[Christine Pomicter]

This is our first attempt at this video last night. Bring me the toy.

[Christine Pomicter]

Homework for resilience
In different environments he’s pretty cautious. He’s interested, but looks to me a lot and would likely leave if off leash. I don’t make a big deal of anything and encourage looking around and exploring. I try to take him to different locations, ie Tractor Supply or the grocery store and have him look around. I haven’t been able to do that in the past couple months so I need to get it going again.
New people, for the most part is pretty good. He especially likes to meet women and children. Like I said I’ve taken him to Tractor Supply(especially when he was younger) and he met a lot of men too. However, lately, he’s a bit more concerned with men. He will approach them, but if a man suddenly appears, he’s looking at me or trying to leave. If he’s in a smaller place, he starts to bark and back up. So, obviously I need to continue to work on that.
New dogs: he goes to daycare on a regular basis so he’s used to other dogs and is very easy to meet them.
Noises generally don’t bother him if he’s by himself or Obie doesn’t react. If however, Obie reacts, he looks to Obie and will bark and run along side him sounding the alert.
In outside environments (including our own yard) if something is new or he hadn’t noticed it before he is very cautious. Example is a lawn ornament. He gets pretty low, cautious to approach, sometimes will bark and circle. If/ when he does approach, most likely he will either jump straight up in the air or straight back multiple times. I let him try to figure it out by himself for the most part. However, I find that most of the time, if I go up to it with him a touch it and praise him a lot for interest or interaction it goes a bit quicker.
It’s a bit worse if it’s dark outside.
In the house he likes Kong toys stuffed and I have Starmark Wheelers that he really likes to chew on. He likes to cuddle some. He enjoys walking around the yard(as long as there’s nothing new) and sniffs and exploring. I don’t have a snuffle mat, but I think he’d like it. He likes anything with food 😁

[Christine Pomicter]

This is drive to toy. For some reason, he decided he really wanted this toy tonight and he was really TUGGING! I was thrilled 😁
Hopefully we will be able to keep building with that. Of course, I’ve thought that before and sometimes we have it, sometimes not so much.

[Christine Pomicter]

Got it! It’s now unlisted! Sorry about that😁

[Christine Pomicter]

This is the shaping game. He enjoys these, and is quick to offer, as well as catch on to what I generally want.
As you’ll see, he was not overly interested in tugging now. And yet a little earlier, he was doing ok with it( at least for him).

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