Took Cheyenne to her first private lesson today. After evaluating her, the trainer said, "She's very smart, and quite stubborn."
Bingo!
Story of my life with dog's -- smart ones who think they know better than I...
Anyway, we practiced a lot with eye contact ("Watch Me") and some distracted walking. Cheyenne was OK, but whenever she got interested in something else, it was like I didn't exist anymore. Then, using a long leash, we played "Come" back and forth. Of course, Cheyenne was perfect, for she knew she couldn't get away, all leashed up and all.
Went for a nice walk with her and Deanna tonight. Practiced what we learned. Cheyenne wasn't very good. This is going to be a loooong process. But it's worth it, as this dog is a marvel -- she should be doing both agility work and starring in frisbee shows. But she needs to listen to us to do either of those.
I do have a shock collar, and will use it as a last resort if we don't start seeing real improvement after a bit...
On the gaming front, just looking forward to Bill coming over tomorrow night to decided the fate of Spain. Also have to coordinate some gaming with Bob Titran, since I know have his "summer list" of games -- we have fairly similar tastes, so now we just need to narrow things down. Looking at Bob's list, I'm thinking Warriors of God might be worth a try, even though early reviews show it may be too procedure heavy for my tastes.
We shall see.
Oh yeah, it was hot today...
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