon.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I am so excited for you guys!! Good luck with tracking. It`s fun but stressfull because theres alot more work involved then you would expect.

CTplus1 said...

That is so exciting. Nice to hear things are going okay. Keep us updated and we need to get together after you are back and settled in so we can see this awesome dog!! Enjoy your time!!