Last Friday, the third group of Carolina P.A.W.S. dogs graduated from the New Leash on Life program. It was an interesting group - Aiko, a white Schnauzer; Camden, a German Shepherd mix; Jillian, a Great Pyrenees and Toby, a Pomeranian mix.
To follow up I sent out an email to the new owners listing everything their dogs had learned while they were in "prison." Wow, I was genuinely surprised once I saw in black and white how much they had achieved in eight weeks!
Your dogs were taught the following commands on and off-lead (advanced):
Sit
Down
Heel (Walk)
Come
Stay (with and without distraction)
Leave it
Go to (send the dog to another person – needs to be reinforced for every new person)
Down (with dropping the leash and you continue to walk)
We also practiced the emergency drop – this is truly advanced obedience and they still need some work on it
[Emergency drop – call your dog from a distance and when they are about halfway you tell them to stop and lay down. This command is supposed to save your dog should he be running towards a street]
Wiping Paws:
One of the routines my dogs are used to and I think is something every dog should know is wiping their paws. Your dogs were taught to stand still and have their paws wiped.
Jump:
Heaving a dog into a car can be a pain. Your dogs know the jump command – pat the place where you want them to jump up and tell them “jump”
Crating:
Your dogs are perfectly fine being crated when you are gone or overnight.
In regards to agility they learned to navigate the following obstacles:
A-frame
Tire jump
See-saw
(We are hoping to get more agility equipment soon – I’m working on finding used equipment to save some money)
Different parlor tricks
Impressive - isn't it?
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