miss hotlips' new life so far. updated w vid
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well, after 4 full days of training, i couldnt b more pleased. she’s getting acclimated, more confident every day. she’s so solid on the basics that they have her doing hurdles. which, of course, she picked up instantly. they’re gonna have a hard time keeping up w her.
the best part, tho, is that she’d doing great w other dogs. they had internet trouble so i wasnt getting the vids they usually do. but i got a couple last night of her playing w 2 diff dogs. big enclosure, her on a long line, 3 trainers. a tad nerve wracking, but fine.
the 1st was a dominant female, much bigger than her. she looks a lot like her target, radar. not sure she wd see that, but maybe. i’d forgot how delightful it is to see her play w a big dog.
she was very wound up, of course. she surely has missed it. but she did great. she got the cues, she responded appropriately, including hitting the floor a couple times. when they pulled her off, she cooled out well.
the 2nd 1 was a lot nerve wracking. a submissive male, not much bigger and not as well trained. she was very much in his face. but again did well, including stopping the game to watch a couple other dogs passing by.
the best i was hoping for at this point was for her to b on the other side of a fence from another dog w/o losing her shit. i get a 1hr session w the head trainer each week, and i’m hoping they’ll let me bring radar. if she’s half as good w him as she was w dog #1, we’re halfway home.
imma see if i can get the vids up to share.
ok, here it is. 15 min.