Flying Poodles

Thanks Amy!

A while back Amy suggested that if Elly ran off at 15 minutes at Marymoor, I should quit after 14 minutes and give her a reward. I took Elly to Marymoor this morning and noticed–hyper aware of her recent penchant for running off–that she was attentive at the beginning and got more and more distracted. When she seemed suddenly more interested in tracking a scent than in my treats–but decided after a moment to come back to me anyway, I thought of what Amy had said. I gave her a jackpot–lots of treats, lots of praise and petting–and put her leash on and we left. I stopped on the way out for a series of “sit, wait” and reward sequences, but I made it in and out of Marymoor without losing my dog.

Thanks, Amy.