Buddy went for a long walk this morning, to get exercise and in preparation for the days activities. A tired dog is a well behaved dog. We walked for about 40 minutes and again used the jerky treats to reinforce recalls. The "hard" part of the walk wasn't the distance, it was seeing his dog friends for the first time in a week and not being able to play. I wanted to give his knee some extra rest before hard running and I wanted to work on his level of distraction around other dogs. Being overly friendly is not a good trait for a guide dog.
Busy day: library, stores, pet store, restaurant, hockey, ...
Rather uneventful day which means Buddy behaved well. Lots of riding and walking around so he missed his naps during the day which left him exhausted at the hockey game. People in the restaurant and hockey game didn't know he was there until we got up to leave. He rested during the action and then took a "smoking" break outside and walked around the halls some more during intermissions. He does very good walking in the crowd and is patient walking down steps in a crowd. His preference would be to run down.
Another "hard" walk in the afternoon. Maybe some fun tomorrow.
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