Training Mae - Week 2

Morning walks.... Close..... I need You to walk along with Mae at heel. Then step to your right. Yanking the lead to you left leg, saying CLOSE at the same time. Do not wait for her keep walking when she is at the side of you Good Girl praise. So you get to the point where you can step to the right and she follows. With you saying CLOSE and she dose it on her own. Once she has mastered this you should be able to step to the side without saying a word to her......

Evening Walks..... Right About Turn..... The right turn is almost the same, but you tell her close and turn round to your right. At the same time.. Do not wait for her she will start to realise she is with you. Remember she may need reminding now and again by you yanking the lead...  You will be facing the way you have just come from. This time walk about eight paces and do it again. You should end up with walking the way you started...... Remember every time you stop she sits. On you left and striate.

INDOORS THIS WEEK.....STAYS SIT & DOWN.... Put her on the lead Stand with her sitting at you left side. Tell her to STAY. Hold the lead in you left hand at the end of the lead. You are going to walk round her. Slowly walk round her saying Stay all the time. Come back to the point where you started. Wait do not look at her. Count to five and go down to her and praise her like mad.....

Once you have her doing the Sit and Down stays you can start doing this you. With out her moving. Try walking  round her off lead. For now.

Put the lead out in front as with the recall. Tell her to Stay Walk to the end of the lead. Turn so you are side on to her. Wait two minutes. This time you are going to return to her, taking up your place by her side. Do not look at her..... Count to five and praise her. Once you have mastered this do it off lead...... When you are doing the down Stay off lead start working your way further away towards the door.  You aim is to go out of the door with out her getting up.... Only do this when you know you can put her into the stay and she will wait for five minutes.... A little tip here is when you put her into the Down Stay. Roll her onto her side so she is relaxed.

On Saturday take Mae to town for a walk round........