We have discovered this week that I can forget my commands in a strange place. I am really good about knowing many commands and being able to do a lot of things when I am at home where I train the most. However, when I am in a new place, I sometimes forget even the simplest of things (like sit) and the complicated things are even harder.
Sitting with my doggles on my head
You see in my dog brain, I do not always make the leap from sit at the door to sit in the park (or anywhere else). My parents sometimes think this is because I have selective hearing, but the reality is I equate my action with the place. It takes a while for my dog brain to catch on that an action is just that an action and not related to a place.
This is why I get to go many different places to practice my training. The more places I go and train the more likely I will remember what I am supposed to do when the time comes. We dog are like some people, we can be easily distracted and we have short attention spans. We can be working along and then sudde….oh, look a squirrel 
When you are working with your best pal, remember short training sessions and in as many places as possible….and remember, there is no obstacle you can’t get around if you’re willing to run, jump, tunnel or weave!
Wrigley
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