I am sorry for thinking Jo was still a pup. I should of known by your signature she was older. I sort of remember (I think) seeing pictures of her as a pup though and that is kind of what I was thinking. Perhaps it was pictures of Presley or some other black lab. I am getting the mid life forgetfulness more and more frequently.

Anyway, training is something you need to do constantly. Dixie has a CDX (Companion dog excellent) AKC title and I hadn't really done any serious work with her for almost a year. We went to a hunt test about a month ago and she embarrassed the day lights out of me. She would not listen at all! Some of the people at the test are people I have helped in obedience work and I'm sure they were wondering how I can help them when I can't even control my own dog!!

Well I went back to work and within a couple of days she was doing much better. And I started taking her to class again too. I didn't realize how much she missed it. She is listening again and I think she is happier and so am I!

In short, training is something you have to keep up with continually if you expect them to understand and listen to you. Five minutes a couple times a day and I think you will see Jo doing much better.