Last night we moved the crates back upstairs. As per the advice from Have Paws Will Travel, Echo is sleeping in our bedroom. He adapts well to change which is a big positive.
Enjoying the Bus Ride (8/30):
Thursdays are our simulated puppy class. Because of the rain we didn't do much outside, however on our walk I did make Echo repeatedly SIT and DOWN on the wet sidewalk and grass. Buddy occasionally had issues with DOWN on moist surfaces. Echo had to LEAVE his food for a minute before eating. Also a little cradling and paw massage.
Echo is letting us know that he doesn't really want to follow our commands. He will yawn, stretch, or scratch before obeying. I remember Marlene mentioning in our first puppy classes that this is a stall tactic. It's very unlikely that he needs to yawn at the exact time we give a command.
"First you learn a new language, profanity; and second you learn not to discipline your dogs when you're mad, and that's most of the time when you're training dogs." - Lou Schultz, trainer of Alaskan Huskies
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