Taming The Wild Side

Well our first day back at training and our HUGE shout out goes to JR and Atlas on a great recall! We have been practicing recalls with this handsome boy for awhile. He is adolescent and up and down about recalling but today he was a champ! We had him in a large open field practicing many chase games, treating, heeling, sits, downs,stays and recalls. While were practicing recalls the long line we had snapped and broke! Atlas was loose and he knew it! He played with us, our hearts were thumping but we stayed with the training plan and very calmly recalled. He bounced and played and then came close. It was a game but he did recall and we added a down and stay. I petted his head and lowered my hand to his collar while JR fed him the remainder of treats! Such a good moment for all of us but a reminder that you continue with the training plan particularly with an adolescent dog! Their behavior is very up and down as they are developing physically and mentally. He was in training mode but his attention was completely on his owner today and the pay off was huge! What a big boy! Nice job today!