Yet Another One
Posted on May 29, 2008
today i made a mistake with liames training. one of my coworkers had brought in his 8 lb dog and i allowed liame to interact with it while he had his vest on. i placed him in a sit, waited until i had his complete attention and then told him “OK go play” exactly like i had told to do in my puppy intermediate class. unfortunately what i forgot was that in class liame doesnt have his vest on and is free to be a normal dog. when he is “working”, he is not supposed to interact with other dogs. i let my love and excitement for other dogs override my thinking brain and let them sniff each other. it took me a few minutes before i realized what was happening before i pulled liame away from the other dog, scolding myself as i walked down the hall. i know this experience wont harm liame in the long run but i wanted readers to realize how easy it is to slip into normal dog mode when distracted.
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