After short visits to the grocery and drug store, we braved the elements for an evening walk. Through bitter cold and blowing snow, we were able to get some exercise and work on walking. The objective this evening was to get Buddy to focus on me when walking.
When out in the neighborhood, he will usually walk a little in front and be looking around. Out in public places, he is good about staying by my side. So tonight I would intermittently stop to see if he was paying attention. If not, he felt a little pinch. He eventually figured out the game and would either observe me stopping and stop or he would not be paying attention, feel the pinch and return to my side. Good progress for 40 minutes. More work needed.
We will also work on the exercise equipment later. Buddy is learning to stay away from us when we exercise on the treadmill or bike. Nothing painful yet and we are trying to keep it that way for his benefit and ours.
"No Matter how little money and how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich." - Louis Sabin
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