Training

Here's a report on how training is going and a little video clip of learning "leave it":

Commands he really knows:

• sit


• come


• lay


• leave it


• up (get up on the couch)

Commands he's pretty much knows, but may not choose to do them when asked:

• drop it


• wait (stop where you are on the trail and wait for us)


• stay


• hurry up (eliminate)


• find alex


• crate


• off (get off the couch)


• jump (jump up and get this treat I'm dangling in front of you)


• over (jump over this obstacle)

Huh?

• heel


• pay attention (unwrap your leash from the pole you just walked around)


• where's your toy? (go find your toy)


• shake

As for housetraining-- he's learned that when he pees on the floor he gets in trouble, but that is also attention. So, if he's upset with us for ignoring him, he pees. But, he's also learned that he can ask to go outside by sitting at the door, and he gets lots of "good boy"s when he then goes outside to the bathroom. Also- sitting by the door gets you outside if you just want to go outside and play.