Sia met several new friends today at a BBQ. Artie was her favorite canine friend.
They played together, they ran together...
And they explored together. But Sia didn't come with me just to play...there is always work disguised in there.
I armed everyone there with a little bit of cheese and we worked on greetings over and over again. So as she approached people when she sat, she got a little tiny piece of cheese and a lot of praise and pets.
We practiced with different people.
We practiced with distractions. Over and over again. Not only did she get a lot of practice in but she never once jumped on anyone. Good girl!
It's hard work to think and process. She has to decide what behavior will pay off for her and with her mind racing as fast as it does sometimes, she has to process that information very quickly. So to balance out all that hard work, we definitely left time for Sia to explore and be a dog.
It's a successful day when her tongue is hanging and no one has paw prints on their clothes. She will sleep well...
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