We met our trainer at the mall. She had Breck with her. Being a Tuesdays afternoon the mall wasn't too busy. This made it the perfect time for our first outing.
Breck behaved well. He watched me as we walked, checking in so often it was hard to praise him as he did. One of the major differences is my increased responsibilities. Besides keeping in touch with the dog, I had to keep track of other patrons especially children, scan the floor for items the dog might find edible which is almost anything of a size he can swallow, and watch where we were going.
We worked on going through doors and navigating elevators. We didn't have any major problems although in the elevator I forgot how to control him. He did fine but had there been trouble would not have remembered what to do. I know he'd behave but I'm not comfortable with him knowing what to do and me not. I think that's a setup for him to feel he's the boss and become the leader.
All in all we are getting along fine, my confidence is building but new challenges are at every turn.
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