First Walk (beside wheelchair)

Today SSD Torino and I went to the bus stop and back to pick up one of Gail's Day Care children. This is a big deal because it was his first time walking on a leash beside a wheelchair. Lots and lots to learn for this little pup but over all it went well. We took 27 minutes to get to the top. Clicking every second he maintained acceptable position meant a very very slow walk. He did great not panicking when the leash got tangled under his paw. We would simply stop, I would call him up on my lap, and by tossing the rewarding for coming "Up" in the right direction, he would untangle himself! The walk down the hill was much better, only got tangled twice! We plan on loose leash training every day that the weather permits us walking to the bus stop! I am very pleased to also note some other things about the walk. Torino did not bite my feet once (we've been struggling with this - he is breaking skin when he bites!) nor did he have his terrible sharky tendencies. Treat taking isn't perfectly gentlemen like but getting better. He also showed very few stress signals. Panting and tail down were the only two noted.



He is getting very tall! We go to the vet on friday for shots and then we'll be stopping by Matt and SSD Owen's. I'll try to get some pictures then since my mom will be there to handle the puppy I should be able to take some!