When he was a young puppy Echo followed us around and obeyed very well. As he approaches the five month mark he is more developed, more independent, and more naughty. He has been testing all of us, even Buddy. Echo will bite Buddy for no reason whatsoever. Echo seems to have hit the "Terrible Fives".
Lately he has been getting into the bathroom garbage to steal an empty bottle to play with. He is not very smart (or doesn't know what he is doing is wrong), because he will bring the bottle or candy wrappers and show Lisa.
We used our evening walk to the library as a training class tonight. We encountered many diversions: dogs, kids, loud trucks, loudspeakers, and squirrels. The most challenging was kids practicing soccer. Echo's high prey drive was apparent as he focused in on the rolling soccer balls.
Echo greets other dogs and humans calmly and will SIT and DOWN, usually without correction. Last week we worked on STAY, but tonight we focused on HEEL. He can FIND HEEL which means he will return to my side when I ask him to, but he doesn't stay HEELed.
“We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It’s the best deal man has ever made.” - M.Facklam
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