Dax has advanced to his next level of training. He has mastered coming when called with at least 40 different distractions! He has been practicing in many different places with his owners and they are very excited about advancing him even more. Even though Dax is responding so well, I am diligently making his owners go through every level before trying his training without physical control. This way I can assure them of the highest reliability Dax is capable of performing.
Dax no longer jumps on guests when they visit. This was fairly easy to teach him by rewarding him with a Kong when guests arrive. By the time he has finished the peanut butter inside it he is relaxed enough to greet people without jumping on them. Dax’s owners are somewhat surprised that many of their beliefs about dog training were actually the opposite of my teachings, but his outstanding progress was all the proof they needed to change their mindset.
