It amazes me what a little effort will do. Mia is doing much better with her potty habits, I think we are slowly getting her to have the same potty schedule as the other 2 girls. We will continue to potty her on leash for the next few weeks to ensure she continues to be successful. Walking Mia on leash is also getting much better. She definitely understands that she must walk nice but still has to learn how to control herself in excitable situations, so we will continue proofing.
I think we have had a small break through with Hallie's barking. This week Crystal, Zac, Dani and I have challenged each other to train a new trick to our dogs. I decided that my trick for Mia would be "Speak", which by the way has turned out to be rather challenging. :) Anyway, I was working on my training with Mia the other day (I was in the girls room with them all in their kennels), I would get Pyper to start barking, hoping it would get Mia going....well it got Hallie going instead....so I pulled her aside and now Hallie knows how to speak. Because Hallie knows how to speak she also knows how to stop speaking, we can turn it on and off if you will. It is great, I think it will go a long way to curb her bad barking behavior. It also appears I picked the right trick for the wrong dog...oh well.
As for jumping up, all 3 girls are doing much better inside the house with us, they all know that they are not supposed to do it and for the most part control themselves. We still need lots of work outside and with other people. Danielle and Zac were over last night and they helped a lot by not allowing them to jump up but it proved to be too much for the girls so they had to be taken back to their kennels. I am not worried, this is something we can overcome with a little time, patients and practice.
How are you doing? Did you make your list and come up with a plan? Can you see a difference in the behavior yet? If not, don't worry, be patient...it will happen.
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