Mandy October 5th Update

Mandy is coming soon for an overnight. It's always exciting when we see our previous training clients from FAR AND AWAY (in this case Canada) come back so we can see how they have been progressing at home. In the meantime, I wanted to share the latest update on Mandy where her owner was excited that she had retrieved, and seems now confident enough to keep Mandy. She was actually considering doing the expensive training here so that it would be possible to re home Mandy later, but instead found the right partnership. Mandy is in the field a lot with her owner overseeing parks and such, and so it would have been impossible for her owner to be able to properly care for a dog that could not come along with her often. It is also an ideal life for a dog to be able to do this.

So here is Mandy's owner's update:

"We had a big 'first' this evening.

Until now, Mandy hasn't had any retrieving interests from either her Golden or Lab sides...unfortunate for me, as that's a prime way to exercise her four legs without wearing out my two.

This morning she had a dog walk/romp with a friend's Nova Scotia Tolling Retriever. We found a tennis ball in the local school yard and the toller retrieved with GREAT enthusiasm, Mandy taking note and somewhat joining in.

Tonight, after a few tosses, she caught on and retrieved admirably a number of times all on her own. What a thrill!

The toller will get treats in the morning. And I now have a new way to exercise my dog.

Just wanted to let you know.

Phyl, I'll be sending a one-year adoption update on Mandy on October 16. This year has been a learning experience for both of us, with some work still ahead, but we are now definitely a bonded pair.

Robin, this wouldn't have happened without your expertise and interest.

Mandy now wags and grins all the time, as she should.

Lee"


These are the results that keep me at it:)   Also these results CAN NOT happen without a committed owner.   It's a lot harder than you think, because it involves an owner learning to mask their own insecurities when working their dog.   The owner needs to behaviorally modify themselves in order to behaviorally modify their dog, and it's no easy task especially when they live so far away from me.   It's not like I can personally swing by if they are having a problem.

Congrats to my human and canine students!!   Thank you for making my business my dream job.

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