Well, within the first 20 minutes Betel had scared another dog into peeing on the floor and lept around pawing at the instructor when she tried to demonstrate how to walk on a loose leash. She had to show us the "emergency" method for wrapping the leash around his leg so he couldn't jump up so high. Kevin and I both hung our heads in shame. At one point I started laughing out loud because he was far and away the worst dog in the class.
Orion was his sweet, mellow self, which begets a chicken and egg question. Was Odin so good because he is Odin? Or was he so good because I made him good? I spent a lot more time with him and was far more strict with him when he was young. But I've always attributed his "goodness" to being dumb.
We worked on looking at us, catching and grabbing by the collar when loose and playing (Betel couldn't handle this), sit, down, walking on a loose leash, and come. Our homework is to do all those this week and next week we will also work on stay and maybe some outside walking on a loose leash.
She said to bring in our Halti for Betel because it should adjust to fit him and he needs it. They are also both mouthy, and she said to not let them have the treat until they're gentle. She used "easy."
There's certainly plenty of room to win "most improved" this session.
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