Today I was playing chuckit fetch with Logan on a baseball field. I was working on his sit from a down without body movement. Every time he did it, I said YES and flung the ball. He was on a short drag line and I just watch for any people or dogs. Well this guy with some kind of white bulldog came through a gate right outside the park (never knew to watch there), just across the street from the fence. I had just tossed the ball and Logan was running after it....when he caught the ball he stopped and looked right at the bulldog (Logan was near the fence which has gaps in it). On instinct I said "come-on briiing!" and he turned and loped back and I said "Good boy, come on hurry!" and he hurried as usual and got a big reward. He didn't even look at the bulldog-thing.

Then I left not knowing if he would turn it loose or not. But he remembered the last time when I asked him to keep his dog with him...hoping this guy is ok (never asked the first time). Anyway he looked at it again when I left but I just said, "nope look" and he did right away. He was awesome...I just need to get his threshold smaller.

Good job Logan.

Yay Tresa and Good Boy Logan!!!

Thanks you 2...and hurray bulldog guy for not turning it loose this time!!! Maybe there is hope for average pet owners?

Way to go, Tresa and Logan! Isn't it nice to sometimes see good results from all the hard work we do with our dogs. Makes it all worthwhile.

Awesome Tresa….

It’s the continual successes that can drive a person to strive even harder

Exactly, its when momentum is slow that I tend to loose motivation. I know none of you know this first hand, but Logan is a very difficult dog to work with...THE most difficult Dutchie I have ever worked with. He's not the worst dog I have worked with. The most difficult dog of all award would go to one of those puppymill raised small breeds that you can barely get your hands on.

Ok today I sat down on the field after doing some obed stuff and fetch. It was beautiful and I was sitting in the grass, Logan was being affectionate by rubbing my shoulder and flopping in my lap, stuff like that. Anyway these people walked around the field with a pack of small dogs. He looked at but not so intensely even though the JRT was lunging at him barking. I said "look" and he looked right at me, reward. Pretty good when when that dog was reactive to him. I figured he would try and stare it down.

Then I let him watch them to see what he would do. He had plenty of leash but never took a step towards them. He only CASUALLY glanced a few times. Can you believe it, Logan was CASUAL!!!! Not staring, just looked and looked away, relaxed body language, he even turned his back to them on his own not for food, just didn't care!!!