Another Fun Day with Canine PhD

Mack and his two "handlers" had a lot of fun this past Saturday walking Mack around Inman Park.  We are trying to get him to walk two steps with us and then sit by our side, not in front of us, and repeat repeat repeat.  He is not ready yet, but we have been working on it a lot at the shelter and he is coming around.  He does it is easy-peasy when there are limited distractions, but it is difficult when there is so much going on.  You cannot really blame him.  He spends most of his week at the shelter and when he leaves it there is so much to see, sniff, and do.

             And this picture does not even capture the half of it!  It can be a little overwhelming!

The best part of class is when we went to the playground.  The dogs got to practice "placing," which is what Mack is best at.  He placed on a wobbly foundation, and we were all super proud.

 

After the slide event, which was way more fun for me than him, we walked back to the training facility.  I could not believe class was already over!  All of the dogs did a great job.  There is no class next weekend so maybe Mack will go hiking at the Arabia Mountains.  He loves exploring.   Imagine how much more he will be able to do when he is in a home!