K-9 Unit In-Training

Day 3 of Week 2

March 10, 2010

Holy dog!!! Don had a great day!!! This morning we worked really hard on sitting, laying down, and heeling.  These simple commands look easy but when you’re training a young dog with a lot of energy it really takes a lot of patience.  Don loves his tennis ball which is his reward when he does an exercise. However, getting the ball back can be an exercise in itself.  I was very fortunate today to work with a 20+ year experienced K-9 handler from Decatur, IL.  He worked with Don and me for about thirty minutes and it made a huge difference.  Its really easy to get frustrated when your dog is learning new stuff and you don’t understand why he can’t do it…well today the light bulb turned on.  When Don does great its easy for me to feed off of his energy and be excited too.  Its a very good feeling when your dog is completing exercises successfully. 

During the afternoon we did a lot of exercises involving drugs/narcotics locating.  Don has a great nose for drugs/narcotics.  To wrap up the day we put on full body bite suits and worked the dogs to bite us.  Don will be a multi-purpose dog so he had his turn at biting someone….he did good.  I was very happy with Don’s progress today, hopefully the rest of the week goes the same.

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