Neo had a good lesson yesterday.. Began with Stand/Wait/Sit exercises. Of course working on attention and eye contact skills. Next step: After the "Wait" Command left hand on rear. We want him to hold the standing position. He tried to sit. Quickly command correction, UHUH and place left hand under tummy. Positive Preventative Training. After a couple of times he did not fault. Learning to wait. ** Reviewed the DownWait/Sit. He did well. Next step. Slightly place left and right legs out. Hold in place with left hand on the wither. Then right hand signal while commanding DOWN and gently place down. He will begin to learn to move his legs on command. Praise then Wait, and Sit. ** Heeling was more difficult as he wanted to pull and lag. Using the lead and voice tone, teach him to walk together as a team. After two to three corrections with lead sit him and begin again. Focus. Thursday is his ne
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