Over the past 2 evenings I have been continuing to work with Molly on her recall. She is doing really well on it. So far she is 100% reliable on the recall although I have been careful to make sure she is not too distracted when I give the command and call her in. Last night I called her as she was running away from me and she stopped instantly and turned and came in straight away. She literally comes flying back and launches herself at me. She gets loads of praise and I have not had to resort to any edible treats which is great.
I am also working on her sit. She is a real live wire and it is taking a bit longer to get her to sit still than it did with previous dogs I have owned. I just have to be patient with her and we will get there very soon. We had great progress last night in that I was able to put her in the sit position and after stroking her to calm her I was able to stand up and she sat without me holding or touching her at all. I will continue over the next week or two concentrating on the recall and sit.
We have been doing a few marked retreives every evening too on the lawn and she is a very enthusiastic retreiver. I hold her as I am throwing the rolled up sock and release her after a few seconds. It is like pulling the trigger on a gun when she is released. She still has a tendency to run past me on the right but I have been using the kennel wall at my back and we are getting over that tendency now. She is starting to get the idea. I think this is due the fact that the breeders daughter was throwning a tennis ball for her and not insisting on her coming back to hand. This is only a minor issue that is well on the way to being sorted already. I am still only giving her a few retreives every every evening. Five at most but only 2 or 3 if they are done right. I always stop on a good one.
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