Today in class Edgar had a lot of good things. There is plenty of things for me to work on. Anne said something about a few members could leave since the weather was so stinky. I was one of those people. I said "Goodbye ladies." I don't think anyone heard me because Anne came up to my car after I had back up and waved.
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Yesterday Edgar and I played the article game. The article I had pulled out seemed to be missing so I used my ear band. When we turned towards the article Edgar decided to pick it up and fling it around. I had to remind him to sit. After that, every time he came to the article he did the sit. My ear band is covered with dog spit and will be in the next load of laundry,
I went to Mt. Solon yesterday to track with a friend on her cattle farm. Edgar had a 2 turn track. I had asked for scuffing out of the turn but things happen. I used a line without the "Oh sh1t" knots. He did great. I think he likes this line better simply because I can't stop him as easily. He wasn't the least bit bothered by the cow manure. I'm convinced that's because he ate a decent amount of it earlier. Kipp gave me the map. I thought I had put it in the console. Of course, now I can't find it.
The track today was a stair step. Michele Gillette put it in a small field. She felt he did his best with the scuff out of the turn. I tried Anne's trick of using lots of treats to keep his attention on me. I'm such a klutz that he was getting treats and the expense of my skin. Michele suggested something that she learned from the Julie Daniels seminar. It has the same principle as Anne's. I drop 1 treat at a time and then he looks to me for the next treat. For his articles I picked up the article, put the food reward on top of the article, and he had to sit to get the article. We'll play Michele's article game several times a week.