Is this a cool dog or what?

AHHH   The second training session.  I became a little less confident in my abilities,  Breck is still fine though still a little distracted by other dogs, I can't seem to remember commands.  I thought I could,  but I was proven to be wrong.  The dog is so smart and knows so much I was frustrating him by giving him the wrong instructions.  Since I was confused it left him confused and less confident.  I have to get this before we can take the test for certification. 

Heel, get it ,bring it, give it, doesn't sound too tough.  It was confusing to me. Thinking of them outside of the "moment" isn't too tough, but in the training room, where I'm require to perform, it's another story.  I have no idea of the command,  it could be grape jam as far as I know.  Especially when someone else needs me to do something or Breck needs me to do something I don't have enough time to "rehearse" my role in my mind.  My reactions are NOT automatic.

Then there were the distractions.   Other dogs were brought into the room.  Well we heard Breck bark for the first time. It was not possible to bring him back mentally to me.  Even though we were connected by the leash we might as well have been a mile apart.  Breck had no interest in listening to me.  This looks to be our biggest challenge.

So the second session ended with me being very tired, discouraged and apprehensive about ever passing a distraction test,  I still love the dog though.