My partner has got her hands full, but I think, in the end, this pup will grow into one heck of a dedicated, tenacious SAR dog that won't give up. This is going to be fun. Raezor has got a head on her shoulders. You can watch her think things through. And in her head, there isn't anything she can't do.
She watched Kaeden get up on top of the picnic table. She watched him get down. She watched him one more time, and POOF, she was all over it. Up was easy. Down was a tad worrisome for her for just a minute. Then she watched him one more time, and that was all it took. Down she went. She added a nifty variable the next time we did it.
She saw nothing wrong with leaping into my arms. It seemed natural to her. Too bad I wasn't ready for it! I didn't exactly drop or miss her, but it was close and rather comical. She didn't let it deter her or bother her. We did it again, and this time I caught her. Whew!
She has independence down. I can see this as a huge positive for her SAR future. She will need it to be out there, looking for the scent of the missing person. I can also see this as something we will have to direct into that focus. Right now, if something catches her fancy, she is hard pressed to be redirected.
It is fun though, when she hears the "Raezor COME" command and begins her flight to you. It is at full speed with abandon and almost no thought to the end result of a stop... somehow she manages to get stopped and she even automatically offers a sit. She never ceases to impress me.
This weekend will be a big one. She has 2 days of PR at the Chico Air Show. What will she get from this experience?
- meeting a zillion people - something she, so far, desperately loves.
- patience at waiting for the next thing to do - something her handler needs to learn too!
- Sounds and sights we could never duplicate anywhere else... jet engines, prop engines, loudspeaker announcements, music, applause, whistles, cheering... you name it, she is in for it!
Expect cute pictures of her with my next entry from this weekend.
Thanks for your support!
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