Updates on Juniper

We're picking up Juniper on Friday. She seems to be doing well in temp care but she sounds pretty naughty and is completely untrained ... ( Read more... )

Juniper's Training Table: Before coming into care

Progress Table

House-training	Too early to say.
Doorway etiquette	Too early to say.
Car travel	Travels perfectly in a crate
Mealtime manners	Too early to say.
Basic focus work (Watch), sit and drop	Too early to say
Go to your mat/crate/bed	Too early to say
1-2 camera-friendly tricks	Too early
Assess friendliness/neutrality	Friendly with small dogs. Not sure how she is with bigger dogs. Very shy around humans.
Assess other behaviours	Appears destructive and very restless. No off-switch at present. Need to assess: fence jumping? Nuisance barker? Mouthing? Jumping on people? Hiding from people? How is she around washing machine, electric mixer/other noisy appliances

Optional:

Sit-Stay	Too early
Drop-stay	Too early
Recall	Too early
Loose leash walking	Too early
Slightly more complex trick	Too early