train my dog

We took some time today to work on commands when Madison was excited. We played with her ball, and I would get her very worked up, then give her a command. We just did easy stuff today like sit and down, but she is getting better and following commands even when she is distracted. We are taking little steps, but it is nice to be able to see some progress.

I really need to get my dog past the hump between behaving perfectly when there are no distractions, and becoming a jumping pile of slobber the second anyone else comes within view. And I need to stop using my new job as an excuse for being too tired to do training sessions.