October 23rd 2009 10:22 am
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I had my VERY first cani-cross training lesson today...

... and boy was it FUN!!!!

*woooof*

Though it did take me a while to figure out that I am not only allowed to run when in the special harness, but in fact I am ENCOURAGED to do so!! BOL

You see, Momma and Daddy have always trained me to walk to heel (unless they say otherwise), so for me to put my brain into "run" mode was a little abnormal.

Seeing as it was my very first time having Daddy hooked up to me, and having me pull him along with me, Momma decided that she would help us out.

So, while Daddy held me in a sit, Momma walked a bit away from me - and she took my FAVORITE stuffed dino with her, as well, to sweeten the deal.

Well, seeing as I do not like when the Pack is not together, I knew that I just HAD to get back to Momma. So once Momma was in position and started calling me, Daddy would release his hold on my collar and tell me I could run.

(The funny moment of the training session happened on the very first time we tried. You see, once I was allowed to run to Momma, Daddy accidentally unhooked the clip from my lead, and I was FREE! It took Momma a moment to realize that I was not connected to Daddy, and she had a moment of worry that I would take off, rather than run to her. But silly Momma - I was a good girl, and ran right to her!!! She told Daddy that she kept saying to herself why wasn't daddy running too, until she realized I was not hooked up to him! BOL)

The very first PROPER run through (pun intended! BOL) was a bit odd for me.

You see, when I was allowed to go, I did not realize that Daddy was still connected to me. So, I started running, but then soon felt the weight of Daddy behind me, so that stumped me for a moment.

But, then I felt Daddy start to run a little, and so I was OFF!!!

Admittedly, it was a little strange having Daddy running behind me, as I helped to pull him.. but soon it became GREAT fun!!!!

We went back and forth a few times, and I was loving it!

Momma said that my puppy smile was a mile wide!!!

So seeing as this seemed to be a success, Momma and Daddy have decided that we will train again tomorrow!! WOOHOO!

(This will be a good replacement activity to engage in, while my agility class is on hiatus too! Will be something fun to do!)

And Momma told Daddy that they will be getting one of THESE for me for Christmas too!!!

WOOOHOOOO!! I is one LUCKY pup!

Ok, I am exhausted from the training.. time to catch some zzzz's!

Thanks for reading! *hugs & howls*