9 months of training has paid off (Thank God!)

**Casper** · 01-20-2009, 07:28 PM

Way to go, Sunny! I'm so proud of you, girl.

And I am proud of your owner, as well. Its hard to keep a level head in such a situation and it sounds like she commanded you perfectly. Bravo!

**Karen** · 01-20-2009, 08:16 PM

Good girl Sunny! This reminds me of a cousin's new puppy. She had mastered "sit" but not "come" - when she took off after a bug or something, we started to run after her, and her owner yelled "Sit!" and it was just about the funniest thing you'd ever seen. She was still running, but just with her front paws and her bottom dragging on the ground in her "sit" position. Thankfully it slowed her down enough so I was able to catch up with her and step on her leash to catch her - but I think we were all laughing too hard to scold her!

**Freedom** · 01-20-2009, 08:40 PM

Sunny, HOORAY you did it, you paid attention to all those drills and you listened and you did it! OMGosh, What a relief, you DID IT! Loads of hugs and treats, dear girl.

Deb, so much for making things "easy" for this girl, lol. I keep saying this, she is determined to keep you on your toes! LOL. Good job keep a cool head and even thinking to yell, SIT!

**K9karen** · 01-20-2009, 09:48 PM

Mommy did a great job too..being diligent with training and keeping

under pressure! Whew! Flat as a pancake in the snow, waiting for mommy to catch up, is a he**ava lot better than flat as a pancake some other way! Good Sunny, sweet pumpkin. A gazillion kisses and hugs on you!

**lute** · 01-21-2009, 06:35 AM

Good girl! Practice makes perfect.

**MoonandBean** · 01-21-2009, 08:28 AM

Thanks everyone! I was shook up all night and just keep thanking God and kissing her. It could have been a disaster and then you would all have to come visit me in the mental hospital

This mornings walk was uneventful. She dragged me through the woods and I have pickers all over my coat but I didn't drop the leash

**MoonandBean** · 01-21-2009, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Karen

Good girl Sunny! This reminds me of a cousin's new puppy. She had mastered "sit" but not "come" - when she took off after a bug or something, we started to run after her, and her owner yelled "Sit!" and it was just about the funniest thing you'd ever seen. She was still running, but just with her front paws and her bottom dragging on the ground in her "sit" position. Thankfully it slowed her down enough so I was able to catch up with her and step on her leash to catch her - but I think we were all laughing too hard to scold her!

That sounds priceless!!

**Ginger's Mom** · 01-21-2009, 03:43 PM

Good girl, Sunny!!! I will tell Ginger your story, I am sure she will be very proud of you too, sweetie. Sounds like Miss Sunny is ready for a little bit more freedom on her walks.

**MoonandBean** · 01-22-2009, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by Ginger's Mom

Good girl, Sunny!!! I will tell Ginger your story, I am sure she will be very proud of you too, sweetie. Sounds like Miss Sunny is ready for a little bit more freedom on her walks.

She does great when we take her on hiking trails and at the park, she can walk ahead of us and turns back to "check on us" and comes as soon as we call her but those places are safe for her to run "off" leash (leash is attached in case we need to grab it). It's great to know she will sit and stay if I yell but I don't think I'll be testing that again any time soon

(No more leash dropping where cars could be)