After the graduation ceremony on Friday night, Echo started a long weekend at Camp Morga. This time he got to spend it in the house with the other dogs. He even went to church on Sunday. Marlene said that he performed very well - she grades easier for the puppies.
On our way home from Kansas City, we stopped in Janesville to pick up Echo and for puppy training class. We also picked up Buddy, who was Kamp Kahl. They needed some "alone" time. It wasn't true alone time for either dog. Echo had the usual house full and Buddy spent the weekend with Carmen, Jay, and Archie. At the training session, near the mall, we worked on the usual SIT, DOWN, and STAY. However there were real world distractions, visual and aural: cars, motorcycles, bikes, puppies in front and behind, horns honking.
Echo settled back into his routine today with a solo morning walk. Every walk includes a heavy dose of SIT, DOWN, STAY with a few FIND HEELs (these are currently more for us to practice our technique). The afternoon walk included DOWN STAY as other dogs and people passed. I also had Buddy walk around and over Echo, who eventually learned to STAY, even as Buddy's new backpack hit him in the head.
To change things up, we moved Echo's crate, the place he sleeps and eats, again last night. His crate is now separated from Buddy; he will be sleeping alone. Echo's feedings are also changing to one primary feeding after the day's activities with only a half cup snack for breakfast. This approach works well for managing potty breaks while we are learning the proper times and places.
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