Cricket: Update on his training progress

[koalathebear]

Progress Table

Behaviour	16 Feb	3 March
House-training	Not house-trained and lifted his leg at the vet's but seems trainable. No accidents in the house so far.	House-training is going well and has learned how to use the dog door. Has marked indoors a few times but seems to be getting better.
Doorway etiquette	He seems quite submissive.	Quite well-behaved around doorways
Car travel	OK with wearing a harness and travelling in a car. A very quiet traveller.	Excellent car traveller
Mealtime manners	Very timid. Haven't fed him around the others yet.	Eats fine around other dogs. Is very food-motivated and a little impatient but is learning to wait. Eats in a leisurely fashion.
Basic focus work (Watch), sit and drop	Too early to judge	Can sit and drop. Is focused but will avoid eye contact sometimes.
Go to your mat/crate/bed	Too early but he slept beautifully in a crate last night and seems very happy to be in a crate.	Goes to his mat and his crate when directed but doesn't know the words yet
1-2 camera-friendly tricks	Too early	Can shake hands
Assess friendliness/neutrality	Very people-friendly. Seems fine around other dogs - fine at the vet's but we haven't introduced him to our dogs yet until he is tick-free.	Very people friendly. Friendly with almost all dogs so far. Was a little growly at a Schnauzer but was fine when the dog left him alone - he ignored the dog. Has been fine with all other dogs.
Assess other behaviours	Very, very timid. Stays low, rolls over submissively. Also flinches at sudden movements and sounds. Very, very sensitive to any form of correction	Learning to play with toys and tennis ball. Very sensitive to correction.

Optional:
He's good in a crate if we're home, but he really does not like being left in a crate if we're not in the house. He seems to freak out a little and wet the crate :( We'll have to keep working on that.

Behaviour	16 Feb	3 March
Sit-Stay	Too early	Does a very short sit stay.
Drop-stay	Too early	Does a short drop stay
Recall	Too early	Learned his name very quickly and generally comes when called
Loose leash walking	Too early but seems to walk nicely on a leash	OK on lead. Pulls when excited. Still needs work.
Slightly more complex trick	Too early	Still working on basic behaviours

His socialisation is going well. Checklist is here.

"20150302 Cricket shake hands" (Watch on YouTube)