A Good Student

Yesterday I bruised my finger again tugging on the leash. So this morning I tried to teach Romeo to heel. It was exhausting for both of us. We didn't get very far on the walk. I was discouraged about the right way to achieve this. I went swimming to stop worrying. When I came home Romeo happily chewed his blue Nylabone bone beside me while I ate lunch. Afterwards we played fetch in the yard with the tennis ball. We worked on "give", "sit", "come", and "stay."

He is an excellent student and it has been fun to build on these commands. It is best to practice in short frequent training sessions. But I am overwhelmed by "heel."