Utterly Amazing

I don't know what the odds are on a dog being able to perform off lead after a 2 1/2 year lag in training but I'll take that bet. Hulda's hardest exorcise has always been recall (come!). She started out like a greyhound in her puppy hood and would race right into my legs or would alternately run gleeful circles around me. She did so well on the heeling portion that the trainer wanted to see her off lead recall. Perfect. Far better than her on lead recall. I think she is going to end up being one of those obedience dogs that really doesn't like the leash and would rather just do it correctly but without it. I am dumbstruck that she hasn't lost at least some of her training. That is to be expected. She is one smart cookie. I think we're in the right class, she still needs some work on her finish (returning to the heel position on command). She does a half finish but that's my fault. I tried to teach her to do the flip finish when she was a pup but it turned out a lopsided finish instead. This isn't a new problem, she's doing exactly, exactly, what I trained her to do. I am having so much fun. The 30 minutes of fast controlled walking is probably good for me. About Turn! Right Turn! Left Turn! Fast! Hopefully next week Hulda will be the only one panting when we complete the heeling exorcise. It has been so great being around a whole bunch of dog people. My people!