Piper Cain (9/28-10/8/21)

9/28 Focus choosing to heel

Piper was on the nervous side today, so we worked on her focusing on me I was going to do settle work but she seem to be a little bit too nervous to do that so we worked on choosing to heel and she did wonderful. Overall it was a good session and I got her to settle down towards the end and give me consistent focus. ~Jacquie

9/29 leash manners focus

Today I worked with piper outside on her focus and LeashManners, she did a really good job and improved a lot throughout the session. She handled all of the distractions of the people working next-door very well and by the end of the session she was offering me really awesome eye Contact. ~Jacquie

9/30 Leash Manners Outside

I brought Piper today into one of our backyard play areas to work on a leash manners and a confident section. She is very eager to work, and I wanted her to be able to be around some of the distractions that might cause her anxiety without having to be too close or to see them. She did a really good job, so I was able to open up the door a little bit, although that proved to be a little bit too much. I left the door open and we didn’t walk through, and I worked on playing a pattern game with her in which I trust a treat and have her check in with me for another treat after marking with a click. She did a really good job and I’m very impressed with her. – Amy

10/1 Distraction proofing

Today I worked with piper in the classroom on her focus and leash manners well Alfie and Anna we’re on the other side of the barrier. Piper did a really good job on her focus and leash manners today, she was able to look over at Alfie and check back in with me consistently. She offered really great behaviors throughout the session and made really good choices great work today. ~Jacquie

10/2 Dog Focus with Chai

She had great focus but definitely needs more work around other dogs. Piper has a tendency to pull towards the dog and needs more work on basic impulse control with high distractions around. -Maria

10/3 cafe

today I worked with piper on her settling behaviors by working on a café session. This was a really good session for piper as we worked on her being able to settle into a down outside with all of the distractions of being outside going on. This was challenging for her at times and when I first got her into a down I had to keep our rate of reinforcement pretty high but as the session went on she was able to settle a little bit more and I was able to move our rate of reinforcement to every 5 to 7 seconds. Very good job today piper! -Anna

10/4 Leash Manners / Lobby Focus

Piper and I worked on her focus and leash manners in a high distraction area and she did a great job! I did have to lure looks at first to get her to refocus on me. She did pull a bit at first, but she caught on quickly. By the end, she was walking nicely on a loose leash and completely ignoring people and dogs passing. Great progress today! – Nautica

10/5 Distraction Proof outside with Benny and Caitlyn

Today Caitlyn and I took Piper and Benny outside and we did a distraction proof and dog Focus session. Piper had really good body language with Caitlyn and consistently checked in with her throughout the session. She does like to sniff in order to relieve some stress, so we allowed her to do that and clicked every time that she reengaged. She did an excellent job overall and we were super impressed with her confidence! -Amy

10/6 Leash Manners / Leave It

Piper and I worked on her leash manners, not pulling, and leave it cue today and she did a great job! She did fixate on the biscuits at first, but was able to refocus on me as the session continued. By the end, she was walking politely through all the distractions and offering looks. Piper made a lot of progress today! – Nautica

10/7 Agility

I am SO proud of how far Piper has come! Today’s session was a fun intro to agility equipment and she did amazing! She was stellar over the jump, was willing to touch a wobble board and even ran through the tunnel! I love seeing dogs get excited and confident the more that they do that might have been scary at first. I have loved working with her and definitely think she would enjoy an intro to agility class if that’s something you are interested in! It’s a great way to have a good human dog bond. -Amy

10/8 Stay

today piper worked on her stay. She had a really great job today and was able to show off about 15 feet of distance as well as some fairly good duration. I was really impressed with her and overall she did a lovely job! -Anna

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