There are three high priority training items I am focusing on with Ellie:

  1. Ellie goes crazy for certain people and dogs (her neighborhood friends). I need to work with her on sitting calmly and letting them approach. She should be able to contain herself better.
  2. There are numerous areas in my neighborhood where I can leash up Ellie and walk away. I would like to leave her sight and have her remain calm and quiet. I sometimes do this at the grocery store and roughly 50% of the time I come out to a barking dog.
  3. I have a bad habit of saying commands multiple times. “Ellie, can you sit? Sit. Sit Ellie.” I need to stop this first and then work with Ellie to respond one the first and only try.